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This is a topic I'm extremely passionate about. Those who know me, know that any form of mistreatment/harm to a human being, especially women and children, I'm deeply passionate about. Unfortunately, going by people's responses when you bring it up and even just how women are taught generally about marriage, it's a topic our Zambian society doesn't see as anything serious, yet it is a HUGE SILENT KILLER! To make it worse, even some professional and Christian counselors dismiss the reality of...

Please join us for our series Education Upended: Talking Out of Turn. This series features a conversation facilitated by Lara Kain, PACEsConnection education consultant, with special guests on education-related current events and hot topics. We will use a trauma-informed and PACEs science-aware lens to examine what's going on K-12 education, what needs changing, and strategies being used in the field to disrupt harmful policies and make positive changes in the system. October session,...

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By DeNeen L. Brown, Illustration: Diana Ejaita/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, September 26, 2022 T he mouth of the Volta River in Ghana seems to be swelling with the stories of my people. By day, the river, black and thick, runs south, dumping its fresh water into the Gulf of Guinea and eventually the Atlantic Ocean, where it churns in a powerful vortex. By night, I swear I see the river reverse itself, running inland, as if an invisible force were swallowing it whole. The pink...

By Rachel Ramirez, Photo: Jeff Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images, CNN US, October 2, 2022 Anthony Grande moved away from Fort Myers three years ago in large part because of the hurricane risk . He has lived in southwest Florida for nearly 19 years, had experienced Hurricanes Charley in 2004 and Irma in 2017 and saw what stronger storms could do to the coast. Grande told CNN he wanted to find a new home where developers prioritized climate resiliency in a state...

By Charles Kaiser, Photo: thawornnurak/Getty Images/iStockphoto, The Guardian, October 1, 2022 T he statistics are familiar but remain startling: America’s incarceration rate per 100,000 is “roughly twice that of Russia’s and Iran’s, four times that of Mexico’s, five times of England’s, six times Canada’s” and nine times that of Germany. In addition, “parole and probation regulate the lives of 4.5 million Americans” – more than twice as many as are confined in prison. These numbers come at...

The well-timed choice to forgive deep injuries from childhood, though difficult, can greatly improve psychological wellbeing and free us to move ahead. Four keys to forgiveness lay the foundation for cultivating healing forgiveness skills.

City Voices Interview with Shaman Renu Paryani https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCrfzKE2Cgo What is a shaman? Shaman believe that all “problems” –whether physical or emotional–have a source in energy. Shaman then located that energy lying at a problem’s source and shift it, causing the symptoms of the problem to shift as well. Why go to a shaman? There are many reasons to go to a shaman: emotional depression, anxiety, long-lasting periods of grief, anger, a sense of dread. Physical symptoms...

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By Sarah Terrell and Diana Fishbein, Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images, New York Daily News, September 24, 2022 The post-Roe v. Wade era will reveal two disparate Americas where there is a divide in access to reproductive rights across income brackets — those who can afford to make personal choices about family planning and those who cannot. For those who cannot, forced pregnancies will undoubtedly shape the financial, physical and emotional wellbeing of impoverished mothers, as well as the...

By Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW Building Resiliency to Trauma Psychology Today, September 30, 2022 Mental health can suffer after extreme climate events. KEY POINTS Mental health conditions exacerbated by natural disasters include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. After a disaster, the number of people needing assistance from the mental health systems strains or exceeds community capacity. There are simple strategies helpers can use to help survivors restore...

The last 24 hours have reminded us of our individual vulnerability, as well as the vulnerability of our community and our state. Hurricane Ian is an example of a traumatic event in the third realm of ACEs that can bring about increased stress and strong emotional reactions. We acknowledge that this can be an incredibly challenging time for many and we encourage people to stay connected, reach out for help when needed, and support each other as you are able. This is how we can build...