September 2021

After a short summer break, the Lee County Community (NC) Resilience Collaborative is back in action. There was a brief meeting of the group this morning to discuss program and grant updates and the group was introduced to their free PACEs Connection website, which they can use to help educate other members about what the Collaborative is doing. The site can also be used to invite other community members to join the Collaborative, as cross-sector groups that emphasize diversity, equity and...

While natural disasters can strike at any time with very little warning, families and communities can take steps to prepare in the event that a disaster does occur. With the devastation caused by ongoing events (hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, COVID-19) across the nation, this reaffirms the need for disaster preparedness. Our thoughts are with the families, children, and communities who have been affected by these disasters. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) has resources...

Becky Antle, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work and esteemed University Scholar at the University of Louisville, won The Dibble Institute’s national competition to evaluate Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience in 2019. As a result, Dr. Antle and her colleagues have conducted a randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of Mind Matters on a host of outcomes related to trauma symptoms, emotional regulation, coping and resiliency, and interpersonal skills for at-risk...

Please join us for the 2021 Resilience Symposium in New Bern, NC on Friday, October 1, 2021 from 8am-5pm. The past year has been stressful, even traumatic for many, shedding light on the importance for us to prioritize building our own resiliency to thrive. For those in the helping professions, stress, burnout, and vicarious trauma are taking their toll on our personal and professional lives. The good news, there is HOPE. Join us to hear from national speakers to learn ways we can work...

W eekly Legislative Update Join NC Child every Friday at 11 am while the state legislature is in session to learn the latest from the NC General Assembly and to keep abreast of the latest COVID-19 recovery efforts. This Friday: Focus on the Federal “Build Back Better” Plan Friday, September 17, 11:00 am All Friday updates will be provided live in both English and Spanish! Fridays at 11:00 am. RSVP here . Did you miss our most recent Legislative update?  Watch it and/or read all the...

Please join us today at noon for our WCCI Wednesday Conversation. We will be talking with Kaaren Hayes from the Parent to Parent Family Support Network, a local organization that provides support to parents and caregivers. They will share how they work with families raising children, what they do to help the children and families build resilience, and how they stay well themselves. From their website: At Parent to Parent Family Support NetworkTM-High Country, we believe that all children...

Today I wanted to take the time to share a phenomenal new book that I am currently reading, What Happened to You? By Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey. It has been a page turner since I got it! I highly recommend this book of you are looking to learn about trauma and adverse childhood experiences and how they affect the body and the brain. It is one of the best books I have read on trauma and understanding those who have lived experienced. I have listed the summary below. Pick it up if you...

Please join us for the second monthly NC Resilience Peer Connection event this Wednesday! We'll be summing up our discussions from last month on where we'd like this group to go, and will also be looking for some feedback and discussions around data. How do we know what we're doing is making a difference? Click here to register for this event. (We're not calling it a meeting because it's a lot more fun than that.) :) Register in advance for this meeting:...

In the early years of life, children are building the foundation for their brains and bodies—forming more than a million neural connections every second from birth to age three . Lifetimes of lived experiences and decades of research have proven that adversity in childhood can have profound and lasting impacts on lifelong health and well-being. However, we now also know that these potentially harmful outcomes caused by toxic stress are not set in stone and can be prevented. When our goal is...

CTIPP CAN Call - Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Initiatives - September 15th, 2-3:30pm ET/11am-12:30pm PT - Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/742183645 Meeting ID: 742 183 645 One tap mobile +19292056099,,742183645# US (New York) Please join us for next week's CTIPP CAN Call, which will focus on building mental well-being for infants, toddlers and preschoolers and the adults who care for them. This month's presentation will feature Drs. Kaitlin Mulcahy and Gerry Costa, and Kelly...

Opioid Settlement and Community Voice In the News : NC is getting a huge opioid settlement. Here’s what should happen next : a statement in the Charlotte Observer. Overview : Four North Carolina foundation leaders, including the Winer Family Foundation's president Liz Star Winer, urge the state and counties to take a community-driven approach to determine how opioid settlement funds are distributed to prevent, address and treat opioid and substance misuse moving forward. The Urgent Need:...

Sen. Steve Jarvis, R-Davidson, speaks at the lectern while Gov. Roy Cooper stands behind him at a bill signing, Thursday afternoon at the Governor's Mansion in Raleigh. Photo courtesy of Sen. Jarvis' office. Legislation eliminates red tape in reuniting children with families or finding new permanent placements. New measure sets up study for a statewide child welfare hot line. By Kate Martin, Carolina Public Press, Sept. 2, 2021 Children in North Carolina’s foster care system may be placed in...