The El Paso Child Guidance Center received a grant of more than $37,000 from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation to address the shortage of mental health professionals trained in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Recently, 18 therapists from area nonprofit agencies received six days of intensive training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This effort helps increase the number of trained clinical professionals available to help El Paso area children and families affected by traumatic events – especially families exposed to the violence in Ciudad Juárez, soldiers returning from war and their families, and victims of sexual abuse.  EMDR is a therapeutic approach that scientific research has established as effective for treatment of PTSD.

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