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America’s Truth: Documentary Bridges History, Community, and Policy for Change The Center for Community Resilience at George Washington University is pleased to announce the release of America’s Truth , a documentary that tells the truth about how structural racism harmed four Black communities in Cincinnati. Today's inequities — across race, gender, and class — result from centuries of policies and practices meant to create and sustain social hierarchy. To move forward toward an equitable...

June is Pride Month! LGBTQ+ advocacy and crisis support organization The Trevor Project released its latest research into the mental health of LBGTQ+ youth, a survey of 34,000 young people ages 13-24. The report is a revealing portrait of how LGBTQ+ youth are dealing with legislative attacks and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the importance of social support and affirmation. Find additional resources on the NCTSN website . Celebrating Juneteenth in Virginia There are lots of Juneteenth...

We often say that employees are our greatest asset. This is most certainly true. Employees are people we need to connect with personally and partner with closely to create a resilient organization. Today, we are faced with many new and longstanding challenges to workforce resilience. The ongoing stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges around advancing inclusion and equity, and secondary stress that some staff experience on a regular basis are a few of the many obstacles to creating a...

The focus for this community would be training, informing, invigorating and involving previously ignored senior citizens in our campaign to build a PACEs aware society.

Are you ready to transform your school to become a trauma-informed and healing-centered environment? Join us for the PACEs Connection virtual Trauma-Informed School Leadership Institute. This institute is specifically tailored for school leaders and leadership teams who want to understand the HOW of trauma-informed schools. Speakers will include current and former building leaders engaged in the work as well as other national experts supporting schools through this transformation process.

By Madeline Vosch, Illustration: Holly Stapleton/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, June 10, 2022 I work at a Title I public high school in Texas that is 70 percent Hispanic, and where 60 percent of the students are categorized as economically disadvantaged. There is so little I can do for my students, but so much I’m supposed to do. Something is wrong with the heating and cooling system. My classroom is always freezing. Some days in winter, it’s 55 degrees inside; even in late May,...

By Soumya Karlamangla, Photo: Eric Risberg/Associated Press, The New York Times, June 13, 2022 Californians dealing with mental health crises will soon be able to seek help by dialing 988, a new service expected to improve access to psychiatric care as rates of anxiety, depression and other disorders climb. The hotline, akin to 911 but for psychiatric instead of medical emergencies, launches nationwide on July 16. But the rollout in much of the country, including California, has been far...

By Shanoor Seervai, Lovisa Gustafsson, and Melinda K. Abrams, Photo: Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images, The Commonwealth Fund, May 4, 2022 Hundreds of millions of people across the globe are experiencing the impact of climate change . In the United States, hurricanes, heat waves, wildfires, droughts, and flooding — all likely intensified by a warming atmosphere — are exacting a devastating toll on communities in every region. Without drastic action, these events will only increase...

By Hannah Maria Wright, Photo: Beth LaBerge/KQED, KQED, June 11, 2022 A group of women, many of them mothers, sat in a circle in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood in early April, talking about the challenges they’ve faced and victories they’ve celebrated recently. The group, called Seeking Safety — a project of the Bayview-based organization Positive Directions Equals Change — provides support for women in recovery from substance use disorder and for the formerly incarcerated. This group...

How can we help our children? By shifting the brain. I know, because it worked for me and then it worked with a successful six week pilot program with five second grade classrooms. Almost 20 years ago I stood overlooking the dark green churning waters of the San Diego bay wondering how I survived my childhood. The avalanche of tears wouldn’t stop. I was having flashbacks, nightmares and day terrors. Then the answer came. A small internal voice answered me, “I had a Polka Dot Day!” That small...

Updates from the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) on White House, Agency, and Congressional action on trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This edition includes updates on congressional action on gun violence, Senate HELP Committee's mental health legislation, President Biden's steps on mental health, new SAMHSA reports, and more.