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including trauma caused by natural disasters. How parents, their families and their communities help young people cope during ...

Preparedness, flexibility, and commitment to public education are critical to physicians' abilities to meet community needs in the face of disasters.

Experts in collective trauma describe the Palisades and Eaton fires as a combined “instigating event.” By that, they mean the ...

Research shows that people who experience childhood trauma have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, heart disease and ...

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