@article{ref1,
title="Using storytelling to heal trauma and bridge the cultural divide between veterans and civilians",
journal="Journal of loss and trauma",
year="2017",
author="Mamon, Daria and McDonald, Elise C. and Lambert, Jennifer F. and Cameron, Amy Y.",
volume="22",
number="8",
pages="669-680",
abstract="There is a growing disconnect between the Veteran and civilian communities related to their understanding of war-related trauma, postdeployment reintegration difficulty, and the experience of Memorial Day. A therapeutic way to bridge this divide is through community storytelling. This paper describes a program development project at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center that was created to increase the connection between these communities. Using storytelling, six Veterans shared their personal experiences with a civilian audience in honor of Memorial Day. Qualitative data on the impact of the program is reported, and suggestions for future application and research are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1532-5024",
doi="10.1080/15325024.2017.1382653",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2017.1382653"
}