![Abuse](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/12/1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Lora Johnson’s poem “Abuse” tells the story of an abusive relationship. The poem highlights the helplessness and self-blame that the victim often feels. People ask…
![Artwork by 2004 Tsunami Survivor](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/11/7-440x140.jpg?x81652)
Sujith Rathnayake developed a psychotic illness after losing his family during the 2004 tsunami. He was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Sri Lanka where…
![Officers with PTSD at Greater Risk for Police Brutality](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/11/Nick-Police-Brutality-PTSD-Feature-2-470x140.jpg?x81652)
After dropping off a colleague on September 14, 2013, Jonathan Ferrell began his journey home. That night, the North Carolina highway proved more treacherous than…
![US Government Fails to Support Families of Overseas Hostage Victims](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/11/Alessandro-Feature-Image-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
On August 19, 2014, a YouTube video of American journalist James Foley’s beheading was released by the terrorist organization ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and…
![Fear of Ebola Leaves Orphaned Children Abandoned](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/10/Khad-Ebola-Orphans-Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
13-year-old Jennette’s (name changed by UNICEF) grandmother died from Ebola. Shortly after attending the funeral, Jennette began to feel sick. When fever developed, she was…
![Taboo of Male Rape Keeps Victims Silent](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/06/khad.-feature1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“My name is Will, and I think rape is hilarious…when it happens to a dude,” begins the monologue in a recently posted video written and…
![9/11 Museum Reopens Wounds](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/05/longform-13874-1400517031-5-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Steve Kandell’s “The Worst Day of My Life is Now New York’s Hottest Tourist Attraction” addresses the new 9/11 Memorial and Museum after getting a…