In honor of PTSD Awareness Day, let’s explore what PTSD is and how to get support. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental health condition that affects 1 out of 20 adults in the U.S. every year. Women are twice as likely as men to experience PTSD, which is highest in racialized communities. This day involves encouraging open talk about PTSD, learning about PTSD causes and symptoms, and, most importantly, accessing treatment and getting support. Click the link below to o

This World Maternal Mental Health Day, we are joining PSI GA to #IgniteGA. One in five moms will experience a perinatal mental health challenge. They deserve real support, not silence. Donate now through the link below and help fund therapy sessions for parents across Georgia who can't afford to wait. Link: https://postpartum.app.neoncrm.com/forms/georgiachapter

Written by Chaela Nutor The Grady Trauma Project was proud to have 9 members presenting at the 2026 Annual Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Conference in Chicago, Illinois this April! GTP Team photo at ADAA 2026 Dr. Abigail Powers Lott kicked off the first day of the conference with her talk titled “Comparing Two Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening Approaches to Improve Health Outcomes” as part of a symposium titled: “Screening and Treatment for Trau

The Grady Trauma Project (GTP) was excited to participate in the 2026 Atlanta Regional Brain Bee by hosting an interactive booth showcasing the amygdala —a brain region that detects threat, triggers fear responses, and is commonly hyperactive in individuals with trauma exposure or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). GTP investigator, Dr. Sanne van Rooij, and Neuroscience Ph.D. students, Patlapa Sompolpong and Trinidi Prochaska, represented the GTP at the Atlanta Regional Br