It is estimated that one to two million people in North America are living in so much clutter that they can barely walk through their…
In February of this year, a 68-year-old woman was discovered by authorities in the garage of the home belonging to her son and daughter-in law…
“We don’t live for hip hop, it lives for us” – Talib Kweli Since its origins on the streets of the Bronx in the…
The use of expressive arts to treat trauma is known to be a helpful therapeutic intervention for many individuals. The Trauma and Attachment Report interviewed…
Each year, about a thousand new cases of Cystic Fibrosis are diagnosed worldwide, with more than 70% of patients being diagnosed by age two. The…
Susan A. Clancy is a former researcher in the field of memory at Harvard University and current Director of Research for the Center for Women’s…
About a month ago, The Trauma and Attachment Report published an article about the impact that my mother’s brain aneurism had on my life and…
The Trauma and Attachment Report recently interviewed Karen Letofsky, Executive Director of the Distress Centre; a 24-hour crisis line in Toronto that has been providing…
Sayaka Yamanouchi is an artist who does portrait and landscape painting. She uses art both as an end in itself, and as a means of…
As Easter approaches, the issue of family, belonging, and the meaning of holidays becomes so important to children who live apart from their parents. As…
The tendency to view victims as responsible for the violent acts perpetrated against them, is still commonplace, especially when those victims have suffered sexual abuse. …
Twelve years ago Karen’s mother suffered a brain aneurism that led to a coma for nearly six months. The Trauma and Attachment Report had a…
Autism is one of five pervasive developmental disorders listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It is characterized by significant impairments in…
The Trauma and Attachment Report recently interviewed a young Canadian soldier who had, only a short while ago, returned from active duty in Afghanistan. While…
Attachments are the bonds that, early on in life, develop between a child and caregiver. The nature of these bonds depends on the caregiver’s response…
Since the publication of Judith Herman’s Trauma and Recovery in the early 90s, trauma therapists have emphasized the importance of remembrance and mourning as key…
The Trauma and Attachment Report interviewed a young Canadian soldier who recently returned from serving in Afghanistan. The reality of war is revealed through his personal…
We are pleased today to launch the Trauma and Attachment Report, a weekly blog published out of York University in Toronto. The purpose of the report…
