December 2021

Research into child abuse and neglect and its lifelong impact on disease has been ignored by the NIH for 50 years.

By The HOPE Team, 12/28/21, positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ 2021 was a very successful year for HOPE! Not only did we expand programming from coast to coast and overseas, so have our team and partners. Below are the extraordinary ways that HOPE grew throughout 2021! The HOPE National Resource Center (NRC) started 2021 with four team members and almost doubled in size by adding three new positions. Our two new Program Managers are Amanda Winn and Allison Stephens, and our new...

The family dynamic of our Administration (Local, State and Federal) Teachers, Childcare Providers and Educational Community has an impact on how Trauma plays out in our public schools, workplaces and communities. Early Adversity happens in personal relationships and mostly (if not 99% of it) happens within Family Relationships.

Overdoses from illicit and prescription drugs are on the rise in the United States, leaving 92,500 dead and thousands of grieving family members, friends, and communities wondering what could have been done to save their lives. August 31 is International Overdose Day, when all people globally are asked to consider the deadly consequences of drug abuse and the tragedy of those who overdose and die. This article will explore drug overdoses and hopefully bring awareness to this growing cancer...

The stress and tension from trauma can kill. We know this fact because of the volumes of research that have been done on the subject. Not only can stress and tension be fatal, but they also can be the root cause of self-deregulation leaving survivors struggling in their relationships and lives. Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) can lower your stress level by inducing the release of the body tension that has built up because of trauma. In this article, we shall examine how TRE®...

Please welcome this new community to the PACEsConnection.com network! Carré d'Aces, Equilibrons les chances (France) Details about our communities are below as is information about starting and growing your community initiatives and joining the Cooperative of Communities . Carré d'Aces, Equilibrons les chances : Carré d'Aces is a formal non profit organization registered in France, Paris. Our objective is to create awareness around ACE science and to enable young people to connect with...

Our first ever documentary chronicles this community's journey of facing difficult truths, providing space for reconciliation and the formation of political will for systems transformation.

There is national consensus on the youth mental health crisis. In October the American Academy of Pediatrics, AACP and CHA d eclared a national youth mental crisis followed by the US Surgeon General issuing a n advisory to respond to this public health emergency. Partnering with schools is key to any scalable solution to address the youth mental health crisis. Authors of th e recently rel eased guide, School Mental Health 101: A Primer for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans and school mental health...

The attached flyer was created by the Mental Health Committee of the Vital Village Network, created by the community for the community, in response to the need for people to connect to others during this stressful time. Please send it to your networks in Boston, or consider creating a similar resource for your region.

Hi, since my last post, we've had even more CEUs approved. And again, regardless of the need for CEUs, everyone is invited. Please attend, donate, or/and share! Take care, Gwen Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrf-GrrTkrHNdOmLXM5cRpUZ49YqeLBzSQ

By Allison Stephens, 12/22/21, positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ In their new article, “Child Physical Abuse did not Increase During the Pandemic” in JAMA Pediatrics, Dr. Robert Sege and Dr. Allison Stephens of the HOPE National Resource Center discuss how child abuse is actually not on the rise as many others have suspected. This article evaluates the data and discusses the reasons why many professionals and advocates have been concerned about child abuse during the pandemic. It also...

With the local group project each and every human on this planet has the possibility to get back into real contact through authentic communication and as a result to a better self regulation. A defined process has to be followed (communication of feelings, body sensations and thoughts) and every participant gets 10 minutes to share honestly what is really there. This can be done by everybody. So the outcomes of the ACEs study are put into direct practice! Information on workshops for Honest...