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Parenting is to guide a child through their ages and stages of life and help them overcome adversity and thrive. In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B and co-host Seth Creekmore discuss how parents can support their children to become happy, productive people starting with themselves. https://www.samc.com/about-us/community-benefits/aces-aware-podcasts www.drbconnections.com https://academy.drb.coach

From U.S. Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity: A Policy Action Agenda, April 2021 A group of health professionals and organizations has come together to assemble recommendations for HHS. These build on an earlier set of Administration-wide recommendations on climate, health, and equity which gained broad support from health organizations and were well received. This new set of recommendations is directed specifically to HHS. It addresses functions such as research (e.g., at NIH),...

From Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University, April 2021 The history of genocide, mass atrocities, crimes against humanity and their continuing consequences stand at the core of the Strassler Center at Clark University. Home to a uniquely rich undergraduate program and a landmark doctoral program, the Strassler Center is the first and only institute of its kind. Since 1998, it has gained international standing as the foremost PhD program training students in...

By Elizabeth Aguilera, Cal Matters, April 13, 2021 Desperate child care providers who look after state-subsidized children are anxiously waiting on a much-needed one-time stipend of $525 per child promised by Gov. Gavin Newsom back in February. The stipends, which could tally in the thousands for some providers, might mean the difference between staying open or turning out the lights. So far, child care providers have not gotten a single dollar of that relief. The payment process involves...

By Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2021 Black students in Los Angeles County continue to face a multitude of barriers to an equitable education, including concentrated poverty, high suspension rates and housing insecurity, a UCLA report released Wednesday found. Researchers focused on 14 school districts in the county that serve at least 800 Black students to understand how various factors are leaving behind Black children, particularly those considered vulnerable. The report by...

Dear PACEs Community, Sharing our new article on school safety of Asian American youth: https://theconversation.com/are-americas-schools-safe-for-asian-americans-157956 Regards, Kevin

Therapist and anti-spanking advocate Robbyn Peters Bennett Three therapists have teamed up to he lp with overwhelmed, stressed parents by offering a free workshop each remaining day this week: Pandemic Parenting! Robbyn Peters Bennett from Portland, Oregon, Lori Petro from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Amy Bryant from Decatur, Georgia, organized the event to help parents who have been struggling during the pandemic. Here are the details on what they’re offering and how to attend.

In Mississippi, We Do Hope. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Mississippi needs to do a lot of things. In the scheme of things, are you sure hope is really all that important?” My answer is an emphatic, “Yes!” What I want to share are four lessons I learned from having been one of the event planners of the three-day conference.

April Sacramento County Opioid Coalition Meeting Apr 19, 2021 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87258341461?pwd=dy91NXA1QzZ5aUs3SG00bHFxK09xQT09 Meeting ID: 872 5834 1461 Passcode: 929784 +16699006833,,87258341461#,,,,*929784# US (San Jose)

I am worried about schools/organizations reopening successfully in Fall 2021, even if they opened in some fashion this Spring/Summer. Trauma among students and educators/social workers will abound and we need trauma responsive institutions, trauma responsive pedagogy and trauma responsive strategies. The time to do that thinking is now. That is why this course (3 hours; May 12th; 9 -- noon est) is so important. Please consider signing up. Whether you are a social worker or an educator or an...

Most experts agree that 20% to 25% of the total number of people living with an eating disorder are male. However, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders estimates the figure to be even larger with 25% to 40% of males forming an eating disorder sometime in their lifetime.

I t is sadly very common that people who grew up neglected and abused by their parents end up either alone or cycling through one life-damaging relationship after another. The terrible irony is that when you need love the most, Complex PTSD can keep you locked out of it. You can try hard, you can read books, go to therapy, make promises to yourself and hold high standards for yourself. But you'll keep finding that you’ve yet again gotten yourself attached to someone who can't be a good...