Adverse outcomes post-trauma are most likely experienced by those who’re isolated, blamed for their own misfortune, or displaced or disconnected from their family or community
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Hockey culture’s tendency to prefer attributes like mental toughness over emotional vulnerability can damage athletes when they’re confronted with traumatic events. This needs to change.
Two years ago an inquiry called for major reform of New Zealand’s mental health services, but since then, things got worse rather than better.
COVID-19 is traumatizing nurses. Yet nurses have suffered trauma for decades, often due to insufficient resources, and changes within the field have been slow.
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Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Windsor
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Psychology, University of Limerick, and Head of School of Psychology, Queens Belfast, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Purdue University