Throughout her childhood, Delena Meyer encountered social and human services from every angle. She’s the daughter of an addict who died from AIDS. She went through child protective services and the foster care system. She was a teen mom who gave up a child for adoption. She married, and divorced, young. She was a single mom. And she struggled with emotional issues. She was on the “stereotypical trajectory of a troubled life,” she said. But eight years ago, Meyer learned that she wasn’t the...

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In 2011, a youth needs assessment of the Kansas City metro area included surveys of pediatricians and school nurses, mental health providers and teenagers, pre-school teachers and parents. No matter what discipline was represented, trauma and toxic stress kept coming up, said Marsha Morgan, Chief Operating Officer of Truman Medical Centers Department of Behavioral Health. It was clear that we had to do something. We had to make this a community issue. The needs assessment showed that more...

JENNINGS, Mo.  — School districts don’t usually operate homeless shelters for their students. Nor do they often run food banks or have a system in place to provide whatever clothes kids need. Few offer regular access to pediatricians and mental health counselors, or make washers and dryers available to families desperate to get clean. But the Jennings School District — serving about 3,000 students in a low-income, predominantly African American jurisdiction just north...

On October 28, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the eight winners (selected from more than 340 applicants) of the 2015 RWJF Culture of Health Prize , honored for working to ensure that everyone in their community has the...

Kudos to Marsha Morgan and all the Trauma Matters KC partners for your wonderful work! http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/health-care/article11626103.html

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Please join us for an upcoming webinar, “Promoting Positive Child Development in Young Latino Children of Immigrants Involved with Child Protective Services” (please see attached flyer) on Friday, February 27 th from 12:30-2p.m. CST....

HI everyone – very interesting work in Wisconsin to develop trauma-informed schools(see links below) sent by Elizabeth Hudson from Wisconsin.    Please follow the links below for related information.  The second link takes you to...

Hi everyone,  The link in the previous post about the webinar on trauma informed workplaces is having some problems.  To register, use the link below.  Sorry for the confusion.   Register today!...

Hi everyone,  Thought you might be interested in this upcoming webinar which focuses on developing trauma-informed, resilient workplaces.  Organized by DOL, it is designed especially for employers.  Creating Resilient Workplaces: Safe...