Beyond the Trauma Vortex: The Role of the Media in Healing Fear, Violence and Terror

In The Media's Role in Secondhand Trauma, the author proposes a collaboration between the media, helping professionals, and trauma researchers to...more

In The Media's Role in Secondhand Trauma, the author proposes a collaboration between the media, helping professionals, and trauma researchers to stem the tide of trauma. The media, Ross suggests, can use its influence to promote messages of peace over violence and be used as a tool in the restoration and rebuilding of wounded psyches, communities, and nations. Convincing media professionals to apply healing tools to their own lives can create positive cycles that will benefit everyone.   less