Psychology Today

Addiction Is Complicated. So Is Its Connection to Trauma

In talking with fellow clinicians about addiction, the one view that I encounter most frequently is this: Addiction is a trauma response. That is to say, if someone has an addiction (to alcohol, ...

The Ranch Marks PTSD Awareness Day With Trauma-Informed Dual Diagnosis Care

For PTSD Awareness Day on June 27, the luxury Northern California rehab spotlights integrated care for trauma and ...

Seven Arrows Recovery Expands Public Education Efforts Around Forward-Facing, Nervous System Centred Addiction Treatment

Seven Arrows Recovery today announced the expansion of its public education and digital outreach initiatives to increase awareness around its trauma-informed and nervous system-centred approach to ...

NOLA Detox Highlights Trauma-Informed Addiction Care for PTSD Awareness Day

For PTSD Awareness Day on June 27, the New Orleans center highlights integrated care for trauma and co-occurring ...
Salon

Addiction treatment often overlooks trauma. That’s a major hurdle in stopping the overdose crisis

The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...
WTNH

The Connection: Trauma-Informed and Gender-Responsive Behavioral Health Care

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – On today’s episode of CT BUZZ, Host Natasha Lubczenko welcomed Rebecca Peterson, LCSW, Behavioral Health Program Manager, Women’s Services from the CT Department of Mental ...
WebMD

From Hypervigilance to Hope: Rewriting Connection After Trauma

Jan. 29, 2026 -- How does trauma shape identity, trust, and connection in relationships? In this episode, we spoke with Thema Bryant, PhD, author of Matters of the Heart: Healing Your Relationship ...