Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience News

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New Software Assessment System Helps Clients Move Closer to Their Goals
With grant funding from the El Pomar Foundation, the technology team at the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience has developed a sophisticated new software assessment system designed to measure the overall well-being and improve...
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From Turmoil to Triumph: Empowering Health Care and Public Health Workers for Post-COVID Recovery
Department of Psychiatry (Stress, Trauma, Adversity Research, and Treatment – “START” Center) on a groundbreaking initiative called the Colorado Alliance for Resilient and Equitable Systems (CO-CARES). This alliance, which is...
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Empowering Our Heroes: How the CTE Division is Helping the U.S. Military Build More Resilient Warriors
The Community Training and Empowerment (CTE) division of the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience has been working closely with various military organizations to provide education and training on trauma, resilience, and peer support. Their efforts are...
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Institute Researchers Publish Findings on the Coping Strategies of Hurricane Survivors
A group of researchers from the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience at UCCS, including Drs. Michael Dolezal, Heather Littleton, and Chip Benight, alongside Dr. Ashley Allen from the University of North Carolina Pembroke, have written a paper about...
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Institute Research Associate Professor Elected President of Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences
Dr. Bernard Ricca, Research Associate Professor at the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience at UCCS, has been elected as the next President of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences (SCTPLS). The Society, which is about 30 years...
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Deserve to Survive and Thrive: A New Support Group from the Veterans Health and Trauma Clinic
The Veterans Health and Trauma Clinic, which is a part of the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, is now offering a support group for combat veterans. This group is open to all male and female combat veterans and is designed to...
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The Epidemic of Loneliness: An Urgent Call to Address the Surgeon General's Advisory on Loneliness and Isolation
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, loneliness and isolation have become a public health epidemic in the United States. In his recent advisory, titled...
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New Video Showcases the Dedicated Work of the Institute
We are thrilled to share our new Institute video, which showcases the groundbreaking work happening at the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience. The video captures the essence of the Institute's dedication to...
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Institute Researchers Publish Article on Post Trauma Recovery Trajectories among Hurricane Survivors
Institute researchers, Drs. Heather Littleton, Bernard Ricca, and Charles Benight, along with Dr. Ashley Allen at the University of North Carolina Pembroke, recently published an article in the Journal of Traumatic Stress on post-trauma recovery trajectories among...
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Updated Research Participant Registry Helps Trauma Survivors Make a Difference
The Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience has recently launched a new and improved Research Participant Registry. The previous registry, known as the Trauma Health and Hazards Center Trauma Registry, had over 1,300...