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Covers:  medical, mental health, human interest, science, suicide, features, mst, health, ptsd, social media, veterans
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Lily Casura’s Biography

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Lily Casura is a longtime journalist, author and social media expert. She is also the creator and founder of the award-winning Healing Combat Trauma, the first website devoted to combat veterans and the therapeutic resources available to help them heal from the effects of post-traumatic stress. Casura graduated from Harvard University, cum laude, and has received further training from the National Center for PTSD (VA) and the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. She is a chapter au…

Lily Casura’s Journalist Portfolio

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The new face of veteran homelessness, by Lily Casura

The new face of veteran homelessness, by Lily Casura

If you asked the average American this Veterans Day to describe a homeless veteran, you'd probably get a desc…

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'Redeployment' by Phil Klay and the Responsibility of Wartime Storytelling

'Redeployment' by Phil Klay and the Responsibility of Wartime Storytelling

If you ask any number of veterans what their experience was during combat, you'll get a variety of answers. Y…

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Veterans Share Their Stories on Stage at the Tobin

Veterans Share Their Stories on Stage at the Tobin

Catharsis is a word with ancient Greek roots, meaning a purging of strong emotions, often through art. In tod…

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Participation Democracy: An Evening with the Constitution Café

Participation Democracy: An Evening with the Constitution Café

If you're going to spend the evening celebrating the 227th birthday of the U.S. Constitution, how better to s…

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Try This at Home: ReadyRosie Deployed in San Antonio

Try This at Home: ReadyRosie Deployed in San Antonio

When 20,000 San Antonio families with four and five-year-olds at home checked their email Wednesday, it was l…

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Fotoseptiembre: Focused on the Artist and the Image

Fotoseptiembre: Focused on the Artist and the Image

Fotoseptiembre USA, the one-of-a-kind, community-based photographic festival now in its 20th year, is a visua…

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Articles

Commentary: We need to break the multi-generational cycle of domestic violence.

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By Lily Casura
| San Antonio Express-News Verified
Lily Casura, For the Express-News May 16, 2022Updated: May 16, 2022 2:20 p.m. This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate When I co-authored the “Status of Women in San Antonio” report in 2019 with University of Texas at San Antonio demography professor Rogelio Sáenz, getting accurate data about the scope of domestic violence here proved difficult.
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“Follow the Money”: AF3IRM, the Anti-Sex Work movement, and the Billionaire Conspiracy Against Them

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By Purple Rose, Lily Casura, Indu Viswanathan, Ezinne Ukoha
| Medium
This essay was co-written by trans and queer sex working women of color with former ties to AF3IRM. Recently, @PurpleRose0666 and others have faced threats and slander from AF3IRM for speaking out against the way their organization harms trans and sex working women of color. For the full context, see this timeline of AF3IRM’s carceral discourse on sex work.
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Commentary: Spike in domestic violence is an epidemic within COVID

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By Richard Harris, Lily Casura
| Laredo Morning Times Verified
By Richard J. Harris and Lily Casura, For the Express-News Published 1:00 pm CST, Thursday, December 10, 2020 A protest in Paris last month calls for a solution to domestic violence, which is up globally, including in San Antonio, since the pandemic began. A protest in Paris last month calls for a solution to domestic violence, which is up globally, including in San Antonio, since the pandemic began.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

High school newspaper reporter and editor-in-chief.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Absolutely. Way back to the IBM days, where each letter had a different character count. (Ugh.)

How is social media changing news?

Social media is the essential distribution platform for news, and often a great source of information and sources as well.