October 2020

While serving as a Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Mississippi, I first learned about the concept of "adverse childhood experiences" through a newspaper article. But when I wanted to learn more, I wasn't sure where to turn. After lots of research and trial and error, I found these resources to be some of the best. (Yes, ACESConnection is on the list!) If you would like your free copy of this PDF, just click the link and download: mrchrisfreeze.com/top38resources (Sometimes web links...

Based on a longer white paper, this blog offers COVID-specific adaptations to trauma-informed approaches to improve human services that moved to the virtual space.

By Wicked Local Cambridge, October 2, 2020 The city of Cambridge published on Oct. 1 a new resource that is intended to provide guidance to help police departments and municipalities all over the country design and implement a “trauma-informed” training and education program. The “Guide for a Trauma-Informed Law Enforcement Initiative” is based on Cambridge’s experience implementing and learning how to most effectively offer such a program. The city originally developed a program in 2015 and...

By Mimi Madrid, The Denver Post, October 3, 2020 Suicidal ideation can be a lonely torment for individuals. But suicide is a public health issue that afflicts us as a community, especially when it comes to young people. Suicide rates in Colorado for children and youth have stayed elevated. It’s still one of the leading causes of death between the ages 10 and 24. State experts foreshadow a rise in mental health needs for youth. We tackle public health issues through individual, familial,...

I know I say this often, you REALLY dont want to miss this week's episode of 'A Better Normal- Education Upended', it is going to be fantastic! Join us Thursday 10/8 as we welcome our special guests from the Partnership for Resilience to discuss their new report, done in partnership with the Harvard Education Redesign Lab , " Rebuilding for a New Normal: A Study of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trauma-Responsive Schools and Key Recommendations for Communities (Lombard, IL:...

Transforming Trauma Episode 025: How NARM Supports Treating the Whole Person with Naturopath, Dr. Mazen Atassi In this episode, Transforming Trauma host Sarah Buino speaks with Mazen Atassi , naturopath and NARM Practitioner, about how he uses NARM principles to support psychobiological healing in his medical practice. Throughout the episode, Sarah and Mazen explore the idea that NARM is for everyone and they take a closer look at how Mazen has applied NARM in the naturopathic realm. Mazen...

The presidential race is a big-ticket item, but hundreds of other state and local races will impact critical issues like school funding, childcare and early education, nutrition programs, and health care. Every seat in the NC General Assembly is on the ballot, along with the Governor’s race, a US Senate seat, congressional races, and more. When it comes to elevating the importance of racial equity, voting is vital to make marginalized voices heard. Policies and systems can be changed by our...

By Cynthia G. Hawkins and Taylor Scribner, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, October 1, 2020 It is no secret that the foster care system in America is overwhelmed. Children usually enter the foster care system as a result of neglect, abandonment, or abuse. Many of these children spend years or even the rest of their childhood in foster care separated from their parents and often their siblings without ever having a permanent home. There is a light at the end of the tunnel for...

From Creating Presence, October 2020 Protects Clients: Clients who are exhibiting behaviors are often labeled or diagnosed without an understanding that many social disorders are a result of adversity and past traumatic events. These symptoms can best be understood with a trauma lens that recognizes the complex impact of trauma and other forms of adversity on the brain. Supports staff: Helping trauma-impacted children and adults is a difficult job that has a secondary traumatic effects on...

By Veronica Penney, The New York Times, September 30, 2020 In most American cities, white residents live near parks, trees and baseball fields, while communities of color are left with concrete and the heat that comes with it . Now, in a push that could provide a road map for other cities, officials in Denver are working to rectify that historical inequity. The effort, one of a handful around the country, has been bolstered by an environmental tax that added tens of millions of dollars to...

By Aneesah McClinton & Cato T Laurencin, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, October 1, 2020 Abstract Numerous organizations implement a trauma-informed approach. This model assists institutions in providing care and education that delivers support to members who have undergone traumatic experiences, and many institutions apply the principles as a universal precaution. Student and trainee experiences in medical education reveal a hidden curriculum that may deliver...

By Iridain Casarez, October 1, 2020, North Coast Journal. New programs were beginning to address the traumatic foundation of Humboldt's health problems. Then came COVID. Mary Ann Hansen probably understands the landscape of early childhood education in Humboldt County better than most. Before she became the director of First 5 Humboldt in 2015, she worked as a full-time lecturer in the Child Development Department at Humboldt State University and had been the head preschool teacher at the...