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When It Comes To Trauma, Who Helps The Helpers? [wnpr.org]

 

From veterans returning from Iraq, to survivors of mass shootings, to those putting together the pieces after a hurricane--we know that the emotional and psychological scars of violence and tragedies sometimes last even longer than physical wounds.

But what is the psychological toll on those who help victims of traumatic experiences?

We talk with Dr. Megan Berthold, professor of social work at UConn, about the often-unrecognized "secondary" trauma that first responders, journalists, and aid workers, among others, sometimes experience in working closely with victims of trauma.

[For more on this story by CARMEN BASKAUF & LUCY NALPATHANCHIL, go to http://www.wnpr.org/post/when-...ma-who-helps-helpers]

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