Jul 24 Watch Giving traumatized kids a head start in healing By PBS News Hour Every year, thousands of children in the U.S. are expelled from school before they reach Kindergarten. Special correspondent Molly Knight Raskin reports on a program in Kansas City, Missouri, that’s trying to stem the trend by looking beyond the classroom… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Kids Need Sense of Normalcy, Reassurance They Are Not Alone in Time of Crisis Kids Need Sense of Normalcy, Reassurance They Are Not Alone in Time of Crisis… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch The Army’s New Boot Camp: Building Mental Toughness The Army's new Comprehensive Soldier Fitness seeks to build psychological resilience. Continue watching
Oct 20 Rwanda’s Government Moves to Close Orphanages Rwanda plans to place every child living in an orphanage with a family, worrying teens who have lived in orphan communities for years. Continue reading
Oct 05 Treating the Psychological Scars of Liberia’s Conflict After a brutal civil war, an estimated 40 percent of Liberians suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, but mental health is just now becoming a priority in the West African nation. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Ground Zero Recovery Worker Suffers From Illness Due to Work Conditions Jon Sferazo, a iron worker who worked on recovery efforts at Ground Zero 5 years ago suffers from respiratory problems and psychological issues. He discusses how he tries to help others who suffer from trauma because of the Sept. 11… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch NFL Great John Mackey’s Death Renews Focus on Brain Trauma Worries John Mackey's Death Renews Focus on NFL Brain Trauma… Continue watching
May 04 Watch In Misrata Port, Ship Braves Shelling to Save Patients, Migrant Workers In Libya, five people were killed amid shelling Wednesday as they waited for an aid ship to rescue migrant workers and trauma patients from a hospital in Misrata. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports on the harrowing mission in… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Some Veterans With Brain Trauma Still Await Purple Hearts In a collaborative report, we examine why some veterans with traumatic brain injuries are having trouble getting awarded the Purple Heart. Continue watching