Skip to Main Content

Mental Health: Trauma & PTSD

Trauma & PTSD

A traumatic event may lead to lingering distress or dysfunction in one’s life. Various forms of trauma include: neglect, abuse, bullying, assault, violence, accidents or injury, death, or natural disasters. Trauma-related diagnoses include: acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adjustment disorder, reactive attachment disorder, disinhibited social engagement disorder, and prolonged grief disorder.   Tri-C Student Counseling Center

Overview

Link to NIH Overview
Link to 5 Myths About PTSD
Link to What is Trauma
Link to video Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective

Diagnoses

Links to  Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders | DSM-5-TR
Links to  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | ICD-11

Take a Screening

Link to PTSD Test

Helping Yourself & Others

Link to PTSD Treatments
Link to Therapy Dogs Research Guide
Link to How to Cope with Traumatic Events
Link to Music Therapy
Link to Somatic Experiencing Therapy
Helping Someone with PTSD
Link to Resources on Trauma for Caregivers and Families
Link to Caregiving Tips - PTSD
Link to FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS
Links to Relationship Spectrum
Link to 1 in 6 site

Having Conversations

Link to video When It's More Than a Bad Day

Personal Stories

Link to video Post-9/11 Veterans’ Voices on Managing PTSD
Link to videos, Heroes' Stories
Link to“ Head Stuck in a Cycle I Look Off and I Stare” A personal letter from Gaga
Link to Mental Health & Trauma, OWN
Link to Personal Stories, NAMI
Link to Stories, This is My Brave

Resources & Support

Link to National Domestic Violence Hotline
Link to National Sexual Assault Hotline, RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
Link to s National Sexual Assault Hotline is Available in Spanish
Link to National Human Trafficking Hotline
Link to National Runaway Safeline
Link to Strong Hearts, Native Helpline
Link to Love is Respect
Link to Disaster Distress Helpline
Link to Insight Timer Guided Meditations
VA Mobile Apps, PTSD: National Center for PTSD
Link to Veterans Crisis Line
Link to 988 chat
Link to 988 Call
Link to 988 Text
Link to Crisis Text Line
Link to Mental Health Screening
Link to Trans Lifeline
Link to the Trevor Project
Link to Helplines | Tri-C Website
Link to Tri-C Help Is Here
Link to Support Groups | Help Is Here | Tri-C
Link to Substance Use & Addiction, Tri-C Help Is Here
Link to Resources for Victims and Survivors of Gun Violence, Everytown site

Learn More

Link to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Toxic Stress
Understanding ACEs
Link to PTSD Brochure
Link to Acute Stress Disorder
Link to Prolonged Grief Disorder
Link to Adjustment Disorder
Link to Reactive Attachment Disorder
Link to Sleep Problems and PTSD
Link to The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Link to Trauma and Violence, Substance and Mental Health Services Administration
Link to Resources from APA
Link to Resource on the Go Podcast, National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Link to Why Not All Trauma Leads to PTSD, Psychology Today
Link to National Center for PTSD, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Link to Understanding Emotional Trauma
Link to To Write Love on Her Arms Podcast
Link to Effects of Gun Violence on Mental Health on HelpGuide.org site
LInk to When the Shooting Stops, Everytown site
Link to Stress of mass shootings causing cascade of collective traumas, American Psychological Association site
Link to The Relationship Between Community Violence and Trauma, Violence Policy Center

Books & More

Link to library catalog record for The Body Keeps the Score
Link to library catalog record for It Didn't Start with You
Link to library catalog record for Trauma and Recovery
Link to library catalog record for What My Bones Know
Link to library catalog record for The Myth of Normal
Link to library catalog record for No Bad Parts
Link to library catalog record for My Grandmother's Hands
Link to library catalog record for The Deepest Well
Link to library catalog record for What Happened to You?
Link to library catalog record for The Politics of Trauma
Link to library catalog record for What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us
Link to library catalog record for The Unspeakable Mind
Link to library catalog record for When Breath Becomes Air
Link to book Decolonizing Trauma Work
Link to book Trauma Recovery Journal
Link to book Trauma Recovery Workbook for Teens
Link to catalog record for Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
Link to catalog record for Monday's Not Coming
Link to catalog record for A Terrible Thing Happened
Link to book What Happened to You?
Link to book A Different Pond
Link to library catalog record for Trauma
Link to library catalog record for Help Your Dragon Cope with Trauma
Link to library catalog record for Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, Codependency and Complex PTSD
Link to book Firefighter Emotional Wellness
Link to book The Rescuer
Link to book Fit for Off-Duty
Link to book Living with Mr. Fahrenheit
Link to library catalog record for After Trauma
Link to book First Responder Resilience
Link to book How Heroes Heal
Link to book I've Got Your 6
Link to Psychological Trauma Journal
Link to Trauma, Violence, & Abuse journal
Link to Journal of Clinical Psychology
Link to Psychiatric News
Link to library catalog record for book The Polyvagal Theory
Link to library catalog record for book Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma
Link to library catalog record for The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog
Link to Psychology Today
Link to Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science

Get Help Now

988 - Suicide Crisis Line
Link to Crisis Text Line