Every now and again, a story like the one of Jamie Daniels emerges. It is a story of an individual who desperately needed a drug addiction program, went to a system where there were a number of “Sober Houses” that were an extension of drug rehabilitation programs in Florida. Sadly, some programs abused insurance companies, […]
What Does Toxic Stress Look Like in an Organization?
We often encounter organizations with a large degree of toxic stress. Intriguing is that some of the same symptoms trauma-impacted clients feel are also the symptoms the staff feel when there is an organizational crisis. Moreover, there is a parallel effect in the entire organization. As you can see in these charts developed by our […]
Reaching Out For Help: Remembering Our Veterans’ Struggles
I received a telephone call this week from a veteran who had completed several tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since he had been a medic, he had obviously seen the worst of conditions in his attempts to help wounded soldiers. But this day, his questions to me were personal. He was concerned about […]
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