Tagged With "Trauma-inducing systems"

The issue brief "Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity" was recently published on the Kaiser Family Foundation's website, KFF.org. How is your organization addressing the social determinants of health? Read the introduction here: Efforts to improve health in the United States have traditionally looked to the health care system as the key driver of health and health outcomes. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) increased opportunities to improve...

Have you read the article " Commentary: Turning medical 'frequent fliers' into healthier homebodies " By Larissa Estes and Peter V. Long posted on 07/09/2016 via the Mercury News? Read these first few paragraphs and share your reactions: Their suffering is immense. Emergency department doctors know them by name. Almost 9 percent of America's gross domestic product goes to their care. Yet virtually no one is asking how we can prevent their illnesses and injuries before they occur. We are...

What are the specific, practical strategies we can implement when we ACEs surface for our staff or clients? Brad Michenvich of Sonoma County Probation shared one inspiring tool Probation Officers are using. "EPICS" combines case management with evidenced-based practices and cognitive behavioral therapy through offering brief interventions at each meeting with youth clients. Structure of EPICS Meeting SESSION OVERVIEW • Each session should be structured in the following way: 1. Check-In -...

Hi Nick, I think you may be looking for the report the was produced following the interventions that were highlighted in the Paper Tiger film? Please see the attached document and see if it is what you were looking for. Thanks, Karen