Stephanie Schweitzer DixonWhat is a L.O.S.S. Team and Why You Should Join This Team?A L.O.S.S. (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) Team is a unique volunteer first response team that works with local first responders to…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
Stephanie Schweitzer DixonPolice Suicide: How We Can Help Those Who Help UsAs the number of suicide deaths increase across the country and the world, so do the number of deaths by suicide for our nation’s law…Mar 29, 20201Mar 29, 20201
Stephanie Schweitzer DixonTrauma and Resiliency: How to find Resiliency in the Face of TraumaThere are many excellent definitions of resilience. Berger (2017) provides a more in-depth definition of resilience, although he first…Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020
Stephanie Schweitzer DixonSelf-care and Coping Strategies to Protect Yourself During the COVID-19 OutbreakAs the world reacts to the unveiling situation across the globe, people across the world are reacting with fear, panic, and sheer terror…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020
Stephanie Schweitzer DixonDiscrimination of the Worst Kind“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.Mar 10, 2020Mar 10, 2020
Stephanie Schweitzer DixonIs Your Chronic Illnesses Creating Traumatic Symptoms?Learn what may be happening to your body when a chronic illness, a work-related injury, or a traumatic injury or accident is creating…Feb 6, 2020Feb 6, 2020
Stephanie Schweitzer DixonComplex Trauma: What is It?Complex trauma, often referred to as complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), is much more challenging to treat than diagnosed…Jan 10, 20201Jan 10, 20201
Stephanie Schweitzer DixonIs One’s Traumatic Experience Acute or Is It PTSD?We often hear it said, “PTSD is diagnosed all the time or too often, or why is it being diagnosed so much more than it used to be?” Maybe…Jan 7, 2020Jan 7, 2020
Stephanie Schweitzer DixonSubstance Abuse Disorders and Trauma: A Public Health ProblemA significant contributing factor to why the number of people are struggling with substance abuse disorders is having to deal with trauma…Jan 4, 2020Jan 4, 2020
Stephanie Schweitzer DixonWhy Do High-Profile Violent Events Really Occur?The tragedy at Columbine High School over twenty years ago seems to have set a precedent for many individuals who perpetrated similar…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019