Trauma support in high demand from companies amid relentless wave of tragedies

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Mental health professionals are seeing an increase in requests from companies for trauma support training.

That's up from 66% pre-pandemic, in 2018.The country has seen more thanAnd last week provided yet another example of police brutality with the release of a video showing the "inhumane" and fatal beating of 29-year-old"We're experiencing a lot of compounded trauma," says Nicole Weis, director of community training and empowerment at the Lyda Hill Institute for Human resilience.

Secondary, or vicarious trauma, is a unique experience of taking on someone else's trauma through exposure to or information about it. "You don't have to drink the whole cup of tea at one time," she says. Taking little sips of care throughout the day can help make self-care sustainable.

 

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