Trauma and spirituality: Empirical advances in an understudied area of community experience.

J Prev Interv Community

b School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary , Pasadena , California , USA.

Published: June 2018

Trauma and spirituality represent an understudied area of community experience. As in introductory article for this themed issue for the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, this article describes the importance of considering these topics together for individuals and communities across the world.

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