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Police Reform and Mental Health Crises

In the wake of George Floyd’s death, meaningful discussion about police reforms should be based on actual evidence of what does and does...

Pam Alexander, PhD

Jun 17, 20203 min read

As difficult as this pandemic is for all of us, it is even more challenging for individuals with a history of trauma. For example, people...

Pam Alexander, PhD

Apr 21, 20203 min read

COVID-19 is forcing us to wrestle with many ethical dilemmas. What is the obligation of a healthcare provider working in a hospital to...

Pam Alexander, PhD

Apr 21, 20203 min read

Caring for our kids means helping them to feel safe, comforted when anxious or sad and above all, loved. However, in order to do this...

Pam Alexander, PhD

Apr 21, 20203 min read

Attachment theory[1] says that our very survival as infants is dependent on our connection with a caregiver. A huge body of research has...

Pam Alexander, PhD

Apr 20, 20203 min read

Another way for us to deal with our anxieties is to calm our limbic system or emotional brain in order to allow our rational cognitive...

Pam Alexander, PhD

Apr 17, 20203 min read

The first way to calm the brain is to reduce the amount of threat that a person is actually facing. Hence, the COVID-19 safety...

Pam Alexander, PhD

Apr 14, 20203 min read

The threat that each of us is experiencing with COVID-19 is significant, pervasive and without a clear end in sight. According to recent...

Pam Alexander, PhD

Apr 14, 20202 min read

Trauma is typically equated with the experience of abuse such as physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence, stranger rape, or other...

Pam Alexander, Ph.D.

Apr 19, 20172 min read

In my 35 years of working with survivors of childhood trauma, I have been struck both by the long-term impact of maltreatment and family...

Pam Alexander, Ph.D.

Apr 19, 20173 min read