Since March 2002, The Trauma Matters Newsletter has kept the behavioral health community, trauma survivors, and other interested persons informed about current efforts to address trauma as a public health issue.

In this issue:

• A Decade of Progress in Connecticut: Trauma Intiative Timeline
• Sensory Modulation Room
• Remembering Richard Loughead
• From the Client's Perspective: Things that are Important in the Healing Process

Current Newsletter - Fall 2011

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 Newsletter Archive

2010

       Winter

• Connecting with Clients of Faith
• Healing Prayer
• Religious Issues and LGBT Cleints
• Spirituality Resource Corner
• Open and Affirming Churches in Connecitcut

     Fall 

• Celebrating 10 Years of Hope and Reocvery for Trauma Survivors in Connecticut
• Five Core Principles of Trauma Informed Care
• A message of Hope
• "No More Secrets" Video and Guidebook
• New Trauma Resource: 8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery

 Spring

• The Cutting Edge of Trauma Treatment: Healing Through The Body : How Yoga can Help
• Mindfullness and Trauma
• Trauma Resources

2009   

   Winter/Spring

• Trauma in African American Communities
• Crashing Through: Book Review
• Taking the Trauma out of Blindness
• Cultural Trauma Resources

     Fall 

• A Pioneer for Women's Services: Val Leal
• Spirituality and Religion in Treatment
• Is Spirituality the Forbidden Voice in Treatment?

      Summer 

• Treating Trauma in Latino Communities,
• Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Survivors of Trauma
• Trauma Treatment for Human Trafficking Victims
• Cultural Trauma Resources

2008

     Fall 

• The Role of Privilege in Trauma Treatment
• Trauma and d/Deaf Consumers
• Trauma Treatment for Asian Americans
• Cultural Trauma Resources

     Summer 

• Adopting a Broader View of Culture
• Dimensions of Cultural Trauma
• Trauma: Cultural Perspectives and Clinical Considerations
• Cultural Trauma Resources

    Spring  

• Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care (p.6)
• Treating Children with Trauma
• Gambling Problems Cause Trauma for Children and Families
• Children's Trauma Services Resource Guide

     Winter

• Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care (p 5)
• Men in Trauma: A brief Overview
• Featured Resource: Men's Trauma Recovery,
• Men, Trauma, and Gender Role Conflict
• Additional Resources for Men and Trauma
• A Poem

2007

      Fall

• Core Principles of Trauma Informed Care (p.4)
• The Psychological Trauma and Stress of War and Homecoming for Military Personnel
• Featured Resource: War and Soul
• Connecticut's Military Support Program
• Safety Tips for Veterans and Family Members

      Summer

• Core Principles of Trauma Informed Care (p.3)
• Trauma Recovery is a Priority at Greater Waterbury Mental Health Authority
• Joanna's Story : DID and TARGET
• Featured Resource: Dental Tips for Individuals Sexually Abused as Children
• Summer Safety Tips

     Spring

• Core Principles of Trauma Informed Care (p.2)
• Peer Supervision
• Thoughts on Staff Care
• CT Women's Consortium: New Director of Trauma Services: Eileen Russo
• Featured Trauma Resource: Institute of Living's Professionals Program
• Support for Professionals at Blue Hills Substance Abuse Services

      Winter

• Core Principles of Trauma Informed Care (p.1)
• Trauma and the Disabled
• "No More Secrets" Video and GuideBook
• Perspectives of a Trauma Survivor
• Featured Trauma Resources: Using Roadmap to Restraint and Seclusion Free Mental Health Systems
• Poem : Listen
• A survey of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Affirming Therapists
• Winter Safety Tips

2006

    Fall

• Greetings From Alaska: Thom Blackbird
• Featured Trauma Resource: Responding to Trauma Among Homeless Women and Children
• Trauma and Transition
• Healing From Trauma After Disasters
• Fall Safety Tips

    Summer

• Trauma Center of Excellence Expansion
• Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Survivors of Trauma
• The Effects of Systemic Opression on Women's Lives
• Featured Resource: Healing Trauma: The Power of Group Treatment for People with Intellectual Disabilities
• Summer Safety Tips

     Spring

• Reflections on Trauma Treatment: Trauma Treatment Groups
• The Trauma of Authority Rape
• The Psychological Trauma Definition
• Safety Tips: Children and the Internet
• April, May, June: Sexual Assault, Mental Health, Gay Pride Months

     Winter

• History of Trauma Treatment at the Center of Excellence
• Healing and Trauma: A Soul Approach
• 2006 Trauma Trainings
• "Reverse Burnout"
• Featured Trauma Resource : The National Trauma Consortium
• Winter Safety Tips
• Trauma Videos: DMHAS Website

2005

     Fall

• Trauma-Informed and Recovery-Oriented?
• CT Women's Consortium: Fall Catalog
• Wating the new is Traumatic Witnessing
• Plain Talk about Reovery
• Featured Resource: National Center for PTSD: An overview of Posttraumatic Stress Discorder
• Safety Tips To Protect Your Credit

     Summer

• Using Trauma Theory to Design a Service System
• Feautred Resource: Using Trauma Theory to Design Service Systems
• Healing an Agency When Tragedy Occurs
• Cultural Trauma Defnition
• Safety TIPS: Working While Ill Ups Heart Attack Risk

     Winter/Spring

• Connecticut Continues Trauma Intiative with Grant from The Center for Substance Abuse Treament (CSAT)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: DSM-4 TR Definition
• "The Baton Rouge Cure"
• Featured Resource: The National Trauma Consortium: Enhancing Substance Abuse Recovery Through Integrated Trauma Treatment
• "Dare to Act Conference: Trauma Survivors, Practicioners, Researchers and Policymakers: Creating a Blueprint for Change
• Safety Tips
• Conferences and Trainings

 2004

    Fall

• Voices of Recovery
• Quotes from Members of A Men's Trauma Group
• DMHAS' Definition of Psychological Trauma and Recovery
• Spring Issue Survey Responses
• Current Trends in Trauma Treatment
• Safety Tips
• CT Women's Consortium Trainings

    Spring

• 2003-2004 Training Recap
• Capitol Region Mental Health Trauma Groups
• Project Reward Receives Grant for Trauma Services
• Trauma Matters Newsletter Reader Survey
• Poem: It's Time
• About the Poet
• Consortium E-Notes

2003

      Fall

• Focus on Training: CT Women's Consortium and DMHAS partnership
• Consortium Trainings: Special Topics in Trauma
• Training Advisory Committee
• Trauma Trainings: Models
• "No More Secrets" Video and Guide

      Summer

• Mid-State Behavioral Health Systems' Safeplace A Treatment Program for Co-Occuring Substance Abuse and Trauma
• Cedarcrest Hospital Trauma Iniative Update
• Trauma Leadership Group
• Seeking Safety Trauma Treatment Model

      Spring

• Trauma: A View from the Research Side
• A Randomized Trail Testing Target
• Childhood Sexual Abuse and Schizophrenia
• Cultural, Biological and Psychological Foundations of Trauma

2002

    Fall

• Birmingham Group Reports Success!
• Project SAFE: Comprehensive Evaluation and Program Description
• TREM Trauma Treatment
• DMHAS and CCADV Trauma Collaboration

     Summer

• Message From DMHAS
• Who's Doing What
• Trauma Video and Panel Presentation
• TARGET Trauma Treatment Model
• UConn and Yale University Center for Trauma Response/Recovery and Preparedness (CTRP)

     Spring

• Why Trauma Matters...
• DMHAS and CWC Mission Statements: A guiding Principle of the CT Trauma Intiative
• Who's Doing What
• Fall Focus on Trauma
• Connecticut Goes Global
• Trauma Response and Recovery Training
• Timeline of Trauma Intiative Events
• Conference: Psychological Trauma: Myths and Realities
• "No More Secrets"
• Survival in Witing and Art 2001-Copies at CWC