January 26, 2018
Feeling overwhelmed by barrage of distressing news? Try doing good as an antidote
By Leigh Hopper 
“Ballistic Missile Threat Inbound To Hawaii. Seek Immediate Shelter. This Is Not A Drill,” the emergency alert read. Although it was a false alarm sent out by mistake in mid-January, the missile warning seemed plausible in today’s anything-can-happen, extreme news environment. “The sheer volume of stressful events occurring on a near-daily basis can make people […]
Tags: managing stress, mental health, self-care for U, trauma, vicarious trauma
December 12, 2016
Spike in eye injuries from toy guns prompts holiday caution
By uclahealth 
With the holiday toy-shopping frenzy in full swing, chances are there’s a lucky kid or two on your gift list. Of course, you want to pick out something enjoyable. But some toys may pose a serious threat of eye injury to children, especially toy guns. The UCLA Stein Eye and Doheny Eye Institutes and the […]
Tags: airsoft guns, BB guns, blindness, cornea, emergency rooms, eye trauma, hyphema, ophthalmology, opthalmology, paintball guns, protective eyewear, retinal detachment
June 21, 2016
Kids coping with disaster need guidance. UCLA app helps parents give it
By Meg Sullivan 
When wildfires rage, anxiety can rise as high and as fast as temperatures. In fact, little in life matches the stress of having to pack up your entire family and move to safety as fires race toward your home and all you hold dear. “Evacuating with little to no notice in the face of a […]
Tags: app, earthquakes, extreme heat, fire, floods, mobile app, mobile apps, natural disaster, tornadoes, trauma, tsunami, wildfire
June 21, 2016
Resilience training helps pediatric residents cope
By uclahealth
Healthcare providers might not think there us much in common with the United States Navy’s sea, air and land teams, but according to Brenda Bursch, PhD, professor of clinical psychiatry and pediatrics at UCLA, people who work in trauma situations face many of the same challenges as military professionals. “Healthcare careers require a high […]
Tags: depression, Dr. Brenda Bursch, Dr. Jessica Lloyd, Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) program, FOCUS, high-stress, pediatric residents, sadness, stress, trauma, UCLA Pediatric Residency Resilience Training Program, United States Navy
