Research-informed Practice Following Mass Trauma February 14, 2008
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Mass trauma is probably as old as civilization and seems to be accelerating because of marked political, geothermal, and population changes. Studying ways of helping to reduce the adverse traumatic impacts on mental health is difficult becuase the events are uncontrolled and the populations difficult to identify and reach. This paper discusses what research has been assembled to provide an evidence base for responding to mass trauma and offers insights into the kinds of data that social workers often need to harness in order to understand best practice in the many activities we conduct in nonclinical and uncontrolled situations. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/research-based-principles-may-help-improve-mental-health-recovery-following-mass-trauma.shtml
