July 2021

By Kathryn Stewart, Shauna Olsen, Lisa Tadlock, and Sue Grinnell, Northern California ACEs Collaborative, July 2021 Executive Summary Communities across California are impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress, although regions are affected differently. This paper focuses on the six-county region in Northern California served by Public Health Institute's (PHI) Population Health Innovation Lab's (PHIL) Northern ACEs Collaborative (NAC) where exist some of the highest...

We Need You! The Mount Sinai Parenting Center - in collaboration with partners like Zero to Three, HealthySteps, the Brazelton Touchpoints Center, Reach Out and Read, and many more - is embarking on a project to recruit families across the country to create a video series that reaches parents at each of their primary care visits. And we need your help to make sure all parents are heard. Click on the buttons below to download a flyer you can hang in your clinic for families or submit your...

From Fostering Media Connections, July 19, 2021 AN ONLINE CONVERSATION What Youth Wish Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Parents Knew Join us for a conversation with former foster youth who are sharing their lived experiences and wisdom gained after navigating the child welfare system. What are caregivers doing right — or wrong? What do youth see in the foster care system that caregivers don't? And how can caregivers help youth on the journey toward healing trauma? Our panelists: Alexis...

I have been deeply concerned about the growing lack of kindness that individuals are displaying when engaging with those providing them with services. This occurs in restaurants, airplanes, healthcare facilities, stores and educational institutions. It is not enough to say: Be Kind to others. Words are not enough. Deeds matter. Below is a link to an essay I wrote explaining why I believe that kindness has taken a vacation and what we need to do about it -- which will strike many as...

There's a new webpage for the VA TICNs ! You can find a PDF of the full list of networks, an interactive map, the eNote archive, resources, and more. We will continue to update and add to the page and ask that you please share any resources, updated information, or additional info! -send to ceure@grscan.com or mmcginn@grscan.com- Advocacy Opportunity! The RISE From Trauma Act provides a unique opportunity to help launch a new federal grant program of up to $4.8 billion over eight years ($600...

By, Felicia Nelson, Christina Velez, and Mark Egan 7/19/21 A pioneer in the field of internal medicine, Dr. Vincent J. Felitti has over 50 years of experience with extensive knowledge in the areas of childhood trauma, the genetic disease Hemochromatosis, and obesity. Here at The Relationship Foundation, Dr. Vincent Felitti is our mentor and an inspiration to us all. He has spent a greater part of his life, serving as a co-principal for the ACEs Study. ACE stands for “Adverse Childhood...

From UMass Medical School Communications, July 15, 2021 The American Academy of Pediatrics has published Childhood Trauma & Resilience: A Practical Guide , written by UMass Medical School child trauma and treatment experts Heather Forkey, MD, and Jessica Griffin, PsyD, along with co-author Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, president-elect of the AAP. The new resource for clinicians and caregivers provides guidance on trauma-informed care and the protective power of resilience. It details the ways...

By Lindsay Vansomeren, Yes!, July 14, 2021 C ameron Macias bent down to examine a small pile of sawdust-filled scat on the floor of the former Lake Mills on the Elwha River in the northwest corner of Washington state in 2016. It was a sign that beavers were moving into the area after a 100+ year absence . “There’s very small dam-building activity in some of the side tributaries,” says Macias, who was working at the time as a wildlife technician for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, of which she...

By Elizabeth Amon, The Imprint, July 16, 2021 In a historic move to support young adults raised by the government, a monthly check of up to $1,000 — with no restrictions and no strings attached — will be sent to thousands of California foster youth once they leave the state’s custody, guaranteeing them the first statewide universal basic income. California’s state Senate and Assembly unanimously passed the $35 million program on Thursday, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the bill...

By Mark Scolforo, Indian Country News, July 14, 2021 The disinterred remains of nine Native American children who died more than a century ago while attending a government-run school in Pennsylvania were headed home to Rosebud Sioux tribal lands in South Dakota on Wednesday after a ceremony returning them to relatives. The handoff at a graveyard on the grounds of the U.S. Army's Carlisle Barracks was part of the fourth set of transfers to take place since 2017. The remains of an Alaskan...

Also, according to the CDC, in 2017: Nearly half of all male deaths are caused by suicide, and that rate is 3.5 times higher than for women. The suicide rate is highest among middle-aged white men ranking at 70% of all completed suicides in that year. Men over the age of 65 have the most significant risk for suicide.

Proper nutrition is a key ingredient in rewiring your client's traumatized neural pathways. Research shows that nutrition is often not part of trauma treatment. Nutrition and trauma are on two different planets. This free webinar training by Dr. Sells is for professionals who want to understand why nutrition and trauma are not typically linked in treatment and how to bridge this gap with step-by-step tools, case examples, and handouts. Wednesday, July 21 12 - 1 pm EDT Click HERE to register...