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How to Cope With Surviving a School Shooting

“Try to find a vocabulary for your feelings.”

We Need to Think About Trauma in Treating Autoimmune Disorders

A one-size-fits-all treatment ignores the trauma many women — especially marginalized women — experience.

What ‘Crip Time’ Means to Disabled People Like Me

Becoming a nonspeaking person changed my relationship with time and with other people.

How Our Obsession With Trauma Took Over College Essays

Students are being encouraged to write about their worst experiences.

The Child Welfare System Traumatizes Black and Brown Kids

The vast majority of kids caught up in child welfare cases are African American or Latino.

These Are the Texts Students Sent During UNC’s Shooting Lockdown

The school’s newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel, shared the messages in a powerful front page.

How the U.S. Shames and Blames People Who Grew Up Poor

And what we can do about it.

How College Journalists Cope With Reporting on Traumatic Events on Campus

 “I could barely make it through class without breaking down crying.”

Kids Like Me Shouldn’t Be Reporting on the Death of Kids

The Covenant School shooting happened close to my university.

I Couldn’t Distill My Trauma Into a College Essay

The admissions process assumes it’s easy for students to summarize our lives.

How Intergenerational Trauma Impacts the South Asian Community

5 young people weigh in.

Native Boarding Schools Left Attendees With Lifelong Trauma and Illness

Along with a new federal report investigating these schools, elders are sharing their experiences.

Sophie Turner Expects to Deal With “Symptoms of Trauma” From Game of Thrones

“I’m sure I’ll exhibit some symptoms of trauma down the road.”

Adoptees Are Using TikTok to Critique the U.S. Adoption System

“Adoptees are told to just be grateful that we were chosen. And yet so many of us are struggling.”

The Fight for Justice Continues

Teen Vogue's new Editor in Chief writes about the courage of Darnella Frazier.

The Best Memes About How March 2020 Never Really Ended

We are all so tired.

Police Hurt Me at a BLM Protest — I’m Still Living With Trauma

“I don’t even want to leave my house anymore.”

I'm Channeling My Ancestors' Joy This Juneteenth to Shed Intergenerational Trauma

“I’d like to hope those ancestors also passed down the joy and resilience we need to free ourselves from oppression once again.”

Ahmaud Arbery Was Killed for Running Down the Street

“We deserve better. Ahmaud deserved better.”

This Project Shows You the Harsh Realities of Being a Teen Prisoner

We need alternatives to incarceration.