Artists Claire Jones, Kareena Rivera, Davy Andrek, and Amaranthia Sepia collaborated to create a spoken word poem performance that highlights the traumas Black people experience at the hands of racism in the United States. Claire Jones (the narrator) speaks over...
When someone is impacted by generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety, or other related maladies, they experience overwhelming fear and panic and other negative behaviors that affect how they live their everyday lives. As with many...
We all know the importance of having an identification card, yet we don’t always think about the significance of these small details when discussing homelessness. It takes three items to be considered “document ready,” a term commonly used to describe a person that...
Who experiences Posttraumatic stress disorder? A common misconception is that PTSD is only relevant to military veterans. The truth is that anyone who experiences any traumatic event can experience PTSD. Research tells us that “70% of all Americans within their...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that manifests itself in nightmares, flashbacks, feelings of isolation and anxiety. Although PTSD has often been associated with war veterans, recent research has identified gang-impacted communities as...