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"Our survival depends on us finding ways to create joy for ourselves, ways to laugh together and sharing insights that can only come from truly knowing ourselves," says Alex Schmider, GLAAD's associate director of transgender representation. Read more about finding joy amid trauma during Pride month and beyond . What Juneteenth Means to Me Trauma-informed specialist Amanda Lynch writes about intergenerational trauma and intergenerational resilience as Juneteenth was declared a national...

Introduction Research Questions What are the perspectives of URM program staff, foster parents, and youth on prevalence of mental health conditions and use of mental health services? How do URM programs support URM youth mental health? What are the challenges and successes in providing mental health services in the URM Program? Refugee children are often exposed to numerous traumatic experiences and events. While individual responses to traumatic events vary widely, sustained exposure can...

Restorative Justice in Schools: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Increasing Protective Health Factors for Girls of Color Thursday July 1st 12 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. EST Empowering girls of color and supporting their educational success is not simply an issue of educational equity. It is a matter of health justice. Join us for a conversation about the possibilities for and potential uses of restorative justice practices in schools with Thalia González, a nationally renowned scholar in the field of...

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Our society has a myriad of social issues that need strong leadership, selflessness, and solidarity. Most importantly, though, our society needs hope. Specifically, we need an understanding of the science and power of hope and its framework for empowering people, communities, and societies.

On June 15th, 2021 we recorded the last discussion of the Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival series. Our special guest was the Wrestling Ghosts documentary producer and director, Ana Joanes, who spoke about the film and parenting with ACEs. Here is our Zoom discussion which was recorded and uploaded to YouTube. Resources Shared via Chat: CTIPP (The Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & Practice) First-Person Narratives PACEs Connection Parenting with ACEs Community on PACEs...

Preventing Foster Care Placement -- The Missing Link Is Finding Your Hidden Door I have successfully linked mothers and fathers with their kids and helped new mothers keep their kids when they are born ... and even helped grandparents return to being big parts of their grandkids' lives. The impact of drug use and untreated mental illness span generations and, unfortunately, contribute to the need for many children to be placed in foster care. So, it only stands to reason, that parents who...

By David A. Asch, Nazmul Islam, Natalie E. Sheils, et al., JAMA Network Open, June 17, 2021 Key Points Question Do Black patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have worse outcomes than White patients and, if so, what is the association between worse outcomes and comorbidities vs the hospitals to which they are admitted? Findings In this cohort study of 44 217 adult Medicare beneficiaries admitted with COVID-19 to 1188 US hospitals, odds of 30-day inpatient mortality or discharge to hospice were...

By Eric Russell, The Portland Press Herald, June 14, 2021 In a narrow vote Monday, the Maine Senate approved legislation that would direct the state to close Long Creek Youth Development Center, Maine’s only youth prison, within two years. The bill was approved by a 19-15 vote, with three Senate Democrats voting with Republicans against the measure. The Maine House of Representatives had approved the bill last week in an 81-57, mostly party-line vote. The biggest question mark, though,...

By Nigel Duara, Cal Matters, June 18, 2021 Eleven mayors, including two in California, announced today their commitment to support federal reparations legislation and establish pilot programs for Black residents in their cities as part of a new nationwide coalition. The mayors of Los Angeles and Sacramento will join nine other mayors, from cities as populous as Denver to tiny Tullahassee, Okla., one of the oldest surviving Black towns in the West, on the Mayors Organized for Reparations...

By Leonardo Castañeda, The Mercury News, June 19, 2021 Aggie Yellow Horse’s son had just turned 1 when she saw the news in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic about an Asian American family, including a 2-year-old, being attacked and stabbed at Sam’s Club in Midland, Texas. The suspect had targeted the family because he believed they were Chinese and spreading COVID-19, the FBI said, an early case in a growing wave of hate initially set off in part by racist conspiracies about the...

nner children are parts of all our psyche that remains full of innocence, awe, and wonder. When our inner child is healthy, and we are connected with them, we tend to be invigorated, inspired, and excited. However, what happens when our inner child is wounded from past trauma, and we are disconnected from them? When we ignore the inner child in our psyche, as adults, we feel disconnected from life, tired, empty, and unhappy. This article will further explore the topic of the wounded inner...