![Mental-Health Stigma All Too Common in Iran](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/08/the_muslim_lady_in_red_by_pakpolaris-d38jm1w-470x140.jpg?x81652)
A Minor Leap Down, an Iranian film featured at international film festivals in Berlin and Toronto, illustrates the struggle of a 30-year-old Iranian woman named…
![Saying 'No' to the Screen](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/08/David-August-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Psychologist Adam Alter talks about a common struggle in recent years: screen and device addictions. Atler’s research examines the increasing amount of time we are…
![A Nightmare Chorus](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/08/Leonardo_da_vinci_Study_of_five_grotesque_heads-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Fifteen years ago, Janssen Pharmaceutica, the research and development department of Johnson & Johnson, released audio and video simulations of schizophrenic symptoms aimed at increasing…
![The Face of Melancholy](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/08/Wood-doll-2-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The intricate symbolism embedded in the art piece Melencolia I by German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer continues to invite speculation as to the true meaning…
![Untitled](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/08/jonatan-pie-198162-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Untitled” by artist Oscar Bernard are lyrics from a song written about his confusion around his asexual orientation. Through poetry, Bernard reveals the perplexity and…
![For Offenders with Mental Illnesses, Jail Diversion Programs Give a Second Chance](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif?x81652)
On February 8, 2015, Natasha McKenna—a 37-year-old offender who suffered from mental illness—died following an incident in which she was tasered four times by law…
![Life After Anorexia](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/08/Grab-470x140.jpg?x81652)
University student Catherine Pawley describes her struggle with overcoming Anorexia Nervosa in this compelling TEDX Talk. She opens up about the challenges she faced, her…
![How To Save A Life](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif?x81652)
Though written over a decade ago, the song “How to Save a Life” by The Fray is relevant even today. This song highlights the complexities…
![A Protest Poem](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif?x81652)
Rachel Blake’s poem is a stance against the stigma, discrimination, and fear that surrounds mental illness. Rachel herself has had a mental condition for as…
![Inadequate Training Leaves Workers Vulnerable to Compassion Fatigue](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif?x81652)
Every afternoon, personal support worker Susan (name changed) struggled with administering medication to a particular elderly patient in the dementia ward where she worked. On…