PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) is essentially an anxiety disorder. It develops in response to traumatic or life-threatening experiences such as war, sexual assault, accidents, or...
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Local CIT Training for Law Enforcement
Lucas County is fortunate to have an active CIT program, and the Lucas County Trauma Informed Care Coalition is actively involved. The Crisis Intervention Team...
Coalition Celebrates 5 Years!
The Lucas County Trauma Informed Care Coalition began as a grass-roots effort in early 2015 and has worked steadily for five years toward its mission:...
Connection between Trauma and Problem Gambling
It’s March! Do you feel lucky like a leprechaun? Do you feel the madness of college basketball? Everywhere you look it seems like people are...
How to Cope with the Holidays
It has become a cliché. The holiday comedy with the stress induced meltdown. Think Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. We...
November is National Hospice Month
Being diagnosed with a terminal illness is definitely a traumatic situation to experience. It is important for those working in hospice and palliative care to...