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Hurting Physically from Emotional Pain

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The more I start to recognize what I am feeling — both physically and emotionally — the more I can speak up for myself, and advocate for what I need. It is not easy, and not something that everyone wants to hear, but I need to care for myself, too.

The Shadow Pandemic: A Qualitative Exploration of the Impacts of COVID-19 on Service Providers and Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects up to 1 in 3 women over their lifetime and has intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although most injuries are to the head, face, and neck, the intersection of IPV and brain injury (BI) remains largely unrecognized. This article reports on unexplored COVID-19–related impacts on service providers and women survivors of IPV/BI.

Brian Klassen, PhD: Military Sexual Trauma—Challenges and Effective Treatments

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Providers in the Road Home Program got involved with treating men and women who have suffered military sexual trauma out of necessity as the need was enormous. In the two-week intensive program, survivors of MST receive many effective treatments, in particular cognitive processing therapy where they can finally open up about their experiences in a safe place and redirect blame away from themselves. And being in a cohort of other MST survivors makes this program unique and incredibly effective.