Quality sleep is essential to wellness, especially for those coping with physical and/or psychological conditions. Sleep disturbance is common among those living with trauma, grief, and medical conditions, and is prevalent in the 9/11 Community. Insomnia may lead to increased distress and exacerbate coexisting conditions, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, alcohol dependence, or hypnotic medication dependence.
Although not commonly discussed, mental health challenges are actually very common. Approximately 1 in 5 adults - 43.8 million Americans - experience mental illness in a given year; however, only 41% received mental health services in the past year.
This year's Conference will focus on all victims of crime but it will also consider emerging trends in victims' rights, needs and responses internationally. In particular, the Conference will consider the needs and responses for victims of terrorism, hate crime, online crime and historical abuse. The Victim Support Europe Conference will offer you the opportunity to network and learn from people working with victims of crime from around the world.
The Symposium was held on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at the Kean University STEM Building, 1075 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ. Registration begins at 8:30 am. The program began at 9:00 am and concluded at 4:00 pm. A special program with subject matter experts in the field of "Promoting Resiliency in Communities Impacted by Trauma" taught concrete skills and shared research-based information on this important topic. Learn More.
Dr. Priyanka Upadhyaya of the World Trade Center Survivor Clinic at Bellevue and VOICES Founding Director Mary Fetchet LCSW will discuss the symptoms and treatment available through the WTC Health Program for those who lived, worked, or went to school in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11. Learn More.