There are moments in a life when the destination you thought you missed quietly reveals itself beneath your feet. For as long as I can remember, I had my sights set on Praeger Publishing. It was not just a publisher Read More …
Author: Dr. Amber D. Chapman-Gray, PhD, DBH
Dr. Amber D. Chapman-Gray, PhD, DBH, DirVPVA is the CEO of Gray’s Trauma-Informed Care Services Corp and the Director of Violence Prevention and Victim Advocacy with The Freedom Train Project. She is a lifelong credentialed victim advocate, a Doctor of Behavioral Health specializing in trauma-informed management, public safety, women's health, medical science, lifestyle medicine, and systems change. She is also a forensic psychologist who has specializations in forensic linguistics, victimology, trial consultation, public policy, law, and criminal behavior. As a trauma-informed violence preventionist and interventionist, Dr. Chapman-Gray works to improve the mental health outcomes of victims and survivors of crime while educating healthcare, social service, and justice-adjacent providers in evidence-based, victim and survivor-centered practices.
The Summit I Was Already Standing On
Human Trafficking and Prevention: What We Know, What Works, and Why It Matters
January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human trafficking is exploitation, not a “bad choice.” It involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purposes of labor exploitation or commercial sexual exploitation (Congressional Research Service [CRS], 2025). Individuals Read More …
Wounds That Time Does Not Heal: The Long-Term Health Impact of Trauma
by Dr. Amber D. Gray, DBH, PhD & Dr. Tabitha M. Chapman, PhD, MFT From: The Health Psychologist (July 1st, 2023) [The Society for Health Psychology] Before one discusses the nuances and intricacies of trauma, there must be a basic Read More …
STATEMENT FROM:
A Message from the CEO and Staff Regarding Recent Violence It is with utmost consideration and regard to the recent inexcusable acts that took so many innocent lives at Robb Elementary School shooting, The Topps Grocery Store shooting, the Laguna Read More …
The Bad and The Ugly About Coercive Control
by Dr. Amber D. Gray, DBH Domestic violence is about power and control (Gosselin, 2018; Walker, 1979; Walker, 2000). While no single theory fits the totality of the nuances of domestic violence, an abuser’s need for power and control is Read More …
Why Model Fidelity is Important in Behavioral Health
July 14th, 2021 by Dr. Amber D. Gray, DBH One of the things that patients like to see in a medical setting is consistency. When things are consistent in a hospital, the patient is able to guess what to expect Read More …
Dissociative Identity Disorder: How the Movies Got It Wrong
by Dr. Amber D. Gray, CCFDVC, DBH Let’s Talk Dissociative Identity Disorder Let’s talk about dissociation. The not so new kid on the block, that many individuals still don’t understand anything about. What is dissociation? According to Marlene Steinberg, M.D., Read More …
Doctors of Behavioral Health, Effective Providers for Victim Advocacy
An Official White Paper From Gray’s Trauma Informed Care Services Corp WP NO. 200 Doctors of Behavioral Health (DBH) are considered healthcare innovators. They are healthcare disruptors. They are healthcare agents of improvement. That is to say, the role of Read More …
Key Speaker Event
Join Dr. Gray as she discusses with students, how trauma changes the structures and functioning of the brain. It is brain awareness week. This Key Speaker event was designed to bring awareness and understanding about trauma and the brain, to Read More …
How To Prevent Re-Traumatizing Victimized Patients Within The Medical Industry
Maleficence in Treatment: Dismissing Patients When They Need Providers Most Adults who have had adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or are victims of violent crime are often in physiological pain (Clarke, Schubiner, Clark-Smith & Abbass, 2019) and have a need for Read More …