The Center for Trauma and Mental Health
Launched in 2023, the Center for Trauma and Mental Health has the broad goal of highlighting the stress and trauma and their effects as public health issues, and fostering a community of researchers, educators, and public health practitioners at BUSPH who are committed to addressing trauma in all forms.
We seek to advance knowledge, education, and public health practice in three focus areas:
Latest Stories
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Underlying Environmental Factors Affecting Youth Mental Health
CTMH affiliate Dr. Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, associate director of health at the Boston University Initiative on Cities and an Read more
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National Academies Committee Appoints BUSPH Researchers to Investigate Toxic Exposures and Mental Health Among Veterans
Jaimie Gradus, CTMH Director, and Patricia Janulewicz Lloyd, associate professor of environmental health have been appointed to serve on a Read more
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Professor Receives Award to Study Mental Health Impact from Extreme Heat
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has awarded a two-year grant to Boston University School of Public Health Read more
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Study Investigates Bereavement Following Suicide Loss
CTMH researchers recently published a study titled "The impact of relationship type and closeness on mental health following suicide loss". Read more
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Faculty Awarded Grant to Identify the Longitudinal Outcomes of Suicide Loss
Dr. Anthony Rosellini and Dr. Jaimie Gradus have been awarded an R01 from NIMH to study the health impacts of Read more
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Opportunities for Higher Education in Collegiate Recovery Programming
Dr. Noel Vest, assistant professor of Community Health Sciences, discusses his path to his current research and how he envisions Read more
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SPH Collaborates with Everytown for Gun Safety to Curb Community Violence
BUSPH researchers partner with the national nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety to assess the costs and impacts associated with community Read more
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Gulf War Veterans Continue to Experience Cognitive Effects of Toxic Chemical Exposures
BUSPH researchers have recently published a new analysis examining the cognitive effects of toxic chemical exposures in Gulf War veterans Read more
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Food Insecurity, Job Loss Contributed Substantially to Worldwide Mental Health Decline during COVID
A new study published in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology indicates that global mental health declined significantly during Read more
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Implementation of Post-Overdose Programs Associated with Decrease in Opioid Fatality Rate
New research from Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that municipalities with high numbers of Read more