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March 2018

No longer silenced

For years...decades actually... I have been trained to be quiet. Don't talk about it. I tried to go to the adult. I tried to tell someone. I was a little kid that tried...and was hushed. Now I'm a 50 year old adult just trying to survive and most days I do that by hiding. Hiding myself. Hiding the pain. Surrounding myself with children...because they are safer to me than adults. My health has suffered in incredible ways and now I'm just looking to heal....and teach others to do the same. I...

Oprah Winfrey doing '60 Minutes' report on trauma, based on Journal Sentinel series [jsonline.com]

Inspired by a series of stories last year in the Journal Sentinel, the CBS show "60 Minutes" will broadcast an Oprah Winfrey report Sunday night on the epidemic of childhood trauma. Reporting for the segment was largely done in Milwaukee. "The story was life-changing for me," Winfrey said in a separate CBS interview ahead of the Sunday night broadcast. "Of all the stories I’ve ever done in my life, and all the experiences I’ve ever had, and the people I’ve interviewed, this story has had...

Coercion

I was eight years old when I was coerced into acts that haunt me to this day. The boy was older, bigger, enjoyed his status as my senior, and took advantage of being given the responsibility of looking after me to satisfy his sexual curiosity at my expense. Only it wasn’t just sexual curiosity between two minors; I was confused, horrified, transfixed by disgust, and made to feel complicit because I accepted my reward of soda. The first time. The following occasions, he didn't need to reward...

Bridging2Resilience Conference in Overland Park, Kansas

Please join me in Overland Park, Kansas for two powerful days of discovery, April 25-26, 2018 and learn what is means to build bridges to resilience. I am excited to be a keynote speaker for the Bridging to Resilience National Conference put on by ESSDACK. Attendees will learn powerful strategies for resilience that go beyond just being trauma informed. ESSDACK does good work to solve the problems of poverty and trauma. In all my years of research and travel, I believe that ESSDACK has what...

What Do Our People Need? A Sense of Community and Belonging

Some months ago I was privileged to attend a conference that focused on our veterans, the issues they faced after discharge from service, their expectations, their feelings of social isolation, and how, together, we could provide resources and opportunities to improve their quality of life. I came to a conclusion after just the first speaker at the event: The discussion presented described not only to the experience faced by our veterans, but could be applied to every member of our society,...

Great Example of Trauma-Informed Practices in Southern Oregon

McLoughlin Middle School eighth-grader Brynn Allen sees it simply: If students feel welcomed at her school, they’ll want to come to it. “Sometimes people have rough lives and school is their escape,” she says, recalling a phase in seventh grade where she was struggling personally. “It kind of felt like everyone was there. It was like a welcoming center.” School culture may be harder to quantify than academic achievements, but McLoughlin leaders say thought, heart and data spurred their...

It's Not Always Depression, a New Self-Help Book that Offers Hope and Healing

This month It’s Not Always Depression was launched by Random House. I’m sharing it with you because it is full of important information on how to understand emotions, work with the scars left from adverse childhood experiences, and move towards calmer and authentic living. Recently, I was interviewed by Jill Karson, a member of this wonderful community. Here's a quote from our interview: "It is my pet peeve that our society provides us no formal education in emotions and how adversity and...

L.A. Bets That Equity Is the Path to Resilience [citylab.com]

Wildfires, floods, mudslides, earthquakes, tsunamis—the list of natural disasters that haunt Los Angeles reads like the 10 Plagues of Egypt. What’s more, the city’s size and diversity mean that different neighborhoods are vulnerable to different events, and because of the city’s level of inequality, some residents are much better equipped to handle disaster than others. In response to these challenges, last week the City of Los Angeles, in coordination with the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100...

State applies for Medicaid innovation project [peninsulaclarion.com]

The state is moving forward with a plan to reorganize Medicaid services for certain individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services applied for a waiver from the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, known as a Section 1115 waiver, to create a Behavioral Health Demonstration project on Feb. 14. Within the project, Medicaid recipients who are children, teenagers and their parents or caretakers with or at risk of...

Initiative Focuses on Trauma [emissourian.com]

Franklin County Cares is a new interagency initiative that supports trauma-informed services and community education. “We believe trauma-informed care will help build stronger families and stronger communities,” said Emily Thoenen, program lead coordinator with Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri in Union. Thoenen, who also is a certified trainer through the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, is spearheading the initiative, but stressed that Franklin County Cares is not...

First 5 Sacramento- Community Connections Grants

First 5 Community Connections Grants- Accepting Applications from through April 2 nd ! A mandatory Statement of Intent to Apply is due March 26th First 5 Sacramento offers community grants up to $5,000 for innovative projects that will make a difference in the lives of young children and help with community bonding. For more information, please check out our website at http://www.first5sacramento.net/Programs/Pages/CommunityConnections.aspx .

Recently attended the NW Children's Fund 2018 Forum: Infant and Early Childhood Trauma: Core Concepts and Tools to Build Resilience

I attended this Forum on Feb. 6th in Seattle and Dr. Chandra Ghosh Ippen was the keynote speaker. Her presentation was full of wonderful, impactful information and she talked about her book, Once I Was Very Very Scared. I purchased her book. The book is a great read and could be incorporated into working with children in schools, childcare settings, among many other settings that are doing trauma work. I just mention this, as I believe there are many that could benefit from utilizing this as...

Parenting Kids Who Have Been Afraid & Our Amazing Communities (Greater Richmond TICN)

I can't keep up with all the posts about the incredible work being done all over the country (and world). I've just been looking at the Greater Richmond (VA) Trauma Informed Community Network site where share the most detailed meeting minutes, including summarizing events and speakers they host. I found resources I'm going to add to the Parenting with ACEs site . and @Lisa Wrightgave me permission to broadcast them all over the home page, too. Here's an excerpt from a recent...

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