Sex, Drugs, and Trauma

3 Credits

This course will explore health issues existing at the intersection of mental and sexual health. The course will focus on overlapping experiences of sex, sexuality, drug use, and both individual and structural violence. Applying a social justice lens, we will examine health inequities within these intersections as well as strategies to ameliorate inequities and to help heal individuals and communities. Students will be introduced to trauma-informed approaches, advocacy efforts, and the role of storytelling and the arts.