In April 2015, Justin Sangiuliano, a seventeen-year-old diagnosed with Autism, was physically restrained at his group home in Oshawa, Canada. To control an aggressive outburst,…
In February 2016, Gail—a 911 dispatcher with Toronto Paramedic Services—found herself in tears at work. She had just received a call about Wallace Passos, a…
People struggling with mental illness are often told to “get over it”. In this cartoon, Dima Dupéré rejects this misconception and sheds light on how…
A friend of mine, Sigourney (name changed), once told me she would never see a therapist who wouldn’t hug her. Adamant that non-sexual touch in…
After two tours of duty in Iraq, Sergeant Eric James of the United States Army returned home to Colorado where he began experiencing symptoms of…
In this cartoon, Dima Dupéré depicts the many faces of trauma. From her experience working in the mental-health field, she has found that trauma has…
‘Rape Poem To End All Rape Poems’ is a slam poem by Rutgers University Slam Poetry team, including Justice Hehir, Lindsey Michelle Williams, Kate Thomas,…
Journalist Sebastien Junger shares his thoughts on the toll that a broken society takes on soldiers returning home from war. In this passionate TED Talk,…
“My aunt woke me to say that my mom sent a text to the family priest in the middle of the night, asking for prayers…
This interesting interview offers listeners a glimpse into the process behind the articles written for the Trauma and Mental Health Report website. Contributing writer Abbi…
