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Resiliency, to summarize, is the ability to bounce back from difficult circumstances. People living with mental health challenges often have high resilience to the opposition because they have grown resilient through trial by fire. This piece will focus on what is going on in the brain with resiliency and perhaps a few suggestions on how we can help our brains form it. The Different Aspects of Building Resiliency First, let us discuss what scientists believe are the building blocks of...

By Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, September 21, 2021 Gabby Petito's father posted a photo of his daughter on Twitter Sunday night with the caption, “She touched the world." It was not an overstatement. Petito's disappearance and death captivated a public consumed by anguish for her family and anxious for answers in the highly publicized case. The 22-year-old vanished while on a cross-country expedition with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, 23. Her family last heard from her on Aug. 30, two days...

By Radheyan Simonpillari, The Guardian, September 21, 2021 I n On These Grounds, an expansive, insightful and infuriating documentary about police brutality in the public education system, former school resource officer Ben Fields makes his case. Fields, a hulking and defensive white cop, meekly looks at the camera, clinically explaining away his actions when confronting a 16-year-old Black student identified as Shakara at Spring Valley high in South Carolina. The violent incident caught on...

By Paul Krugman, The New York Times, September 21, 2021 Americans love rags-to-riches stories, tales of people who transcended childhood poverty to achieve adult success. Unless you’re totally oblivious to reality, however, you surely realize that such stories are the exceptions, not the rule. The disadvantages of growing up in poverty — poor nutrition, poor health care, an impoverished environment, the cognitive burden that goes along with never having enough money — can and often do hobble...

By Rahil D. Briggs, Psychology Today, September 21, 2021 There are many ways to think about baby, toddler, and child well-being. Perhaps you relate to the phrase “early relational health” or maybe you read the recent journal article in Pediatrics that called out the importance of ensuring that young children have safe, stable, and nurturing relationships (SSNRs). There are conversations happening about buffering toxic stress , increasing resilience , and promoting infant and early childhood...

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By Elizabeth Torbe, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, September 22, 2021 Nationwide, various reports on COVID-19 cases and deaths, racial injustice, and a presidential election flooded the media circuit throughout 2020. As the U.S. continues to grapple with the pandemic’s toll on countless lives, findings from the California Health Interview Survey , or CHIS, are taking a closer look at statewide impacts among 39.5 million Californians. The just-released data from the survey, which is...

Dear friends, I can’t wait to attend this extraordinary series with three Pioneers of trauma-informed care. Their work continues to deeply heal me. I’m so grateful and appreciative that THE MASTER Series has offered our Cracked Up community a special invitation to register with a 25% off discount code. There is so much trauma in the world, we all need this now more than ever! I look forward to seeing you all there so we can keep growing and learning together. All my love, Michelle At...

By David Gelles and Sam Kalda, The New York Times, September 2021 Children of all ages can benefit from mindfulness, the simple practice of bringing a gentle, accepting attitude to the present moment. It can help parents and caregivers, too, by promoting happiness and relieving stress. Here, we offer basic tips for children and adults of all ages, as well as several activities that develop compassion, focus, curiosity and empathy. And remember, mindfulness can be fun. What Is Mindfulness,...

Join us via Zoom Monday, September 27, 2021 at 6:00pm (Central). This week our special guest, Lisa Babcock Hilton, will bring us through an important discussion on sibling abuse. Sibling abuse includes the physical, psychological, or sexual abuse of one sibling by another. A fourth category that brought attention from researchers during the first decade of the 21st century is sibling relational abuse, which derives from relational aggression (Wikipedia) Cost: Donation to EmpowerSurvivors...

By Bethany Mollenkof, STAT, September 21, 2021 Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South. While the pandemic has exacerbated existing medical and financial inequities in these remote corners of the region, it has also highlighted communities’ strength in the face of unprecedented challenges. On this page, you will find photos and videos from the places she visited. Click on the links to see the...

By Jeremy Loudenbeck, The Imprint, September 15, 2021 Citing the need for “repair and healing,” members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to expand therapeutic approaches to juvenile detention Wednesday, calling on department officials to create plans for mentorships with formerly incarcerated adults, restorative justice programs and more time outdoors. The unanimously approved plan presented by Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl also directs county officials to...