To date, the Drexel team had analyzed 800 cases in which trauma team leaders had used the paper checklist. Through that analysis, which included reviewing video of trauma procedures and interviewing ...

Recently, the concept of “trauma-informed” care has permeated many mental health agencies and clinical practices. It has become clear that many of the “symptoms” and presenting problems ...

When the U.S. military started operations in Afghanistan, something simplistic was created to aid combat medics in fast trauma assessment and life-saving interventions: MARCH stands for massive ...

Medically unexplained illness or pain caused by stress and trauma is common in the U.S. but difficult to diagnose. A short self-assessment could help physicians pin down the cause of a patient’s ...

Most of their work is done at the Children’s Trauma Assessment Center (CTAC) on the campus of Western Michigan University. But much of it also is done in Wayne County, ...

Jim Henry, LLMSW, Ph.D., is a professor, the director of the FASTER Program, a clinician, and was the director for Western Michigan University Children's Trauma Assessment Center for 23 years that ...

Western Michigan University's Southwest Michigan Children's Trauma Assessment Center (CTAC) has recently partnered with area school districts to create trauma-informed schools. The mission of the ...