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Guest Post: PTSD vs C-PTSD by APN Lodge

Bipolar Bandit

Whether you’ve had a PTSD or C-PTSD diagnosis in the past and it’s being exacerbated by the pandemic, or you’re just starting to take a closer look at your mental health symptoms, we can all benefit from more support and greater trauma awareness. There is no single “best” treatment for PTSD treatment.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. PTSD impacts millions of people in the United States. According to the National Center for PTSD, a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, about seven or eight of every 100 people will experience PTSD in their lifetime.”

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

My previous and future work involves working with some of the most vulnerable members of our society -- that work being with LGBTQIA+ youth, and victims and survivors of domestic violence. Like Frank Carollo, I hope to give back to the UConn community in similar ways in the future.

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Child Abuse Prevention Programs: Making A Difference In Our Communities

All For Kids

In many instances of child abuse, there are underlying issues such as domestic violence, substance abuse, financial instability, and housing insecurity. They may have recently been deployed from the military and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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My Morning Practice of Healing from PTSD Daily

Abuse Survivor

In 2014, when I started really taking my healing seriously, I was having a very difficult time coping with my CPTSD due to child abuse and domestic violence. Although these things were in my past, they were still at the forefront of my mind.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending December 21, 2021

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

I call it child protection PTSD, that they’re just gonna one day knock on my door.” She raises her children with love and care even though she is herself a victim of domestic violence. The story zeroes in on the state with the worst record in the country – right now – for tearing apart Native families: Minnesota.

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Lessons Learned of Abuse

Gary Direnfeld

His was to appreciate her abuse history and residual PTSD and how it caused her fear in triggering situations. He was anxious to get home and apologize for personalizing her fear of men in close relationships. There were lessons for them both. Hers was to come to realize she was finally in a safe relationship.

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