Activist Trauma Support

Our Documents

• PTSD flyer

  A5 PDF 4 pages

  Our general flyer discussing PTSD and activism.

• Police Infiltration Leaflet   A4 PDF

  Document considering the effects of police infiltration

• No Borders: Thoughts on guilt, shame & trauma

  double sided A4 PDF

  Also available as a TEXT file.

• Zine

  Version 1 of the Activist Trauma Support zine, 36 A5 pages in PDF  including Editorial, Avoiding Burnout at Climate Camp 2006, Total Eclipse, International Groups, Out of Action in German for G8, Report from Israeli T-Team, ATS Trauma Briefing, 2 Minute Relaxation, My Experiences Post Stirling, Callout for more articles.

• PTSD briefing

  double sided A3 PDF

  Backgrounds, symptoms, specific problems, available treatments, prevention, support.

• Sustainable Activism & Avoiding Burnout 

  A5 PDF

• How to cope with being attacked by the cops

  double sided A4 PDF

  Logistics of what to do after having been attacked: on the scene, at home, at the police station, in court.

  A simplified version less specific to UK law is available as '.doc' file: english - french

• Analysis of our role at the G8 in 2005

  double sided A4 PDF

  Conclusions and report from the Support Work in Scotland

Trauma flyer in other languages

• Trauma support flyer in German, as a PDF - Flyer zu Trauma und Aktivismus: Einführung, Reaktionen, Hintergründe, was hilft?
• Trauma support flyer in French, as a PDF and as a TEXT file - Activisme et traumatisme.
• Trauma support flyer in Spanish, as a PDF and as a TEXT file - Trauma y recuperacion para activistas.
• Trauma support flyer in Russian, Page 1 and Page 2 - double sided A4 PDF
• Trauma support flyer in Hebrew - double sided A4 PDF
• Trauma support flyer in Arabic, as a PDF and as a TEXT file.
• Trauma support flyer in Dutch, as a PDF.
• Trauma Support flyer in Greek, as a PDF - Τραύμα και ανάκαμψη για ακτιβιστές

Archive

Web flyer or printable flyer for the Trauma Gathering 11.2.2006 in London

"Mutual Support in the Face of Repression" - article on Trauma Support during the G8 in Scotland, published in SHUT THEM DOWN (book of reflections about the summit).

Other peoples documents

Zine on Community Support & Intimate Violence.

A personal account on self harming: Beyond Amnesty.

Handouts from a 6-day Training with ASSIST

ASSIST is a UK Charity dedicated to Trauma Care. All in RTF or PDF format.

1. Stress - Human function curve 1: RTF or PDF
2. Stress - Human function curve 2: RTF or PDF
3. Critical Incident Stress: RTF or PDF
4. Critical Incident Stress - Short term reactions: RTF or PDF
5. Trauma and Recovery: RTF or PDF
6. Please listen to me: RTF or PDF
7. PTSD Criteria - 1: RTF or PDF
8. PTSD Criteria - 2: RTF or PDF
9. Summary of Post Trauma Symptoms: RTF or PDF
10. Why do some people get it and others don't: RTF or PDF
11. Secondary Traumatisation: RTF or PDF
12. Intrusive Imagery and Thoughts: RTF or PDF
13. Dealing with Flashbacks: RTF or PDF
14. Treatments of Flashbacks: RTF or PDF
15. Processing the Memories: RTF or PDF
16. Developing Coping Skills: RTF or PDF
17. Working with Avoidance: RTF or PDF
18. Arousal and Hypervigilance: RTF or PDF
19. Panic Attacks: RTF or PDF
20. Treatment for Hypervigilance: RTF or PDF
21. Specialist Interventional Therapies: RTF or PDF
22. Evidence based treatments: RTF or PDF
23. Effective Treatments for PTSD: RTF or PDF
24. Cognitive Restructuring: RTF or PDF
25. Exposure Therapy: RTF or PDF
26. NICE Guidelines - 1: RTF or PDF
27. NICE Guidelines - 2: RTF or PDF