January 2024

Some may recall the struggle of getting adjusted to the busy schedule of being a parent and returning your child back to school following the holiday season. I have completed a review that will allow both children and families to have a much more successful transition back into the workplace and classroom setting. Here are a few tips that will make the transition more smoother. 1. Ensure to keep a consistent bedtime schedule. While this may be difficult, it is important to stick as close as...

Please join us! Hot Topic: Can School Based Mental Health Services Make a Difference? David Love LMFT. RSVP at https://www.avahealth.org/what-we-do/aces-health-champions-network/aces-health-champions-gatherings.html

As the holiday season comes to a close and life has returned to its pre-pandemic state, it's easy to forget our struggles during the COVID-19 outbreak. Looking back, it's fascinating to think about how we managed to stay indoors for such an extensive period. Although things seem to be back to normal, the lasting impact, particularly on children, remains evident. The loss of parents and caregivers has become a significant concern, with over 229,000 children losing one or both parents, 252,000...

Join this upcoming Better Care Playbook webinar, 1/23, 2 – 3:15 pm ET, to learn how a group of counties in rural Pennsylvania is applying trauma-informed care to better serve Medicaid members in 24 counties. The nearly decade-long collaboration across rural primary care and behavioral health care providers focuses on preventing re-traumatization, increasing patient engagement, and reducing unnecessary health care utilization for people with trauma histories. The webinar will explore lessons...

“ The way a society functions is a reflection of the childrearing practices of that society. Today we reap what we have sown. Despite the well-documented critical nature of early life experiences, we dedicate few resources to this time of life. We do not educate our children about child development, parenting, or the impact of neglect and trauma on children.” — Dr. Bruce D. Perry , Ph.D. & Dr. John Marcellus “It has been said that if child abuse and neglect were to disappear today, the...

Wounds of the heart may persist after troubling memories from childhood adversity have been rewired. Fortunately, pain from childhood adversities can spur us to create a peaceful heart of forgiving, kindness, calm, and purpose.

To commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we are featuring our collaborations with local and national partners. These offerings provide you a chance to get involved and to reflect upon the impactful principles championed by Dr. King. We invite you to join us in our journey in pursuit of a more equitable world. Refer to the attached flyer for additional details and registration information!

As we slide into 2024, I want to invite you today to truly consider what would radically change about your life if you were to give yourself permission to be messy? And I'm not talking about dirty dishes, unfolded laundry, or dust that you can write your initials in ;) I'm talking about the same kind of messy that Anne-Marie Marron refers to in her article Permission To Be ‘Messy’ . One of the things I'm constantly exploring with my clients is how we must put to bed the idea that "healed"...

By Laura Gallant, 12/8/23, https://positiveexperience.org/blog/ Throughout 2023 the HOPE National Resource Center (NRC) has been working hard to spread the HOPE framework and have positive childhood experiences (PCEs) as widely discussed and applied in child- and family-serving sectors as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). It has been a year full of strong partnerships, and a growing community. The work done at the HOPE NRC cannot be successful without the dedicated organizations,...

Husnain, 8, was trapped in the mosque by the religious teacher, and the matter was reported to Children Lifeline Trust by a citizen residing on the same street as the mosque. During the investigation, it was determined that the child had followed his elder brother to the mosque to offer the Friday prayer, and when the Friday prayer was completed, the religious teacher caught him and handed him some chocolates, so he could stay in the mosque and he can try his plan to abuse the 8-year-old...

Wishing you a New Year with Peace, Hope & Joy. Take care, Michael. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by4tWjowZVo

BOOK REVIEW “How to Handle with Care”, a new book by author Wendy Samford, PhD, is step-by-step instruction manual to create — in your community — a best practice that can help end the racially-motivated school-to-prison pipeline one child at a time, and quickly! How? By addressing the trauma of each child individually, with a cross-sector approach to supporting hurting children that has law enforcement working with educators all across the United States. ( www.handlewithcarewv.org ) Simply...