This presentation will focus on the effects of moral injury from trauma (causal mechanisms, symptoms, behavior manifestation, psychosocial effects, and interventions). The demographic focus will be veterans with military sexual trauma, children of veterans, and family systems. It will address the gap in services as well as barriers faced. It will end with methods and current programs to address this void in interventions.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the definition and effects of Moral Injury (PTSD vs. Moral Injury, manifestations, symptoms).
Understand the effects of Moral Injury on the family systems.
Understand what interventions and tools are available to address Moral Injury.
This video was developed under grant number SM0080147 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.
