April 2020

By Johanna Lacoe and Leah Sakala, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, April 13, 2020 Almost all youth who interact with the juvenile justice system have contact with juvenile probation staff. Juvenile probation officers (POs) often conduct intake interviews with youth and make recommendations to judges about diversion, case processing and out-of-home placement. Typically, POs play a big role in the lives of youth placed on probation following adjudication. They meet with youth regularly,...

By Theresa Harrington, EdSource, April 16, 2020 As parents take on the role of educating their children at home, while they participate in “distance learning” during school closures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, many are seeking advice. Jamie Heston , a home-schooling parent who is on the board of the Homeschool Association of California and is a home-schooling consultant, addressed some of the most common questions parents are asking. Below are excerpts from that interview. Q: What...

Virtual Room of Refuge — A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic The Virtual Room of Refuge has been designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide a place of calm and release from stress. It is full of resources for mindfully taking a pause for self-care, and hopefully bring a smile to your face. Resilient Colorado has curated these resources and we will be updating it periodically. Feel free to bookmark this page for easy access any time you need a break. We hope these resources help...

By Injury Prevention Research Center, The University of Iowa, April 2020 Millions of Americans are isolating at home and practicing social distancing. While these practices are critical to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, they increase the risk for abuse, suicide, and child injuries at home. In rural America these risks could be greater. Corinne Peek-Asa, Director of the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC) said, “The cascade of COVID-19 issues includes risk factors...

By Chase Alston, The Body Pro, April 15, 2020 The phrase “health disparities” is a clincal or academic way of saying that people in marginalized communities are more likely to die, due to factors outside their control. It means that merely living in a certain zip code or having been born to a certain race can place a cap on one’s life. Those at elevated risk for HIV sit at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities. The minority stress theory states that those from marginalized...

By Oscar Lopez, Reuters, April 15, 2020 Recalling the day she was forced off her land in southern Mexico by men shooting guns in the air and setting fire to her fields, Luz Magdalena de la Torre Vazquez is filled with despair. The 45-year-old indigenous Tzotzil woman has since found refuge with family in the town of San Juan Chamula in Chiapas state, but the experience nearly two years ago has taken a heavy emotional toll. “You can’t even find the words to say what you’re feeling,” Vazquez...

By Dermatology Advisor Contributing Writer, Dermatology Advisor, April 15, 2020 Exposure to traumatic and stressful childhood events, known as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), are associated with childhood atopic dermatitis (AD) across time, with children who experienced a higher number of ACEs having a higher prevalence of AD, according to findings published in Dermatitis. To determine the association between ACEs and AD in childhood, investigators analyzed data from the Fragile...

By Bill Evans, NJ.com, April 14, 2020 Mike Belh seemingly had the world at his fingertips. In 1994, he was a standout defensive lineman for the Paulsboro High School football team, which was in the midst of a 63-game winning streak - still the state record. He was a Division 1 football prospect who had a scholarship offer from his dream school, Rutgers . He was also a wrestler, part of a program in the middle of stringing together 25 straight state team championships – a national record. [...

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Hello Friends, My name is Carolee Tran and I'm a psychologist who is a survivor of sexual abuse. I teach at UC Davis and also have a private practice in mid-town Sacramento. I specialize in the treatment of trauma. I am writing to announce the publication of my book “The Gifts of Adversity: Reflections of a Psychologist, Refugee, and Survivor of Sexual Abuse. ” I felt compelled to write this book to help others- refugees, sexual abuse, and trauma survivors. I also felt a deep sense of...