by Dr. Anchal GoyalEditor(s): T.M. Chapman; Dr. A.D. Gray Domestic violence is a serious social and public health problem that affects millions of Americans each year. Domestic Violence includes an array of physical and sexual violence, stalking, and psychological aggression. Read More …
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Violence, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Psychophysiologic Affects of Witnessing Abuse
Dr. Amber D. Gray, DBH Children who witness abuse and violence experience various types of psychophysiologic consequences (Ali & McGarry, 2020; Bradbury-Jones, Morris, Sammut, Humphreys, 2020; Walker, 2013; Van Der Kolk, 2014). When it comes to children, it must be 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 …
Congratulations to Dr. Gray for being a Honorary Awardee for the Morton Bard Allied Professionals Award
Dr. Gray has worked to help victims of violence for many years. Whether it is through advocacy, professional development, or healthcare education, Dr. Gray is always looking at ways to improve the victim/patient experience. Dr. Gray believes that the only 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 …
Annual Virtual 5k Phoenix Run
This year, like every year since our organization began, we held our annual virtual 5k Phoenix Run. We are thankful to our usual participants and partners who worked hard to make this event happen, despite the current circumstances. This year, Read More …
Abusive Behaviors During the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
by Dr. Amber D. Gray Recently, I attended a remote conference on what victims of domestic violence are going through during the coronavirus pandemic. I was shocked and astonished at some of the horrific ways in which batterers have come Read More …