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By Erin Smith and Frederick M. Burkle, Medical Xpress, February 14, 2020 Most of us are probably familiar with the concept of psychological trauma, the impact on an individual's psyche caused by an extremely distressing event. But there's another kind of trauma. A collective disturbance that occurs within a group of people when their world is suddenly upended. Consider the Buffalo Creek flood of 1972, in which a dam burst at a West Virginia coalmine, inundating the town and killing 132...

Mental Health Weekly article describes ITRC focus on using a public health approach to mental health in communities to prevent and health climate traumas. Article " Toxic stresses at community level highlight a public health need" is attached.