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Erv Brinker: Trauma needs more than a band-aid for healing

"Trauma is setting off emergency alarms in the behavioral health arena. Research is now showing that when an individual experiences a traumatic event — regardless of its magnitude or severity — it can trigger a life-altering response that affects a person’s coping skills, behaviors and overall mental health throughout their lifetime.

"While it’s important to note that everyone is accountable for their decisions and behaviors, we are beginning to better understand how traumatic events affect each of us in significant ways. Trauma, we are realizing, is an issue so big that it’s going to take more than a band-aid to heal the emotional wounds and scars it has created...."

http://www.tennessean.com/article/A5/20130323/OPINION02/303230006/Erv-Brinker-Trauma-needs-more-than-band-aid-healing?nclick_check=1

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