Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience

We’re excited to welcome Megan Wendling to our team as our new Resilience Care Navigator and Clinician with Milestones Resilience Care, as well as a Peer Specialist.

Megan helps clients build self-awareness and reconnect with their strengths and values. She specializes in working with trauma survivors, including those affected by sexual assault, domestic violence, and substance use, as well as college students and adolescents, helping them move from survival patterns toward greater connection, resilience, and choice.

How can we build stronger support systems following trauma or disaster?

Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience Director of Research Operations and Professor Dr. Heather Littleton recently spoke with Psychology Today about how individuals and communities can create effective social support systems during times of crisis.

Click the link to learn more about Dr. Littleton's feature.

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The Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience joined the community earlier this month to support Bakhita Mountain Home, which supports adult women survivors of human trafficking on their path to healing.

We’re excited to welcome LaDonna Reed to the Lyda Hill team! LaDonna joins us as a Community Wellness Coordinator. 👏

Our team is growing and we’re excited to be able to reach more people in our community!

Trauma doesn’t look the same for everyone, and neither should treatment.

The Veterans Health and Trauma Clinic (VHTC), part of the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience at UCCS, was built specifically for Veterans, active military members, emergency responders, and their families, people who carry experiences that deserve specialized, evidence-based care.

Our licensed clinicians offer trauma-focused treatments, including EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure, alongside support for depression, anxiety, PTSD and secondary trauma.

Whether you’re looking for individual or group therapy, our team meets you where you are, in a space built on understanding, not assumptions.

GRIT, the Greater Resilience Information Toolkit, started during the uncertainty of COVID-19, when people needed practical ways to navigate change that felt anything but predictable.

What began as a response to one crisis has grown into something much bigger. GRIT now offers tailored trainings for individuals, families and communities, meeting different populations wherever they are on their resilience journey.

Curious how it could help you or your community? https://grit.uccs.edu

Our online Trauma Training Program gives professionals and students a foundational understanding of how stress and trauma affect the mind and body, and how that impact can differ significantly across populations.

Whether you’re a clinician, a student or someone working in a high-stress field, this program offers a flexible, accessible way to deepen your knowledge on your own schedule.

There’s no single starting point required. Start wherever makes sense for you and build from there.

First Priority Peer Support trains volunteers within an organization to become trained Peer Supporters, equipped with basic counseling skills and a deeper understanding of the occupational stress their colleagues face every day. 

These aren’t outside consultants. They’re coworkers who understand the job firsthand, which makes all the difference when someone needs to talk. 

The goal is simple: help colleagues recognize when they need support, and guide them toward the right level of care before stress becomes something heavier.