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Those who regularly experience vicarious trauma often neglect their own self-care and inner life as they struggle with images and stories that can’t be forgotten. Symptoms of compassion fatigue ...

Vicarious trauma, also called secondary traumatic stress, is caused by continuous, indirect exposure to trauma through another person’s firsthand account or narrative of trauma. While those ...

Fundraisers can – and often do – experience the same type of trauma as frontline charity workers, new research has shown. A syndrome – known as secondary vicarious trauma – results from indirect ...

Reynolds also said fundraisers can often experience the same type of trauma as frontline charity workers. She said the syndrome, known as ‘secondary vicarious trauma’, results from indirect exposure, ...

More information: Jennifer Paruk et al, Research assistant perspectives on strategies to reduce the likelihood of experiencing vicarious trauma, Journal of Gender-Based Violence (2025).

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