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August 2021

Building a Hope Centered Organization

Following the vision of Oklahoma’s First Lady, Sarah Stitt, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) is proud to be the first state agency to become a Hope Centered and Trauma-Informed organization. We know that individuals, families and communities across our state face adversity and trauma. But we also know that Oklahomans can overcome adversity.

15 Minute Podcast Gives Educators Practical Strategies for Students' Non-academic Needs

You've got the book , you've checked out the free resources on the site , and you're ready for students to come back to your school. Now you can get a 15 minute pep talk each week that dives deeper into the implementation of those strategies. And if you have questions on anything, just send us a quick email and we'll be responding to those questions or concerns in future episodes. Check out the first episode! https://anchor.fm/job-iles/episodes/The-Whole-Child-Needs-the-Whole-Teacher-e15l5eh...

Early Trauma

https://healingthewoundthatwontheal.com/ Please take a look at my website. My work is in early trauma, as you will see. I am having a very difficult time right now. Recent traumas and loss are triggering my infant trauma. Would like to connect with others here. But, please, don't try to fix my infancy. "I believe we accept too indifferently the fact of infantile amnesia, that is, the failure of memory for the first years of our lives, and fail to find in it a strange riddle." Sigmund Freud

Unlearning Ableism for Educators - free, interactive workshop

Back by popular demand! I am excited to share the registration for a special edition August workshop! Register here: www.bit.ly/riseaug Image description: A black background with bright yellow text says Free, Interactive Workshop August 18, 2021 | 3:30PM PT/6:30PM ET Unlearning Ableism for Educators Register www.bit.ly/riseaug The workshop is scheduled for 2 hours with a brief break included and will be recorded. A copy of the recording and slides will be sent out to all registered...

The 'Why' Behind Blue Collar

I absolutely love watching the Olympics, especially track and field. Watching this year’s Games got me thinking…The thing about sports is that when top athletes perform, they make it look easy, as if anyone could walk in off the street and do it. We do not have the context or back story to see all the hours of training and preparation invested by both the athlete and their coaches. The development of a foundation, strength training, practice, visualization, and relentless dedication are all...

ACEs In The Tokyo Olympics Thanks To Simone Biles Authenticity

The Far Reaching Impact of Dr. Felitti, ACEs, Simone Biles, Heart Of Gold, Olympic Success, Mental Health on NBC-TV And The Course That Has The Same Solutions Available To Everyone Now. Here is the NBC TV segment and the 2021 course for sports psychology, ACEs, mental and emotional wellness, mental health and stress management: NBC TV: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/sports/tokyo-summer-olympics/looking-at-simone-biles-legacy-after-her-comeback-medal/2455643/ ACE Solutions 2021 Course: ...

WEBINAR: Trauma Techniques We Learn Too Late

In this FREE webinar, mental health professionals will learn lessons to unstick traumatized families and couples. Ready to have the tools, the timing, and the confidence to effectively work with traumatized children and their families? Click HERE to register for this LIVE-only webinar on the date/time that works best for you - 8/25, 8/31 or 9/1. When you attend the TRAUMA TECHNIQUES WE LEARN TOO LATE, Dr. Sells will share: Why the extended family is so essential in trauma treatment How...

StrongBrains Coaching: Using PACEs and Brain Science to Coach Kids for a Lifetime of Good Choices

How can brain science help a Pop Warner football team of 10-year-olds win the big game, and avoid depression when they're adults? Join us for the August edition of the Up2Us Sports Lunch and Learn Series and find out. The monthly lunch and learn session, usually exclusively for UP2US member coaches, is now open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Register now using the link at the end of the story! The session is Wednesday, August 11 at noon CST, and features the Rev. Dr.

The Big Money Behind The Big Lie [newyorker.com]

By Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, August 2, 2021 I t was tempting to dismiss the show unfolding inside the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, as an unintended comedy. One night in June, a few hundred people gathered for the première of “The Deep Rig,” a film financed by the multimillionaire founder of Overstock.com, Patrick Byrne , who is a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump . Styled as a documentary, the movie asserts that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen by...

Climate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse [theguardian.com]

By Damian Carrington, The Guardian, August 5, 2021 Climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, one of the planet’s main potential tipping points. The research found “an almost complete loss of stability over the last century” of the currents that researchers call the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). The currents are already at their slowest point in at least 1,600 years , but the new analysis shows they may be nearing a shutdown. Such...

Kentucky ranks high for childhood trauma. A coalition is uniting to do something about it [courier-journal.com]

By Sarah Ladd, Courier Journal, August 4, 2021 A massive and historical partnership between a slew of Kentucky foundations will tackle child trauma, or "ACEs," in the commonwealth in the coming years through education, policy work and maybe the state budget. The "Bloom Kentucky" partnership, more than two years in the making, doesn't have an end date right now, Kentucky Youth Advocates executive director Dr. Terry Brooks said Monday: "It's not a microwave proposition; it's going to be much...

The challenges faced by breastfeeding Olympians reflect a bigger problem [washingtonpost.com]

By Sarah Stoller, The Washington Post, August 4, 2021 The recent debate over whether breastfeeding athletes would be allowed to bring their nursing children to the Tokyo Olympics has dramatized the choices that confront working mothers of young children. After petitions from athletes including U.S. marathon runner Aliphine Tuliamuk and soccer player Alex Morgan , the Tokyo Olympic committee eased a ban on family members attending the Games to allow nursing children to come with their...

California to spend $5.8 billion of state and federal funds to create 42,000 dwellings for unhoused people [marketwatch.com]

By Associated Press, MarketWatch, August 5, 2021 When homeless outreach workers first visited her encampment under a Los Angeles highway overpass last fall, Veronica Perez was skeptical of their offer of not just a bed, but a furnished apartment complete with meals, counseling and the promise of some stability in her life. “They said they had housing for me, but it just didn’t seem real,” Perez said. “When you’re homeless, you become leery and you don’t trust people.” Perez, 57, had been...

The #FreeBritney Movement as an Opportunity for PACES & Mental Health Advocacy | Join Us! | PC Reacts Live Zoom Event on Friday, August 6th, 2021 at Noon PT

PC Reacts is a new series by PACEs Connection in which we look at current events through a trauma-informed and PACEs science lens. In the next episode in this series, we will respectfully and mindfully discuss issues that are adjacent to Britney Spears' public struggle with mental health, human rights, as she fights to end her conservatorship with her father. The emphasis of our conversation will be on positive and adverse childhood experiences and potential trauma experienced for children...

Grantee Highlights: Tri-City Mental Health, Hannah Institute, and Kings County Department of Public Health [acesaware.org]

By ACEs Aware, July 27, 2021 ACEs Aware grantees throughout California have advanced the ACEs Aware initiative by educating clinicians and communities, and building partnerships to address ACEs and toxic stress. The ACEs Aware initiative funds community-based approaches to identify, treat, and heal the effects of ACEs and stress. Last month, we asked grantees Tri-City Mental Health Authority, Kings County Department of Public Health, and the Hanna Institute to share their strategies for...

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