STRONG STAR PTSD Consortium

04/21/2026

Free PTSD training for care navigators!

Non-clinical staff can play a major role in connecting clients to the right care. 🏥

Equip your entire team with fundamental knowledge on PTSD and ensure every client receives the evidence-based treatment they need.

Join us on Friday, June 5, 12-1pm CT for our PTSD Care Navigator Training - designed for case managers, administrative staff, and other non-clinical support roles in mental health.

This 1-hour training covers:
🧠 Common PTSD symptoms
🛠️ Helpful assessment tools
✅ Proven treatment options

Register for free today: https://bit.ly/4sxYrti

Thank you to Bob Woodruff Foundation for supporting our Care Navigator trainings!

04/20/2026

What is the more means of delivering for -- in the office, in the home, via telehealth -- and how does that correlate with ? See the STRONG STAR just published by John Moring and colleagues in Psychological Services.

04/14/2026

Learn how to ask questions during PTSD treatment that lead to progress - not frustrated clients and stalled therapy sessions.

Register today for our upcoming workshop, "Unraveling PTSD" on April 23! 🗓️

Join PTSD experts, including Dr. Stefanie LoSavio, for practical insights on Socratic questioning and other treatment techniques that help clients recover quickly.

See training details and get registered today at: https://strongstartraining.org/upcoming-events/unraveling-ptsd/

04/07/2026

Breakthrough findings out today in JAMA Network Open by our researchers at UT Health San Antonio and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. Adding navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation to a leading psychotherapy for PTSD led to greatly improved treatment outcomes for hospitalized military service members and veterans. Links to the news story and scientific publication are in the comments.

02/06/2026

As someone living with tinnitus himself, STRONG STAR investigator and UT Health San Antonio faculty member Dr. John Moring focuses his research on better understanding the disorder and finding ways to treat it. This article from a past issue of Future, a publication of the UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine, describes those research efforts, including tinnitus' common correlation with posttraumatic stress disorder. To learn more about a current treatment study led by Dr. Moring for military and veterans in San Antonio with PTSD and tinnitus, see the comments. https://magazines.uthscsa.edu/schools/2024/12/09/taming-tinnitus/

It can manifest as a low- or high-pitched tone — a squeal, buzz, roar, chirp or click seemingly coming from one or both ears or in the head. It can dissipate within seconds or be continually present; barely discernable or as loud as a freight train.

02/03/2026

Tinnitus affects 50 million people in the U.S. and is the leading service-related disability among U.S. veterans. It affects 60% of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Because there is no cure, many think there is nothing that can be done to help. But cognitive-behavioral therapy is one known way to help manage symptoms. See the comments for information on a STRONG STAR clinical trial at UT Health San Antonio for military & veterans affected by tinnitus & PTSD.

11/04/2025

Clients grieving a su***de loss often face unique challenges - having a therapist with expertise on this subject can make a meaningful difference.

Join clinical psychologist, Dr. Nina Gutin, at our Advanced Skills workshop “Clinical Work with the Su***de Bereaved” on Dec 10th. 🗓️

Explore what makes su***de bereavement different from other types of loss, how experiences can vary across different communities, and walk away with practical tools and resources to support your clients.

Register for free today at the link in the comments below! 🔗

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10/21/2025

Lots of practical tips and advice for clinicians in this afternoon’s presentations at the San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, from Stephanie LoSavio’s session on Socratic questioning, to Elna Yadin’s tips on overcoming hindrances in PTSD treatment, to the “Ask an Expert Clinician” panel. Thanks, all!

10/21/2025

The promise of using psychedelics such as M**A synergistically with psychological therapies for PTSD and the challenges of scientifically assessing cannabis use to help with chronic pain both were on the agenda at the San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference this morning. Compelling presentations by keynote Dr Barbara Rothbaum of Emory University and by Dr Don McGeary of UTHealth San Antonio.

10/21/2025

We had an outstanding poster session at the San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference on Monday evening, and this morning, the second day of the conference started off with the presentation of the Dr. Abby E. Seifert Memorial Student Poster Awards. The awards, which recognize excellence in student-led research efforts, also memorialize Dr. Seifert for the inimitable impact she made during her 11 years with STRONG STAR and her unrelenting support of students. Congratulations to this year’s award winners: Hannah Baker in the undergraduate student category and Remco van Ziderveld in the graduate student category. We were honored to have members of Dr. Seifert’s family with us to present the awards.

10/20/2025

Thank you, Bob Woodruff Foundation, for your sponsorship of the San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference and our shared mission of making lives better for military, veterans and their families.

10/20/2025

Su***de prevention closed out the discussion topics on Day 1 of the San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference. National expert Craig Bryan discussed the most effective approaches to treatment, including how incorporating Crisis Response Planning into evidence-based PTSD treatments can save lives. Then David Rosek took the audience through a practical demonstration of using CRP.