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As termed by the World Health Organization, video game addiction, or Gaming Disorder (GD), is defined as gaming that is difficult to control, prioritized over other…
![Stop the Stigma](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/Out-of-Sight-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“I didn’t know how to explain it to anyone and I didn’t understand it myself, so I just didn’t talk about it.” “Out of Sight:…
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During my last year of high school, I tried to help one of my closest friends, Rebecca (name changed), through an eating disorder. I found…
![Jeremy](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/02/khad.-pic-470x140.png?x81652)
The content of this song was based on a true story: following the experience of a boy named Jeremy who underwent emotional trauma, likely had…
![Little Criminals: Treatment Remains Elusive for Youth Sexual Offenders](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2013/04/nuevad998lds11-470x140.jpg?x81652)
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…
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Sylvester Akapalara, 17, Hanzel Saucedo, 18, Genaro Ramirez, 19, Alexander Ibarra, 17, Aljoven Canalete, 19, and Ebony Huel, 16 were all found murdered in gun-related…