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Among the fascinating 20 research publications included this month are one that looks at the importance of context of ACEs in a low-income Black cohort, and another at the hidden risk of child adversity during COVID in which findings are viewed in the context of a reactive welfare system.

For anyone who thinks Oregon — long regarded as a liberal, progressive state — was a welcoming place for Blacks and other minorities in the past, a recent webinar sponsored by Oregon health care organizations was a chilling wake-up call. In June 1844, Oregon’s provisional government passed its first Black Exclusionary Act , with language stating that any Black person who set foot in Oregon “would be publicly whipped 39 lashes.” From that time forward, Oregon, like most states, amassed its...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2021 CONTACT Lisa Miller 856.272.3422 lmiller@camdenhealth.org Camden Coalition’s multidisciplinary Camden Core Model highlighted in new National Academy of Medicine report on the future of nursing Camden, NJ - In a new report released by the National Academy of Medicine and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation entitled “The Future of Nursing 2020 – 2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity,” the Camden Coalition’s Camden Core Model is noted as...

What do PACEs Connection and “What Happened to You?”, the new book by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry, have in common? Almost everything. That’s my conclusion after I finished listening to the book on Audible and re-reading parts of it on Kindle. In the book, Winfrey, a w orld-class connector, journalist, entertainer, author, thought leader, actor, and philanthropist, teams up with her longtime friend Perry, a child psychiatrist, neuroscientist and principal of the neurosequential model of...

I am so excited and honored to have a meaningful conversation about trauma and addiction with Amanda Wendler, Libby Alexander, Eli Saslow, Gabor Maté and surprise guests! As a recovering addict of 36 years I have been through a lot, seen a lot and learned a lot. And so, the conversation keeps evolving and that’s how it should be. The minute I think I know it all is the minute I am in trouble. So I remain teachable while continuing to share my personal experience, strength and hope. I believe...

By Carol Anderson, The Guardian, June 4, 2021 B odies are piling up all over the second amendment as two of America’s pandemics converge. The “ plague of gun violence ” and the inability to mount an effective response , even in the wake of multiple mass shootings , is, unfortunately, rooted in the other pandemic gripping the United States: anti-Blackness and the sense that African Americans are a dangerous threat that can only be neutralized or stopped by a well-armed white citizenry. For...

From BioSpace, June 4, 2021 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has been awarded a $2 million grant from the state of California to study a precision medicine approach to screening children for adverse childhood experiences. The three-year grant—part of the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine —was announced by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, in partnership with the Office of the California Surgeon General. Adverse childhood experiences, also called ACEs, are...

By Jason DeParle, The New York Times, June 2, 2021 Julesa Webb resumed an old habit: serving her children three meals a day. Corrine Young paid the water bill and stopped bathing at her neighbor’s apartment. Chenetta Ray cried, thanked Jesus and rushed to spend the money on a medical test to treat her cancer. In offering most Americans two more rounds of stimulus checks in the past six months, totaling $2,000 a person, the federal government effectively conducted a huge experiment in safety...

By David Orenstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 3, 2021 A powerful series of speakers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory’s biennial Spring Symposium, Early Life Stress and Mental Health, blended personal stories and rigorous research to demonstrate that while remedying the lifelong toxic stress and disadvantage many people incur during childhood can be difficult, it is by no means intractable. Picower Institute Director Li-Huei Tsai opened the symposium,...

"We have simply got to make people aware that none of us are free until we’re all free, and we aren’t free yet." -Opal Lee Learn about Opal Lee, her story of resilience, and her work to make Juneteenth a national holiday here . Last October, Governor Northam signed legislation declaring Juneteenth a holiday in the state of Virginia. Learn more about the origins of the holiday here . Read and download the issue brief Adopting a Trauma-Informed Approach for LGBTQ Youth Part 1 and Part 2 . The...

We're so excited to welcome you all to the first day of The Wisdom of Trauma world movie premiere and 7-day Talks on Trauma! We've been working on the film for over 4 years and tending to the creation of the event for so many months now, and we can't wait to share all the wisdom and resources our guests are bringing. Each day of the event we'll send out an e-mail with the day's schedule. Please find tomorrow's schedule below. We also encourage you to attend our LIVE opening talk with Dr.

The only thing I knew about Oprah Winfrey until recently was that she was a successful media personality and for a long time struggled with her weight. What I didn’t know about Oprah was the extent to which she suffered childhood trauma and how that trauma manifested itself throughout her life.