In 1996, writer Chuck Palahniuk published Fight Club, a novel that polarized both readers and critics. However, when David Fincher’s cinematic take was released in…
In this episode, Trauma and Mental Health Report writer Amanda Fernandes interviews Dr. Debra Pepler, an award winning psychologist and distinguished research professor at York…
Sarah Williams’ powerful TEDx Sydney Youth talk, “Ending victim blaming: Shifting the story from guilt to justice,” delivers a compelling message that challenges societal norms…
In a previous Art & Culture post, we presented an illustration from RefugiArte, an initiative of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) aimed at raising awareness…
Zarlasht Halaimzai knows well the traumatic effects that war can create on people’s physical and mental health. She was just a child when she experienced…
George Bellows’ “Stag at Sharkey’s” made in 1909, not only freezes a moment of intense boxing but delves into the complexities of male mental health…
Édouard Manet is a renowned French artist of the 19th century. He challenged artistic conventions and embraced subjects that were often controversial or unconventional. His…
RefugiArte is an initiative of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) aimed at raising awareness about the experiences of immigrants and refugees forced to leave their…
“Dolphin Boy” is a 2011 documentary by Yonatan Nir, Dani Menkin which follows the story of Morad, an Arab teenager who was brutally beaten some years…
WOMEN’S MARCH: December 6th is the International Day of Remembrance and action on Violence against women in response to the Ecole Polytechnique Massacre. While reflecting…
December 6th marks 31 years since 14 women were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal University, simply because they were women. As a consequence of this terrible…
The obsessive pursuit of another has been romanticized in novels like Wuthering Heights, vocalized in song lyrics filled with dejected passion, and dramatized by famous…
In the United States, one in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives. 63% of sexual…
The poem “I Hope” was written by digital content creator Jasmine Mahoro. She created this piece in response to recent events regarding police brutality and…
In the spoken word poem “White Men Say Weird Things to Me” posted to Button Poetry’s YouTube channel, Ebony Stewart discusses the sexualization and harassment…
The Catcher in the Rye is a book which portrays the overwhelming desire to retain childhood innocence through the story of main character Holden Caulfield….
Aaron Stark was a victim of abuse from an early age. He grew up with violent, unstable drug-addicted parents and was bullied both at home and at…
On occasion, we hear of extreme cases of child abuse, making family names like the Turpins infamous. The 13 Turpin children were held captive in…
On December 6, Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, Debbie Major’s deeply-moving first-person narrative called Lost Voice: Discovering Life After…
Anatomy of Violence, a film directed by Deepa Mehta, takes viewers on an emotional journey, illustrating how we create perpetrators of violence against women. Mehta…
