Newly developed consensus definitions for complete and accurate Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma (FAST) and extended FAST (E-FAST) evaluations may better guide clinical decision-making ...

CTAG, an acronym for Children’s Trauma Assessment Group, is an organization working to improve the lives of children in St. Joseph County. The group consists of the probate court, prosecuting attorney ...

Zero preventive trauma deaths. Is it possible, and do first responders hold the key to this lofty goal? Trauma accounts for at least 200,000 U.S. deaths per year. Recognizing this, in its 2016 report, ...

If it seems like “trauma” has become a buzzword recently, there’s a reason for that: The understanding of what trauma is, and how it affects our health, is a relatively young field of study. Even in ...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Many who are still recovering during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene are struggling emotionally. In times like these experts say it’s important to think about your mental ...

On a sunny Michigan morning, Jim Henry and his team sit or stand in front of a two-way mirror, watching the reunification of a mother and the child she tried to kill. And it’s just Tuesday. Henry and ...

The Therapy Dog Clinic was established in August 2022, after the presence of therapy dogs within the facility, primarily as part of the Children’s Trauma Assessment Center and Resiliency Center for ...

WMU's School of Social Work provides students with the opportunity to complete a specialization in trauma practice across the lifespan, for Clinical Social Work (CSW) concentration MSW students.

Eating disorders are among the deadliest and fastest-growing mental health conditions, yet they remain largely misunderstood. Popular portrayals reduce these illnesses to superficial stereotypes, ...

The state of Michigan has ended its contract with Western Michigan University's Children's Trauma Assessment Center because the center's director was practicing social work without a license and ...