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STAR breaks cycles of trauma

March 7, 2014Last updated July 7, 2014 by Kara

Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) emerged from the ashes of Sept. 11, when hundreds of millions of people were grieving over the deaths and destruction caused by hijacked

Haitians Embrace Trauma-Resilience Program

October 5, 2012Last updated December 2, 2012 by Andrew Jenner

With a history of violence linked to colonization, intense poverty and vulnerable geographic location, Haiti has long suffered from natural disasters, social conflict, and other traumatic events. That is one

STAR Marks 10 Years of Trauma Healing

March 8, 2012Last updated March 26, 2012 by Andrea Schrock Wenger

Hurt people hurt people. For 10 years, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience — the STAR program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) – has been helping to break that cycle.

STAR e-Book Chronicles Trauma Healing Program

September 8, 2011Last updated September 26, 2011 by Mike Zucconi

The tragedies of 9/11 sparked the development of a unique approach to trauma-healing at Eastern Mennonite University—an acclaimed series of trainings called Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), refined

EMU Plans 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Commemoration

September 6, 2011Last updated September 17, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) community will pause and reflect this week, along with the rest of the world, on the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. Sept. 11

Genocide Survivors Change Lives Through EMU Program

June 23, 2006 by Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record

By Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record Not all treasures are locked away in banks or buried in chests beneath the ocean. Last week, one classroom on Eastern Mennonite University

EMU Hosts Concern Group for Military Vets

April 7, 2006 by Chris Edwards

Carolyn Yoder (l.), STAR director, facilitates a small group discussion at the military veterans roundtable. Photo by Jim Bishop Ten adults were given clay, blocks and pipe-cleaners. During a March

Conflict Transformation Alumni Share Global Experiences

June 8, 2005 by Chris Edwards

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Seminary Faculty Invites Colleagues to STAR Seminar

February 3, 2005 by Marcy Gineris

Seminary faculty and the staff of STAR (Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience) has invited university faculty to join them in a Mini-STAR workshop on March 4 and 18, 2005.