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Miami women’s shelter finds success for its guests comes with care
FIU research finds Lotus House embodies a culture of care that transforms the lives of women experiencing homelessness.
May 7, 2021 at 12:54pm
The majority of women in homeless shelters have histories of trauma and abuse. According to new research, what they need to begin to heal and build a better future is an act that is basic, yet fundamental to all people to be cared
about and to be cared
for.
Lotus House one of the largest homeless shelters for women in the country located in Overtown, Miami enlisted the help of several FIU psychologists to take part in a community-based research collaboration. The goal was to better understand how Lotus House alumni, who successfully transitioned from the shelter to stable housing, perceive and describe the shelter culture.
Traumatic childhood and combat experiences associated with veterans suicidal thoughts
The rate of suicide among post-9/11 military veterans has been rising for nearly a decade. While there are a number of factors associated with suicide, veterans have unique experiences that may contribute to them thinking about killing themselves.
Compared to their civilian peers, veterans are more likely to report having experienced traumatic adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as physical and emotional abuse. Veterans also engage in life-threatening combat and witness the corollaries of combat such as seeing colleagues killed or wounded.
Keith Aronson, Associate Director, Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State and the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
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Adverse childhood and combat experiences may drive veterans’ suicidal thoughts
The rate of suicide among post-9/11 military veterans has been rising for nearly a decade. While there are a number of factors associated with suicide, veterans have unique experiences that may contribute to them thinking about killing themselves.
“Compared to their civilian peers, veterans are more likely to report having experienced traumatic adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as physical and emotional abuse,” stated Keith Aronson, associate director of the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State and the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI). “Veterans also engage in life-threatening combat and witness the corollaries of combat such as seeing colleagues killed or wounded.”
In 2020, the study of well-being took on new meaning. The COVID-19 pandemic created a mental health crisis that is affecting people in all corners of the globe. In the United States, Americans have faced intense political polarization and a reckoning around racial justice. Many of us are left wondering how we can move forward toward a better future.
As the year rolled on, some well-being researchers were quick to turn their lens on the pandemic itself, tracking how people were doing and testing ways to help us cope better. Others continued to study how we can connect, bridge our differences, and build more just communities.