September 2020

By Jill Radsken, Staff Writer, September 10, 2020. Rewarded for neural study of parenting behavior that reoriented field Catherine Dulac , Lee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and Sciences and Higgins Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has been awarded a 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for her pioneering work identifying the neural circuitry that regulates parenting behavior in both males and females. “One of the beauties of science is teamwork,” said Dulac, who described...

At some point in your life, you will likely experience the anxiety of sitting in a hospital room, waiting for a serious medical diagnosis. Even those lucky enough to avoid that situation will likely accompany a loved one—a parent, grandparent or child—who is receiving the news. You might remember the stiffness of the chair, the pattern of the hospital gown or the doctor’s folded hands. Whatever the diagnosis—cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes or even COVID-19—the event is not one you will...

Communications Coordinator Department of Human Services - Multnomah County Final Filing Date - 09/13/2020 Are you interested in supporting Multnomah County to ensure that every person, at every stage of life has equitable opportunities to thrive? This position plays a key role in supporting the Department’s North Star to promote quality of life, educational access and support, and economic stability through diverse and inclusive systems that promote racial justice. As the Communications...

Join us for a Better Normal with Melissa McGinn and Lisa Wright from the Greater Richmond Trauma Informed Community Network for a one-hour fascinating discussion about their ups and downs, about how the COVID-19 pandemic changed their work and supercharged their commitment, and what the next year looks like.

As I add layer upon layer in my Junk Journal, following that little bit of pleasure I get when gazing at a combination of colors, textures, shapes or words that feel just right to see... the ordinary space of the journal page starts to feel more and more like a sacred, healing place. Something takes over that is not my usual mind, with its usual ideas and opinions. It’s refreshing!

On Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September, 13th we will be streaming the documentary Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion, Their Pain . For more information about this documentary, please visit here and here . How to Stream Portraits of Professional CAREgivers from ACEsConnection: Join ACEsConnection if you are not already a member (it's free). Join the Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival Community where the film will be streamed from. Go to the Transform...

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Please join Iowa ACEs 360 as we release our 2020 Iowa ACEs Report on Thursday, September 24, at 10 a.m. CST. This report updates our 2016 report with the progress that has been made in Iowa to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the challenges we still see in Iowa's data, and the steps we can continue to take to respond. At this online launch event , you'll hear: A story of healing and hope An overview of new Iowa data An explanation of system and community responses to trauma...

Our readers may remember, we are doing a series on attachment styles. While no one fits neatly into one category or the other, we all have one that is dominant over the others. Attachment styles form in childhood and impact us for the rest of our lives. That does not mean you cannot change how you respond to the world, but it does mean that whatever attachment style you form when a child lingers as your fallback style all your life. A Short Recap of Attachment Style John Bowlby was a...

By Ben Botkin, The Lund Report, August 31, 2020 A forum for current and former youth in foster care has called for sweeping changes to help children who have suffered trauma, are entering adulthood or belong to communities of color. The recommendations are the product of the Oregon Foster Youth Connection Policy Conference, a biennial forum for lawmakers, state agency officials, advocates and others interested in the state safety net. The conference, sponsored by the advocacy group Our...

By Zara Abrams, American Psychological Association, September 1, 2020 Police brutality may be what sparked a wave of protests across the United States and beyond, but the “ racism pandemic ”—a term used by APA President Sandra Shullman, PhD, for the ongoing harm caused by racism—runs far deeper. Today’s inequities, psychologists say, are deeply rooted in our past, and the status quo is no longer acceptable. “Every institution in America is born from the blood of white supremacist ideology...

By Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times, September 9, 2020 Exercise makes it easier to bounce back from too much stress, according to a fascinating new study with mice. It finds that regular exercise increases the levels of a chemical in the animals’ brains that helps them remain psychologically resilient and plucky, even when their lives seem suddenly strange, intimidating and filled with threats. The study involved mice, but it is likely to have implications for our species, too, as we...