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As so many disturbing and traumatic events involving children have been covered by the media recently - it caused me to reflect on my own journey of becoming trauma-informed. Now that I know what I know, I cannot view such stories in a trauma- un informed way. I've found myself in discussions with others who may, or may not be, trauma-informed. It turns out this one factor predictably correlates with the type of conversation that ensues around any topic covered by the media where children...

I think ALL who share a concern about ACEs, regardless of our personal score, have a contribution to make to this endeavor. I remember learning of a SAMHSA meeting about "Lived Experience" which was about to be convened, and there were no Consumer Survivor "Seats at the Table", and an ally in Washington, D.C. went to a few members of Congress who wrote the DHHS Secretary, requesting seats at the table for Consumers/Survivors/Persons with Lived Experience/Person's at risk of becoming a...

Addendum: When I learned that the Seattle School District had over 100 "Gypsy" (Rom) Children attending, in the 1970's-I believe, and knowing "Romani" is an unwritten language, I was amazed that somehow the Seattle school district found teachers, or teachers Aides who spoke Romani. Rom culture is not formulated on reading, or structured educational institutions outside the family and/or tribe. ....