I Know God’s Got a Day 4 Me: Violence, Trauma, and Coping Among Gang-Involved Twitter Users

Trauma-based interventions are common in mental health practice, and yet there is a gap in services because social media has created new ways of managing trauma. Practitioners identify treatments for traumatic experiences and are trained to implement evidence-based practices, but there is limited re...

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Published in:Social science computer review 2017-04, Vol.35 (2), p.226-243
Main Authors: Patton, Desmond U., Sanchez, Ninive, Fitch, Dale, Macbeth, Jamie, Leonard, Patrick
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Case studies
Death & dying
Digital media
Evidence-based practice
Gangs
Mental health
Mental health services
Social media
Social networks
Social services
Trauma
Treatment methods
Youth
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Evidence-based practice
Gangs
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Social networks
Social services
Trauma
Treatment methods
Youth
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