Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

War's Ripple Effects: Research Priorities

By Stan Alcorn

Understanding of the traumatic effects of war has progressed significantly. In this selection from Dart's Videos on Veterans series, leading researchers and clinicians shed light on what needs further investigation.

Why Report on Veterans?

By Stan Alcorn

When veterans come home, they bring their experiences back to their loved ones and communities. Veterans advocate Paul Sullivan and other experts talk about how local news media can best report this national story.

Faith Healing in Kashmir

By Robert Nickelsberg and Judith Matloff

Caught between a militant separatist uprising and brutal government suppression, Kashmiris of various religious backgrounds are turning to Sufi holy men to cope with stress both psychological and social.

The Burden of Memory

By John Trotter

Photography is a medium, a record and a means of reclaiming identity in award-winning photojournalist John Trotter's multimedia meditation on his recovery from brain injury.

The Tsunami: Covering Act II

By Joe Hight

The tsunami that wreaked utmost tragedy on parts of southern Asia has become one of the most overwhelming stories in the history of journalism. The scale of death and destruction has shocked even those who had covered man-made and natural disasters before Dec. 26.

How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster

A discussion with Professor Tatiana Wah and author Jonathan Katz on the three years of Haiti’s post-earthquake recovery efforts, organized by Columbia University's Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute.

Scar Tissue: 1 Crime. 2 Writers. 18 Years.

At Columbia University, a conversation with award-winning writers Emily Bernard and Bruce Shapiro, both critically injured in a brutal attack.

Chasing Hope

By David Hafetz and Rodolfo Gonzalez

An article chronicling the injuries and recovery of Jacqueline Saburido, a spirited young woman burned and disfigured when a drunk driver veered into her car. Originally published in the Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX) in 2002.

The Test of Fire

By Michele Stanush and Lynne Dobson

For its unsentimental focus on Emmett Jackson's recovery from the arson death of his wife and child and his own extensive injuries. Originally published in the Austin American-Statesman in two parts on Sept. 4, 1994, and Sept. 5, 1994.

The Miracle of Philip Chandler

By Craig Dezern and Angela Peterson

An uplifting yet realistic account of a victim and his loved ones struggling to recover after random violence.