Trauma
Healing from Trauma by Centering Health and Wellness in Social Justice Movements
Note: This is the second of two webinars led by trans and gender non-conforming communities of color. We apologize that the webcams did not get recorded. However, the audio works just fine. Enjoy.
Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Risk of Premature Mortality
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The Human Impact of Seclusion and Restraint – Lauren Spiro
Years of abuse, neglect and trauma that I internalized as self-blame led to psychiatric hospitalization. The hospitalization itself as well as some of the interventions, particularly seclusion and restraint, added additional layers of damage.
Don Weitz’s Story: Insulin Shock – A Survivor’s Account of Psychiatric Torture
Insulin Shock - a survivorʼs account of psychiatric torture. Although the Sakel Borderline (subcoma) Insulin Treatment and the Classical Shock Treatment have been at the disposal of the medical profession for more than a
Facts About Mental Health & Physical and Sexual Abuses
50% to 70% of women hospitalized for psychiatric reasons have experienced physical or sexual abuse. (Briere and Runtz, 1990) More than 1 in 4 women (27%) and 1 in 6 men (16%) experienced sexual abuse
Forced Treatment Doesn’t Work
Whenever there is violence involving someone with an apparent mental illness, there is a stepped-up demand for forced treatment of those, such as myself, who have a psychiatric diagnosis. However, leaving aside the violation of people’s