Laverne Cox opens up about past trauma, her healing journey and success in Hollywood

Laverne Cox made history as the first openly transgender actress nominated for a primetime Emmy for her role in “Orange is the New Black” – but before her award-winning career she almost quit Hollywood. She speaks to “CBS Mornings” about confronting her childhood trauma, her healing journey and more. Source link

A youth treatment center promised to help struggling teens. Some say they left with more trauma.

Youth residential treatment programs promise to help struggling teens develop coping skills and return home to become productive members of their communities. A CBS News investigation looks at whether these programs, which are largely unregulated by the federal government, are helping teens. Source link

A Scaled-Back Celebration for Public Servants ‘in Trauma’

For nearly 25 years the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals have been one of Washington’s feel-good events, honoring public servants whose inventions, cures and discoveries have benefited Americans paying their salaries. This year’s gathering, at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, reflected the brutal success of the Trump administration’s drive … Read more

The trauma of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

Many of the people who were present during the shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner were also in attendance during the assassination attempt against President Trump during a 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jeff Gardere, a board-certified clinical psychologist, joins CBS News to discuss the mental toll these incidents take. Source link

Release from ICE detention brings relief and lingering trauma for wife of Army reservist

After four months and several court hearings, the wife of a U.S. Army Reserve Black Hawk pilot was released earlier this week from an ICE detention facility in Houston. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez, who is from Venezuela, was detained in December just … Read more

Attack that killed US service members in Kuwait left dozens with serious injuries including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say

An Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed six U.S. service members in the early hours of the war with Iran was more severe than has previously been revealed, with dozens suffering brain injuries, shrapnel trauma and burns, multiple sources told CBS News. At least one required the amputation of a limb.  Sources described a … Read more