Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief

Associated Press

Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand. As the co-founder of the Chicago-based youth organization GoodKidsMadCity-Englewood, he grieved the loss of Delmonte Johnson, a young community activist, more than two years ago to the very thing the teen fought fiercely against: gun violence.

Posted on BrainLine April 20, 2021.

VA suicide prevention staff face burnout as workload rises, watchdog warns

Military Times

As demand for mental health services and suicide prevention programs increases within Veterans Affairs offices, staffers there may be at risk of exhaustion and burnout if changes aren’t made to better track and manage those employees, an outside watchdog warned Monday.

Posted on BrainLine April 14, 2021.

The Positive Benefits of Music for People with Dementia

Brain & Life Magazine

“After just 10 minutes of playing piano, he'd resurrect, like a thirsty plant after a drink of water,” says Rosenstein. When she reported this to her husband's neurologist, he told her that music had the ability to “change brain chemistry,” she recalls. That was just the spark she needed to find others affected by neurodegenerative disease and bring music to them as well.

Posted on BrainLine April 13, 2021.

UNLVs entry in national competition designed to offer respite to veterans with PTSD

Las Vegas Sun

Constructed by UNLV students for a collegiate design competition, the house is intended to cater to those with post-traumatic stress disorder or those with brain trauma where random noises bring on stress.

Posted on BrainLine April 12, 2021.

Don't Take Your Head Out of the Clouds! Daydreaming might be one of the best things you can do with your free time.

The New York Times

As a trauma therapist, Abigail Nathanson guides her patients in visualization and a storytelling technique called imagery rescripting that can help them understand and cope with traumatic memories.

Posted on BrainLine April 12, 2021.

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