“I held the pain of a victim in my heart. Her voice, anxious and uncertain, echoed deep within my soul as she shared her story.” Her story, told over and over, would become her war cry as she fought back. Her story told in heartsobs and a heart throb revealed Read more…
-By Philip Stoneman This past Christmas, as thousands of credit cards were swiped and presents bought, transactions of a different kind were taking place. As many entered the brightly lit, music filled aisles of shopping malls, gazing in awe at all the goodies on offer; buyers lined the sordid dark Read more…
I remember my father attacking my mom, as she was seated in a chair. He grabbed her by the throat. I screamed, shouted and tried to stop him. I couldn’t protect her. What made this incident worse is that she was disabled, crippled by polio as a teenager. As the Read more…
South Africans have over the years, experienced high levels of violent crime. The resulting aftermath is a population who need immediate access to support. Although this places additional pressure on services in communities, survivors are not always able to access help immediately post an incident. Effective Trauma Support provided to Read more…
Media Matters: Online Safe Spaces for Trauma Survivors: A Helpful Source of Social Support? Posted 24 October 2016 in StressPoints by Charla Rhodes, BA The ISTSS Blog : StressPoints A safe space is a place in which individuals can find refuge and protection from insensitivity, discrimination, persecution, and other potentially Read more…
by P.K. Philips “I’m no longer at the mercy of my PTSD, and I would not be here today had I not had the proper diagnosis and treatment. It’s never too late to seek help.” My Story of Survival: Battling PTSD It is a continuous challenge living with posttraumatic stress Read more…
Source: My Story of Survival: Battling PTSD | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA
– by Claire McFarlane Support Claire Mcfarlane by going to her blog : Project Bra . org This piece was published in South Africa on 8 December 2015 at all4women.co.za and in the USA on 4 February 2016 at womenforone.com If you had asked me sixteen years ago, what I Read more…
Trauma Wise An introduction to traumatic stress and trauma support practices. ( accredited for 15 CPD Points) This course is aimed at organizations, lay counsellors and individuals needing a substantial understanding of the effects of trauma to provide better assistance to victims of violent crime and traumatic incidents. Introduction Read more…
Each morning, young children of the Cloverdene informal settlement start their long walk to freedom.Some are as young as 3, some make the trek alone, while others in the company of older children. Their walk to freedom is not to escape oppression or political violence, but to escape hunger. Read more…