Mental Health Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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Women Veterans Health Care: Military Sexual Trauma
Publisher(s):This resource briefly discusses some common responses and refers to other resources and the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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Self Esteem & Confidence: 52 Journal Prompts for Kids
This website provides information and resources including prompts and writing ideas to help promote self esteem and confidence in youth.
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What is an invisible disability?
Publisher(s): This brief article describes what the term "invisible disability" means and why it is important to understand invisible disabilities.
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HeadsUpGuys
HeadsUpGuys is an online, anonymous resource specifically designed for men, and their families, to prevent the continued erosion of men’s mental health and deaths by suicide. It offers tips and articles that arm men with the tools they need to fight depression, as well as recovery stories from men who have faced depression, and an international therapist directory to connect men with local mental health professionals.
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Employment Strategies: Trauma-Informed Care
Publisher(s):This resource explores why being a trauma-informed workplace is crucial and also offers trainings and other resources for starting your organization's journey to becoming trauma-informed.
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After the Storm - Tips for Adults
Publisher(s):This one-pager provides several tips for adults coping with stress after a disaster. Available in English and Spanish.
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Activities Guide: Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence
Publisher(s):This guide describes a variety of activities and games that offer ways for adults to support and strengthen executive function and self-regulation in children.
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence Facts
Publisher(s):This fact sheet provides frequently asked questions and answers about TBI and DV as well as screening tips.
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Fact Sheets & Practical Tools for Advocates
Publisher(s):These fact sheets provide information and practical tips to domestic violence advocates on working with survivors who are experiencing trauma symptoms and/or mental health conditions.
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Healing-Centered and Trauma-Responsive Care Across Child Welfare for Better Youth Engagement
Publisher(s):This resource offers challenges and sample solutions that can help agencies consider how to improve engagement at their agencies by focusing on access to trauma-responsive and healing-centered care.
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Homeless Women Veterans
Publisher(s):Although homelessness plagues all veterans, the causes and consequences of having no home are different for women veterans. Young female veterans, including many with children, are increasingly joining the homeless population. Outreach that specifically targets female veterans is needed in order to ensure that these women receive the help they need.
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Victimization of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury or Other Disabilities: A Fact Sheet for Friends and Families
Publisher(s):This fact sheet includes information about why people with traumatic brain injury are vulnerable to victimization and how to help those who are victimized.