Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2019

The understanding and practice of psychological crisis intervention has grown and deepened over the past century. This journal provides an open forum for sharing insights and advancing practice.

The chaotic post World War II period, plagued by incidents of terrorism, workplace violence, and school shootings, places a special premium on meeting the mental health needs of first responders.

A 12-hour curriculum used to teach psychological first aid at Johns Hopkins has been shown to produce improvements in self-confidence and perceived preparedness that are likely to prove enduring.

Following mass casualty events, survivors are often considered the lucky ones. But they are often plagued with complex feelings of guilt that require sensitive strategies to manage well.

Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are traumatic and/or negative events during childhood, including childhood maltreatment. A social learning theory and intervention is proposed to help foster resiliency for this population.

Police officers can incur a wide range of psychic wounds in the line of duty, from compassion fatigue to burnout to moral injury.

Police officers are vulnerable to moral injury, which occurs in traumatic events when actions taken by oneself or others violate one's moral beliefs. Personality traits predict the clinical implications.