Center for Financial Social Work
Asheville, NC:
Poverty and Trauma
Understanding the Trauma of Poverty to Better Support Clients
How Childhood Traumas Affect Aging
How journalling helps you cope with trauma
American researchers found that journalling can be an effective tool in managing mental health.
Nine Tips for Talking to Kids about Trauma
After a tragedy like the Paris attacks, kids will have questions. How do we respond?
Why are there still so many hungry people in the world?
The world produces enough food to feed 10 billion people. Poverty and hunger prevail because of economics, not scarcity
How Childhood Experiences Shape Our Nation's Health
New findings suggest that Americans are ready for new approaches address early childhood trauma and stress. To do that in a big way, we need more than science—we need a movement.
Emotional Trauma’s Surprising Effect on Children
Alteration in the brain may be similar to head trauma
To manage the stress of trauma, schools are teaching students how to relax
Toxic stress is a barrier to learning, educators say, and often affects students living in poverty.
10 Things About Childhood Trauma Every Teacher Needs to Know
For children who have experienced trauma, learning can be a big struggle. But once trauma is identified as the root of the behavior, we can adapt our approach to help kids cope when they’re at school.
Why Understanding Student Trauma is More Important Than Teaching ‘Grit’
“We are asking students to change a belief system without changing the situation around them.”
5 Self-Care Practices Black People Can Use While Coping With Trauma
The distress can be daunting, but don't let it defeat you.
What is Child Trauma?
What is Child Trauma?<br>When a child feels intensely threatened by an event he or she is involved in or witnesses, we call that event a trauma. There is a range of traumatic events or trauma types to which children and adolescents can be exposed.
Why Trauma is Important
Sometimes I am asked why trauma is so important to the work we do. In every section of our society, there are trauma survivors. This is especially t
4 Ways to Start Healing From Childhood Trauma
Asking the right questions and changing the script.
A Therapist’s Guide to Understanding Trauma Therapy
What is trauma? Types, symptoms, and treatments
A person can experience trauma after any situation that they find distressing or threatening. Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatments.
Showing compassion: How to mitigate the effects of childhood trauma
Experts have identified 10 adverse childhood experiences that can have a lasting impact on a person's well-being.
What is the Opposite of Poverty?
By John Sayer We say we are working to reduce or even eradicate poverty. But what will victory look like? What is the opposite of poverty? Does that mean a world where everyone can have a big house...
The Kids Are Not All Right: How Trauma Affects Development
Developmental Trauma Disorder is a new phrase used for children growing up with seriously adverse symptoms, like those seen in combat veterans with PTSD.
What Is Trauma? 9 Things We Fail To Understand
What comes to your mind when you hear the word trauma? Do you think of physical or psychological trauma? Do you have preconceived notions about how trauma may affect human development? Sadly, many people struggle to understand the emotional, psychological,...
