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The pandemic has had a lasting effect on youth mental health. Moved by a desire to reduce youth’s toxic stress and increase their resilience, The Dibble Institute, in partnership with a team of students and alumni from ArtCenter College of Design and author Carolyn Curtis, PhD, is releasing Me & My Emotions —a new, free adaptation of our beloved Mind Matters Curriculum. The mobile-friendly Me & My Emotions website features engaging graphics and bite-sized lessons teens can access and...

A webinar offered by the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) Thursday, September 30, 1:30 - 3:00 pm EDT Register today . Addressing the mental health needs of child care providers and children in care is vital in the face of the pandemic, a population-level traumatic event. CTIPP is offering a "plug and play" framework to ease the process of developing a continuum of training, reflective coaching, and consultation to build the capacity for supporting relational health...

Lakeside comes to Lebanon (virtually!) to facilitate Trauma 101 & 102 workshops on October 25, 2021.

Despite living in a world where technology allows constant digital communication and opportunities to connect, it seems no one is really listening or even knows how.

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...

Join Domestic Violence Intervention (DVI) of Lebanon County for this new book club where we tackle the topic of resilience from three different angles . Folks may participate in one, two, or all three discussions, but will have to garner the books on their own. We recommend purchasing through this site: https://bookshop.org/shop/midtownscholar And be sure to register for the discussion sessions here: https://s.surveyplanet.com/TAjsOlb9n Book descriptions: Lost Connections There was a mystery...

Domestic Violence Intervention (DVI) of Lebanon County will moderate an online discussion of director Michelle Esrick’s new documentary film Cracked Up on April 22, 2021at 6:00pm, in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month. The discussion is open to all interested parties, and individuals may register for free online. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cracked-up-film-talk-lebanon-county-pinwheel-project-tickets-147845773689?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch Registrants will have to view...

You’re invited to a virtual film screening of Resilience : The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope , the award-winning documentary, and a panel discussion with experts in trauma and resilience on Thursday, March 18 from 6:00-7:30 pm, sponsored by the Connecticut State Taskforce on ACEs & Resilience (CSTAR). RSVP here ABOUT CSTAR: We promote equitable systems of health (physical, mental and behavioral), well-being, and support in order to build resilience in individuals, families,...

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Toxic shame is chronic in nature. It resides in our unconscious, meaning, we are not consciously aware that we have, or are experiencing, shame. It exists ‘on the back burner’ of our psyche, causing havoc, and yet we do not even know it is there!

From the good folks at CTIPP: We are inviting you to sign on in support of a set of executive actions that CTIPP is encouraging the Biden-Harris Administration to take to address trauma and build resilience throughout the country. If you would like to sign on to the attached support letter as an individual or organization, please respond directly to this email by Tuesday, December 8th, and include how you would like your name, organization, or both to appear. The goal of the sign-on letter...

Lebanon County first in PA to join The Basics Learning Network, hosting virtual town hall for Annville-Cleona Annville, PA – Connected Together Lebanon County invites people who live or work in the Annville-Cleona School District area to a virtual town hall on November 17, 6:00pm to 7:30pm to learn about a new initiative, The Basics Lebanon Valley. This is a free event sponsored by the United Way of Lebanon County . Interested persons are asked, but not required, to register on the United...