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FACTSHEET:
PTSD and the Family

Traumatic experiences that happen to one member of a family can affect everyone else in the family. When trauma reactions are severe and go on for some time without treatment, they can cause major problems in a family. This fact sheet will describe family members' reactions to the traumatic event and to the survivor's symptoms and behaviors.

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Newsletter: Authors

Daisy Arroyo, CSW
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Melissa de Beer
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Christine Fowley, LCSW
Rape Crisis Program Manager, SVCMC St. Vincent’s Manhattan, Department of Community Medicine [more]

Deborah Fry, MPH
Deborah Fry is the Research Coordinator at the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. [more]

Jennie Greene
Jennie Greene works with the Center for Constitutional Rights. [more]

Meghan Guz, MSW
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Peg Horan, CSW
Peg Horan is Coordinator of Barrier Free Justice, at the Kings County District Attorney's Office. [more]

Faith Huckel
Faith Huckel is the Social Work Student Policy Intern at the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. [more]

Martha Kenton
Martha Kenton is a former Social Work Student Policy Intern at the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. [more]

Harriet Lessel, CSW
Ms. Lessel is Executive Director of The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. [more]

Rachel Lloyd
Rachel Lloyd is the Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) Executive Director. [more]

Sharon Loconte
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Margaret Loftus
Margaret Loftus is a Juvenile Justice Project Associate [more]

Erin Lee Mock
Ms. Mock is a member of the Street Harassment Project. [more]

Amy Nystrom
Amy Nystrom is the former Training Coordinator at the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. [more]

Tamara Pollak, RN, MPH
Ms. Pollak is the Forensic Healthcare Program Director at the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. [more]

Lisa Stein
Lisa Stein is a Director at Bronx Independent Living Services. [more]

Suzanne Towns, CSW
Ms. Towns is the former Director of the Forensic Healthcare Program at The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. [more]

Kate Woodrow
Kate Woodrow is the Outreach and Education Associate at The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. [more]

Featured Artist: E. A. Daniels
My Struggles
Survivor stories through the night
Survivor stories through the night