Tagged With "The Body Keeps the Score"
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myPATH Collaborative Quarterly Newsletter [USF]
Here is the first my PATH newsletter for December 2021 put out by USF! View the newsletter below, open the attached PDF (for live links), or click here.
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My positive childhood experiences tree
This is the third of three stunning illustrations showing how PACEs (positive and adverse childhood experiences) affected the family of Cendie Stanford, graphic artist and founder of the nonprofit ACEs Matter. This one looks at her positive childhood experiences. The day before her 16th birthday, Cendie Stanford’s older brother was shot and killed by a young man who, just two years earlier, had been her boyfriend. “I was heartbroken that two people I loved were out of my life forever,” says...
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Using Language to Shape our Future and Open our Minds; From Protection to Connection
I believe my world is connected to your world, and together we can co-create the world we wish to see by acknowledging our lives, feelings and consciously deciding to put our energy on what we want instead of ruminating in what we don’t want and past issues. Re-framing situations is so powerful.
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CHJ USC: California's massive new experiment will change how vulnerable patients get care. Will it work?
Originally shared via PACEs Connection Daily Digest By: Giles Bruce, Center for Health Journalism, University of Southern California (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images) Link to original article: https://centerforhealthjournal...tients-get-care-will California is embarking on a potentially transformative shift in the way it delivers health care, using its Medicaid program to help meet the social needs of many of its most vulnerable residents. Under the CalAIM initiative, $6 billion...
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Judge Sheila Calloway integrates PACEs science into juvenile justice
Judge Sheila Calloway says she had “absolutely no idea that I wanted to become a lawyer” when she was growing up in Louisville, Kentucky. But looking back over her fourth-grade papers, which her mother had proudly saved, she found an essay she wrote in which she said she wanted to be a lawyer and help people. And she has. After stints in the Metro Public Defender’s Office and the Juvenile Court in Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County, TN, she was elected juvenile court judge in 2014.
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7 Most Important Aspects of Trauma Sensitivity Training
Full implementation of a trauma-informed approach typically takes three years to accomplish, but many organizations are looking for more manageable solutions that require fewer resources. If you want to implement trauma-informed practices but aren’t ready for full implementation, here are some of the most important aspects of trauma sensitivity training that you can share with your team. Developing a One-Page Resource for Trauma Sensitivity Training Recently a colleague asked for my input on...
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Re: CRC: 2023 Common Read, Discussion Series (Session Two) on "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma"
Good afternoon, If interested Victim Service Center of Central Florida could potentially be present during and after the book read series, to offer support/ info for anyone who may be impacted by the book the Body Keeps the Score. As the rape crisis center for the tri-county area, we would be happy to be there to provide information to those who need to be connected to crisis counseling or therapy support. Please let me know if this is something you would like VSC to assist with. Thank you.
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Re: CRC: 2023 Common Read, Discussion Series (Session Two) on "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma"
Thanks JoEllen for reaching out! Let's connect via email to discuss how we can better collaborate together.
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Register for the CRC Network's 2023 Common Read Discussion Sessions!
The Creating a Resilient Community (CRC) Network is so excited to launch our 2023 Common Read of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D! Get a Free Copy of the Book: If you do not have a copy of the book and would like one, please reach out to us at resilience@valenciacollege.edu to coordinate picking up a copy. Valencia employees can receive a copy via intercampus mail. Check out our reading calendar below: 2023 Reading Calendar:...
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Welcome to Week One of the 2023 Common Read
Welcome everyone to our 2023 Common Read! As a reminder our first in-person discussion session will be held on Wednesday , January 18th at Valencia College's Winter Park Campus. By then, we plan to read up until page 137/ through chapter eight and enjoy light refreshments with the Central Florida community. Don't forget to share with your friends, family, colleagues--anyone to participate in this impactful discussion! To register and review the reading schedule, go here . Too eager to wait...
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Join us for the Common Read's Second Discussion Session THIS SATURDAY!
Join the CRC Network at our second in-person discussion session and trauma-informed yoga held this Saturday, February 11th at the Winter Park Library! Details: February 11, 2023 9:00 am - 11:00 am EST Location: Winter Park Library, Community Imagination Room (2nd floor) 1052 W Morse Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32789 This discussion session will begin with trauma-informed yoga facilitated by Katie DeAscancis; so don't forget your yoga mat and water bottle! From there, we will dive into the book and...
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New Study Reveals the Effect of Racism and Poverty on Children's Brains (PBS)
Childhood trauma can have lasting psychological effects. A new study has found that early childhood stress from racism, poverty and other traumas can change the structure of children’s developing brains. Nathaniel Harnett, a neuroscientist at McLean Hospital and assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, joins Laura Barrón-López to discuss the study’s findings in this video. Full Title: Racial Disparities in Adversity During Childhood and the False Appearance of...
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2024 Common Read Book Reveal: Healing by Dr. Insel
Last month PJI Executive Director, Rachel Allen, and PJI Resilience Community Manager, Sofiya Asedrem, went live on the Peace and Justice Institute's Facebook page to announce the Common Read book for 2024. Click here to watch the Common Read Reveal. This book club was started in 2019 to encourage the common read of books related to Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs), toxic stress, trauma, healing, and resilience. To date, the group has read the following books: 2019: The...