Tagged With "Mental Health Resource Center"
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A 50-member team infuses a children's hospital with ACEs science & trauma-informed practices from the ground up
In 2017, Children’s Hospital of Richmond (CHoR) at Virginia Commonwealth University took a huge jump in a new direction. Its CEO assembled 50 leaders from every unit and across disciplines to work on infusing a trauma-informed approach into its entire 182-bed hospital environment. Brittany Corker Kiefer What sent them down this path was a fervent belief that something was missing in standard care. “Being admitted to the hospital can be traumatic enough, without even factoring in past...
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Black HIS-Story Week Celebrates the Stories, Resilience, and Accomplishments of Black Men and Youth
Taking place during the final week of Black History Month, Black HIS-Story Week is a celebration of the stories, resilience, and varied accomplishments of Black men and youth. The idea for the week came from the brilliant mind of Amanda Lynch, author, entrepreneur, and Trauma-Informed Specialist with Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond (BGCMR) and Greater Richmond SCAN . SCAN, who co-sponsored the event with BGCMR, provided coordination and support in creating a week full of daily events...
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Black HIS-Story Week Begins Today [grscan.com]
Black HIS-Story Week begins today! There are so many amazing events to tune into each day this week. We've shared a few below. Be sure to check out the full schedule of events on the Black HIS-Story Week website ! Watch this event, featuring individuals from across Virginia, on SCAN’s Facebook page ! Self Care: Healing Racist Wounds Wednesday, February 24, 7:00 p.m. Beyond the obvious effects of racism is an underlying reality — people affected by the stress of racism show signs of...
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VA TICNs eNote March 15 2021 [grscan.com]
Understanding the need for fresh, powerful framing strategies, Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) and the newly merged Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and Council on Accreditation asked the FrameWorks Institute to update framing recommendations that have served our field well since 2004. The result is a new strategic brief, Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting Upstream Approaches . This actionable guide takes recent science and current communications contexts into...
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VA TICNs eNote March 29 2021 [grscan.com]
Illustration by Sally Deng Resources for Responding to Violence Against the AAPI Community 5 Asian-Founded Wellness Resources for members of the AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) community who might be in need of support, right now and always. What You Can Do to Fight Violence and Racism Against Asian Americans from PBS includes information on bystander intervention, historical resources, suggestions for legislative advocacy, and more. Watch a video conversation on supporting AAPI...
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