October 2019

By P. Berman, A. Hosack & K. Hecht Davy don’t. Davy stop please stop. NO! Larry is having a nightmare. He is at the end of a long, dark alley. At the very end is a 13- year-old Davy, about to shoot up what will be a fatal dose of heroin. Larry is running down the alley towards Davy, trying to reach him before the needle enters his arm. Larry is trying to yell at the top of his voice, but it is coming out in a whisper that Davy couldn’t possible hear. Where is Claire? Why didn’t she keep...

The film "Cracked Up" features Darrell Hammond's childhood struggles with trauma and their lifelong impacts. From IMDb, It's the "incredible story of actor, comedian, master impressionist and Saturday Night Live veteran, Darrell Hammond." This Free screening will be followed immediately by a Q & A with veteran trauma therapists Ricky Schermond, LCSW from Philadelphia Children’s Alliance, and Gestalt therapist Karen Ginsburg, LSCW, LMT

By Rick Ganley & Mary McIntyre, New Hampshire Public Radio, September 30, 2019 New Hampshire’s Office of the Child Advocate is launching a review of some practices used by residential youth facilities in the state. Child Advocate Moira O’Neill is taking a look at how both private centers and the state-run Sununu Youth Center use restraint and seclusion among children in care. NHPR's Morning Edition Host Rick Ganley spoke with O'Neill about what she's hoping to understand through her...

By Sian Lloyd, British Broadcasting Corporation, September 30, 2019 How do you tackle the problem of young people falling into a life of crime? One of the approaches being adopted across the UK has been more awareness of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). In Wales, more than 5,000 front-line officers and police staff have been trained in responding to crimes involving children to enable them to recognise whether they may be experiencing ACEs. The programme, which has been backed by more...

Hi friends, If you would like to meet behavioral health activists and learn about our amazing programs, please join us for part of the day next week on Tuesday, October 8. The conference is free for healthcare activists but $150 for professionals, the opposite of most conferences, where professionals are paid to attend but activists have to raise their own funds. Register today for part or all of the event. If you are busy during the day, come join the evening events after work. Health...

“What good are we as humans if we can’t help each other,” Colella, an independent artist whose piece is now on display at the Fuller Craft Museum, said.

According to Dr. Richard Estes, “Child sexual exploitation is the most hidden form of child abuse in the U.S. and North America today. It is the nation’s least recognized epidemic.” This form of human trafficking – the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) – is a pressing concern for youth service agencies. The adolescents we work with are extremely vulnerable to recruitment into “the life” of exploitation. Some are lured by smooth-talking traffickers (pimps), some are abused by...

By Molly Walker, Medpage Today, September 30, 2019 Military sexual trauma was associated with a wide range of mental health diagnoses, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and suicidal ideation in older female veterans, a researcher said here. Female veterans, ages ≥55, who screened positive for military sexual trauma had a more than seven-fold increased odds of PTSD (OR 7.25, 95% CI 6.84-7.68), and more than two-fold higher odds of depression (OR 2.39, 95% CI...

By Linsey McMurrin, Brainerd Dispatch, September 30, 2019 We know the way we see and experience the world around us is influenced by many factors. These include our culture, how we were raised, and the challenges we have overcome. The research around Adverse Childhood Experiences helps us understand more about how hardships and intensely stressful situations we go through early on in our lives can impact our brains as they develop. This can cause us to be constantly on “high alert” as we...

By Nuria Martinez-Keel, The Oklahoman, September 30, 2019 A pioneering study of Oklahoma student test scores revealed troubling results while setting the path for public education in the state for the next decade. New state research found minority children had lower test scores than their white peers, even when the only apparent differentiating factor was the color of their skin or their ethnicity, according to data from the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Students of color...

By Alan Blinder, The New York Times, September 30, 2019 It has been a bedrock principle behind college sports: Student-athletes should not be paid beyond the costs of attending a university. California threatened that standard on Monday after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to allow players to strike endorsement deals and hire agents. The new law, which is supposed to take effect in 2023, attacks the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s long-held philosophy that college athletes should...

As one of the Trauma Informed Care trainers for my region, I work with community based organizations daily and see first hand the extent of compassion fatigue and how it manifests itself through burn out and secondary trauma. How do we fight this silent, gradual killer? We build connections. Whether it's in our schools or agencies, the barriers to forming relationships are present. Time, communication skills, authenticity,etc- there are several barriers than can block developing organization...