An invisible epidemic: Survivors of domestic violence on living with traumatic brain injury

WBUR / NPR

"When you think about domestic violence and brain injury, almost everyone I talked to was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that totally makes sense. How had we not thought about that before?’ But we really have not made that connection," licensed social worker Rachel Ramirez says. Millions of survivors have been living with the impacts of these brain injuries, sometimes for decades.

Posted on BrainLine January 20, 2022.

Conversations about consent need to start early, and parents need to get comfortable with it

The Conversation

Beyond PTSD - interpersonal trauma can lead to depression, anxiety, problems regulating emotions, substance use disorders, eating disorders, problems with attention, relationships, sexuality, violence in intimate relationships, suicidality and many stress-mediated physical illnesses.

Posted on BrainLine January 18, 2022.

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