Advocacy
Relating Place, History, and Neighborhood Context to Mental Health: A Baltimore Case Study
By Emilie Gilde, MPP, with The MITRE Corporation; Elizabeth Murphy, MPH, with The MITRE Corporation; Karen Jiang, MPH,[...]
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Advocacy
P is for Period and P is for Power: Attending to Menstrual Hygiene in Rural India
“Can I take a bath during my period?” comes a feeble voice from one corner of the classroom. I struggle to put the[...]
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Personal Perspectives
Behind the Wall I Escape
Behind the wall of unemployment, I escape. I have a right to work. I have a Law Degree and a Life Coaching Certificate.[...]
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Stories
The Various Faces of Trauma
Trigger warning: Parts of this piece may be triggering. Please take the time and space to look after yourself and seek[...]
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Stories
The Salutary Impact of Listening to the Trauma Story
I entered the Brighton Marine Public Health Center in Massachusetts in December 1981, where hundreds of Indochinese[...]
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Advocacy
Centering the Woman in Maternity Care
Few human experiences match the intensity of stress, pain, exertion, and emotional turmoil as labor. The mortality risk[...]
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Stories
Trauma-Informed, Holistic Health Care: A Journey from Patient to Advocate
PurpLE Health Foundation is a non-profit organization in New York City, which invests in the physical, mental, and[...]
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Advocacy
Whose Trauma? De-Colonizing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Refugee Mental Health Frameworks
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma needs in the Arab region
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Advocacy
Healing Across the Divides: Peace Building Through Health, Part 2
Healing Across the Divides is based on the simple idea that all humans desire good health. And it was created because[...]
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Stories
Mindfulness and the Societally Marginalized Person
Mindfulness, in its simplest construct, is generally defined as deliberate present moment awareness, without judgment,[...]
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