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By WV News Staff, West Virginia's News, February 3, 2020 Democratic members of both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature on Monday held a press conference to unveil their plan to help children in the state suffering from a variety of negative circumstances. The plan involves prioritizing children who are coping with poverty, drug abuse, parental separation and neglect — collectively referred to as Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, according to a press release issued following the...

By NCPA Staff, NorthcentralPA.com, February 3, 2020 The clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) program at Lock Haven University has been recognized by Human Services Edu as one of the top 20 programs in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020. The organization rated programs by the number of online courses offered and academic quality, ranking LHU's program ninth overall. LHU has also recently added two new programs to their CMHC offerings: foundations of trauma-informed care and trauma-informed...

Sharing January 2020's chart toppers! Continued gratitude to ALL of my brilliant guests for joining me on air to share their insights, passions, and wisdom with us. I feel blessed to know them all and offer this healing space so you can know them, too.

This week's Matt's Mumblings explores supplementing Trauma-Informed Checklists with biometrics to develop more meaningful outcomes in the trauma-informed journey.

Without parent involvement in your trauma treatment, child relapse rates skyrocket. To prevent relapse, it is important to begin building relationships before you meet with the family. That is why the FST| Family Systems Trauma Model incorporates the Motivational Interview (MI) Call Technique. Wednesday, February 5 1 - 2 pm ET Register HERE for free In this webinar includes: Learn the 6-Question FST Motivational Script to increase your show rates to 80% or more with your toughest parents,...

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/law-order-svu-suicide-trauma-karen-gross/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/karengrossedu/detail/recent-activity/shares/ One is longer; other has a case study suggestion related to episode. Hope these work.... Apologies in advance.

By Jaana Juvonen, Hannah L. Schacter, JAMA Pediatrics, February 3, 2020 With increased awareness of the association of being bullied and adverse well-being, health care clinicians are well positioned to identify warning signs among young patients. Elevated levels of anxiety or depression, frequent headaches or stomachaches, as well as repeated tardiness and school absences are some of the most typical signs of being bullied. One in every 5 youth face repeated bullying at school in the United...

By Alison McGaughey, Iowa Now, February 3, 2020 When Corinne Peek-Asa was an undergraduate at the University of New Mexico, the idea of becoming an epidemiologist wasn’t on her radar. In fact, she says, “It was through a series of fortuitous events that I discovered what I loved.” After graduating with a degree in biochemistry, Peek-Asa went to medical school thinking it would align with her interests in public health and research. [ Please click here to read more .]

By Kathryn Boughton, Waterbury Republican-American, February 2, 2020 Kindness is the answer. That was the message Thursday night when Northwestern Regional High School held a seminar on addiction. The lightly attended session began with a screening of the documentary, “Uprooting Addiction,” which features the experiences of six Connecticut recovering addicts. The session ended with a panel discussion. John Simoncelli, executive director of Litchfield-based Greenwood Counseling Referrals,...

By Jeff Wallace, Quad-City Times, February 2, 2020 Juvenile crime is at an all-time high in the Quad-Cities. Unfortunately, however, how juvenile crime is handled in the Quad-Cities isn’t the most proactive and solution-focused. Juvenile justice often focuses on juveniles after they have committed crimes rather than providing an intervention before the crime is ever committed. In our community, we know that poverty, trauma and lack of resources are high indicators of whether a youngster will...

By The International Rescue Committee, February 2, 2020 Since fighting broke out in Syria in 2011, more than 5 million children have had to flee their homes; 2.8 million children remain out of school. Many have been exposed to extreme violence and experienced unspeakable trauma that will have lasting impact on their health and future. The International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop are working together to give millions of refugee and displaced children in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and...

Some of my colleagues and I have developed a process and program called, "Design Thinking Suicide Prevention," that we have been presenting at mental health conferences . The reason for it is that we have discovered that certain words scare too many people who don't have to deal with mental issues in their family (although that number is becoming smaller and smaller). In fact, just the word "mental" causes people to run for the hills unless it directly affects them or a family member. Design...