EPISODE · Sep 24, 2014 · 18 MIN
The Trauma of This Community in Trauma
from Alive and Well STL · host RareGem Productions
“Trauma,” experiencing or witnessing an event that compromises an individual’s sense of safety and wellbeing, is a major mental and emotional health issue in our region. Joe Yancey, Executive Director of Places for People, and Suzanne LeLaurin, Senior Vice President for Programs at the International Institute, encourage those in power to talk openly about having a trauma aware society. They hope that medical practioners can look beyond people’s physical symptoms to help with the true problems that lie beneath.
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“Trauma,” experiencing or witnessing an event that compromises an individual’s sense of safety and wellbeing, is a major mental and emotional health issue in our region. Joe Yancey, Executive Director of Places for People, and Suzanne LeLaurin, Senior Vice President for Programs at the International Institute, encourage those in power to talk openly about having a trauma aware society. They hope that medical practioners can look beyond people’s physical symptoms to help with the true problems that lie beneath.
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