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| author |
Frances Snelling Teabout
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Preparing for Battle: Equipping Pastors and Lay Leaders to Identify and Mediate the Symptoms of Urban Trauma, Specifically Suicide
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has long been recognized as a mental health concern for individuals who at some point in their lives had been involved in combat. The causes, effects and treatments of the disorder have been the topic of many research projects and have garnered large amounts of funding for further research and treatment. What has long been ignored is that the chronic violence in some of America's urban cities traumatizes many of the residents of those cities and provokes emotional symptoms similar to those experienced by war veterans. The symptoms of urban trauma generally are not recognized or are overlooked by the sufferer and the mental health professionals who deal with them. Consequently, there is a paucity of programs and interventions to assist individuals living with the wounds of personal and/or community traumas. Many urban residents turn to the church when they are facing an individual or communal crisis. Responding to the need, most churches in urban settings provide various forms of support for members of the community including food, social services and training. Unfortunately, most do not address the mental health needs of inner-city residents who are exposed to direct or indirect violence on a daily basis. The purpose of the project is to heighten the awareness of pastors and lay leaders to the manifestations of Urban Trauma and the signs and risk factors of suicide.
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The Theological School, Drew University
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D.Min. (2021)
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| advisor |
Kevin Miller
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| committee |
Kimberly Holmes
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| full text | FSTeabout.pdf |
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