November 2021

By Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, November 9, 2021 In the year since Oregon decriminalized possession of all state-banned drugs , hundreds of millions of tax dollars have been redirected to funding community treatment and harm reduction services. Measure 110 ended arrests and jail time for possession of small amounts, replacing those penalties with a civil fine. The fine is waived if the person attends a substance use disorder assessment. “A year ago, Oregonians voted yes on Measure 110 to...

The I nstitute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care (ITTIC) continues to recognize the need for individuals, organizations and systems to look beyond the lens of individual trauma. We are excited to share with you our newly updated infographic illustrating system and relationship dynamics that are often experienced as being re-traumatizing. The infographic is a free, downloadable tool that provides practical considerations of how individual, historical, systemic and structural trauma may be...

Forward-Facing Face2Face: Freedom Join us for an evening with Forward-Facing Freedom. Meet the authors as they share the secrets of healing your past, transforming your present, and creating a future on purpose. Opportunity to purchase discounted books, inscribed and signed by the authors.

By Guest Author, 11/11/21, positiveexperience.org/blog Join us on Tuesday, November 30, from 3-4:30 P.M. EST , for a conversation on with Dr. Bruce Perry and Rev. Darrell Armstrong on faith, religion, spirituality, adversity and resilience. Dr. Bob Sege will be joining them, bringing HOPE and the power of positive childhood experiences into the national discussion about trauma-informed care. [ Click here to read more .]

By Charity Vogel Nov 10, 2021, The Buffalo News — This Veterans Day, Dr. Paul J. Harrigan, a veteran of the Marine Corps who has Army Reserve experience, can look at the mental health issues affecting veterans in a scientific, professional way. But Harrigan can also look at it as a subject that hits close to home for him. In his own life, Harrigan said that when he got back from his Iraq deployment, he began to notice that his sleep was disturbed, a common symptom of post-traumatic stress...

No series on how positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can mitigate the effect of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) would be complete without speaking about the future. Not only the futures of adults who are living with the scars left by ACEs but the future of children being born today. This article will focus on how we can change our prospects by acknowledging and using the past as a jumping board into the future. Learning to Live with ACEs from the Past Adverse childhood experiences...

Being Trauma-Informed means that we are Culturally Attuned. Heal Trauma Global is a sister company to Heal Historical Trauma and was cultivated to fill a wide gap in stress science & trauma training. The trauma-informed movement is beautiful! It's wonderful that as a society we are moving in a direction that honors an individual's past as part of the driving force behind current behaviors. Yet, time and time again, I have attended trainings that are labeled as Trauma-Informed only to...

Race and Disability: A New Reckoning "Race and disability are the most dangerous intersection history has ever held." - Talila Lewis, lawyer and advocate for racial and disability justice One year after America's racial reckoning, grant makers are recognizing that advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion means centering the perspectives of individuals of color with disabilities. The combination of race and disability disproportionately affects Black and Indigenous people, magnifying the...

By SwagHer, The Higher South, November 5, 2021 With over 20,000 women on the waitlist, Akina will launch on Nov. 11 as the leading social hub for Black mothers, aunties, bonus moms, and caregivers -- as a safe space to connect, learn and receive daily doses of inspiration as they navigate raising Black children. After receiving the absolute worst setback of her life Leigh Higginbotham Butler, the Dallas, Texas, Founder and mother, found herself going from financially successful to utterly...

By The Imprint Staff Reporters, The Imprint, November 8, 2021 L ast month, half of the states in the nation and the District of Columbia joined the federal government and four federally recognized tribes in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act. The Indian Child Welfare Act, commonly referred to as ICWA, was signed into law 43 years ago today to correct the practice of removing Indigenous children from their families and placing them in...

By Carolyn Jones, EdSource, November 8, 2021 A mid calls for schools to diversify their teaching staffs, some are saying those efforts should extend beyond the classroom — to the counseling office. The needs of Black students, advocates argue, are too often overlooked by non-Black middle and high school counselors. Black students are more likely to be placed in classes that don’t prepare them for college or a career, subject to harsher discipline and less likely to have their mental health...

By Amanda Winn, 11/10/21, positiveexperience.org/blog One of our favorite things to do at the HOPE National Resource Center is to partner with others to create new tools. Over the past few weeks, we have had multiple requests from our HOPE Innovation Network members and West Coast partners for new handouts . We are excited to share these new, hot-off-the-presses resources with you today. HOPE-informed Leadership and Supervision Checklist During a HOPE Train-the-Facilitator session,...