Lots of exciting trauma news!  See below.   

1. Love this new JAMA article and NPR presentation:  Positive Childhood Experiences May Buffer Against Health Effects of Adverse Ones

*NPR article: https://www.npr.org/sections/h...ects-of-adverse-ones

*JAMA article:   https://jamanetwork.com/journa.../fullarticle/2749336

2. Toxic Stress of Early Childhood Adversity:  New 60 minute video from Harvard Center for the Developing Child
https://theforum.sph.harvard.e...childhood-adversity/

3. National trauma legislation has been introduced including RISE (Resilience Investment, Support & Expansion) from Trauma Act of 2019 (Durbin and Capito) and Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark's recently introduced Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2019 which if enacted, would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide a definition of trauma-informed practices and criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools. The legislation is supported by over 50 endorsing organizations.