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The BRAIN Center

  • Home
  • About
    • Our Team
    • News
    • Community Partnerships
  • Le Bonheur Services
  • Prospective Interns
    • Application
    • INTEGRATE Scholarship
  • Research
    • Grants
    • Publications
    • Presentations
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Team
    • News
    • Community Partnerships
  • Le Bonheur Services
  • Prospective Interns
    • Application
    • INTEGRATE Scholarship
  • Research
    • Grants
    • Publications
    • Presentations

Daily Memphian - Le Bonheur’s post-trauma therapy program addresses hidden wounds

Daily Memphian – Le Bonheur’s post-trauma therapy program addresses hidden wounds

by bpahernApril 1, 2022 News0 comments

Since January 2021, the BRAIN Center at the University of Memphis has been providing free, trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to all children (and their caregivers) treated at Le Bonheur for gunshot wounds, burns, injuries from motor vehicle accidents and other unintentional traumatic injuries.

So far, the results are significant. Of the 617 trauma patients ages 2-18 admitted to Le Bonheur in the first eight months of the program, 64% showed symptoms of acute stress disorder, and 100% of them accepted the mental health care services.

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WMC-TV (Action News 5 Memphis) - Mental health counselor on how to talk to children about trauma

WMC-TV (Action News 5 Memphis) – Mental health counselor on how to talk to children about trauma

by bpahernSeptember 30, 2021 News0 comments

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Today we spoke to a mental health counselor at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, who said shootings or violence like what happened today can disrupt a child’s sense of security.

She talked about the changes in behavior parents should watch for.

“It is possible that children may have increased nightmares. They may appear on edge or jumpy. They may have flashbacks. It possible they may even act out aggressively. Loss in appetite. You may see some changes in their mood. So it is really important to look for changes in a child’s emotional and behavioral presentation,” Mental Health Counselor Dr. Kiersten Hawes said.

Dr. Kiersten Hawes also suggested both parents and students see a counselor to talk about today’s events.

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ABC News - Sounds of gunshots traumatize neighborhoods: 'ShotSpotter' CEO

ABC News – Sounds of gunshots traumatize neighborhoods: ‘ShotSpotter’ CEO

by bpahernAugust 23, 2021 News0 comments

With gun violence on the rise across the country, the trauma extends beyond those hit with bullets to entire neighborhoods suffering the sounds of gunshots, according to a crime prevention company executive.

“Just because someone doesn’t get hurt or killed by a bullet, just going to bed to the sound of gunfire, waking up to the sound of gunfire, assuming the risk of moving around a neighborhood that has being held captive by a few criminal serial shooters completely rewires the way, especially in young children, how their brain works,” ShotSpotter CEO Ralph Clark told ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas.

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WHBQ-TV (FOX13 Memphis) - Le Bonheur, BRAIN Center offer free therapy for trauma patients and families

WHBQ-TV (FOX13 Memphis) – Le Bonheur, BRAIN Center offer free therapy for trauma patients and families

by bpahernMay 3, 2021 News0 comments

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Coping with trauma can be difficult at any age, but especially for children, and many families don’t have access to therapy and other mental health services. When kids are released from Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, trauma staff say they’re often leaving with hidden, mental wounds that come from surviving a life-changing experience like a shooting.

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