In the wake of the tragic shooting at Newtown, Connecticut, the media have renewed the focus on violence, with video games taking the spotlight. Targeted…
“I just want to take a knife and cut the fat out of my legs. I’m pretty sure the fat from my legs can feed…
Residents of Christie Pits neighbourhood in Toronto, Canada, were left in disbelief last year following a series of sexual assaults by a 15-year-old boy (identity…
At first glance it would seem Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of his book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, is just another coming-of-age story, where teenage…
On August 11th, 2012 in Steubenville, Ohio, two high school football players kicked off the beginning of the season with a night of partying, drinking,…
After his return from the Vietnam war, Raymond Galmiche, now 64, would experience nightmares, sleeplessness, and flashbacks. Trying to soothe his symptoms, he sought help…
In the wake of public tragedy, there is widespread demand for change. Generalized, sweeping measures are often put in place as a quick response to…
With its unique blend of humour and tragedy that mirror true life circumstances, Silver Linings Playbook is a triumph. Directed by David O. Russell, it…
In the 1996 film Primal Fear, Edward Norton plays Aaron Stampler, an altar boy charged with murdering an archbishop who had sexually abused him. Stampler…
In 2009, Zukiswa Gaca, a 20-year-old lesbian woman in South African, decided to take her own life by laying down on the local train tracks…
Stop for a second and take a look at the cell phone, laptop or tablet you are using to read this article. Do you know…
http://youtu.be/n6kTmWYIAcw For over a century, the image of Floria Tosca plummeting to her death is one that haunts the hearts and minds of opera lovers…
In September of 2007, twenty-year-old Amanda Knox arrived in Italy on an exchange program through the University of Washington where she was a student. Two months…
The 2004 tsunami that swept through Sri Lanka, destroying everything in its path and killing over 200,000 people, took its place as one of the…
For most of us, walking by a homeless person who is curled up on a tattered blanket, asking for spare change seems like a common…
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…
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…
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…
