Welcome!!
Hello everyone!!
Thank you for taking the time out to come to my personal page for the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community.
I am walking/hiking/climbing/running for a non-profit organization called Beauty After Bruises. You can find additional information below about the organization.
Please consider making a donation (Every dollar counts!) and/or joining my team to help spread awareness for Beauty After Bruises.
We support survivors in ALL 50 states across the USA. My goal is to have someone represent every state during the walk! I request your support in making this happen!
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"Our missions statement:
We are dedicated to providing survivors of childhood trauma with access to, and funding for, ongoing therapeutic and inpatient care; while creating professional and public awareness for Complex PTSD, OSDD, and DID."
About Beauty After Bruises
WHO DO WE HELP?
Our outreach is to the adult survivors of childhood trauma who have Complex PTSD and/or dissociative trauma disorders.C-PTSD is a posttraumatic disorder that stems from severe, repetitive trauma - most often in childhood, but not always.This can range anywhere from in-home child abuse to domestic violence, human trafficking, captivity and any exposure to prolonged trauma where the victim is at the mercy or complete control of another.(
HOW DO WE HELP?
We provide the finances necessary to getting these patients the therapy, psychiatry, potential inpatient treatment, and other therapeutic care they deserve. We also help by directing them to resources that may be local to them, as well as to books and other written materials -- all while offering tons of support, care and validation along the way.Our other primary objective is to create greater professional and public awareness for these disorders and the survivors who have them.The public is still largely unaware, but more devastating is the limited number of trained therapists and psychiatrists able to recognize or treat these patients. Furthermore, there are less than 10 U.S. hospitals equipped to take a patient in need. We are in the process of changing that."
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Did you know that 1:4 adults have experienced abuse in their childhood? Think about the school you go to or your place of employment... that is at least 25% of your work force. So if you have 100 co-workers, that is 25 people.
As a nurse, I truly believe there are not enough of resources or awareness for mental health issues. I am honored to be able to volunteer with a non-profit, such as Beauty After Bruises, who achknowledges, values, and sees the individuals most of society has forgotten.
Please consider joining my team or creating your own team in an effort to raise more funds to help support survivors and bring awareness to Complex PTSD and dissociative trauma disorders.
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