In the News
Parents may struggle with the trauma of their childrens’ medical diagnoses. EMDR therapy can help with that trauma. In this Sanfilippo News article, Marisa Wexler covers a recent research article by Conijn et al. (2021) in which parents of children diagnosed with Sanfilippo syndrome were treated with EMDR and retained beneficial effects.
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EMDRIA member and EMDR Consultant Amy Rosenthal discusses EMDR therapy in this Chronogram article.
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Article update on 07/13/2021: the Minnesota State Government gave the Veterans Resilience Project $400,000 for this project, which is $300,000 more than originally proposed. This article from the Minnesota Star Tribune discusses a proposed earmark making its way through the Minnesota Capitol that will use EMDR therapy for state veterans, active-duty military, reservists, and the National Guard. The proposal: $100,000 for the Veterans Resilience Project, a Minnesota-based nonprofit focused on tackling the mental health issues some veterans face when they return from deployments.
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Meredith Woods writes in Verily Magazine, her first-hand patient account of EMDR therapy and how it improved her mental health.
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In this article from EMS World, the writer discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency responders and the trauma that they endure. EMDR therapy is proven to help heal trauma.
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This Psychology Today blog post discusses how EMDR therapy can help people who have experienced sexual assault heal. It also discusses the intersection of self-harm, sexual assault, trauma, and healing.
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WMU Behavioral Health Services has received a $10,000 grant for training and treatment of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). The grant, awarded through the College of Health and Human Services, is part of the Resiliency Center for Families and Children Research and Innovation Incentive Grant Program and will focus on supporting and enhancing the sustainability goals of the Resiliency Center. This Research and Innovation Incentive Grant Program will encourage and increase discovery involvement of the faculty in scholarly research and creative activities.
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The Shameless Mom Podcast episode “Maya Luque: The Heart of the Matter: EMDR through an Adoptee’s Eyes” discusses how EMDR therapy helped Maya Luque recover from trauma. Maya also wrote the book “The Heart of the Matter: EMDR Through an Adoptee’s Eyes.”
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The National Health Service in England is offering expanded mental health initiatives for new and expectant mothers which includes using EMDR therapy. Read more about it in this BBC article.
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Date
May 27, 2021
