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In 2014, according to U.S. Department of Education projections, the demographics of the nation’s classrooms were set to break a historic barrier: For the first time, the majority of students in America’s public schools would no longer be white. Based on population trends, National Center for Education Statistics predicted that 50.3 percent of the student body for the 2014-15 school year would be people of color — a precursor to the country as a whole becoming majority-minority in the next...

The school nurse is your child’s Chief Wellness Officer! So first things first: be sure your school has a school nurse in your child’s building every day. If not, there are 55 million reasons to have one. School nurses have access to 95% of our nation’s 55 million children every day, all day. We are the dedicated, licensed health professionals in your school community, whose eyes and ears are an extension of yours. The history of school nursing goes back more than 100 years, to the tenements...

On November 7, Virginia voters elected Danica Roem to the Virginia House of Delegates. Roem is the first openly transgender state legislator in America. Her campaign focused on local issues, especially improving traffic problems, which resonated with voters. But she has also broken a cultural barrier that brings attention to the LBGTQ community. Her public life opens new opportunities for us to talk about transgender issues. Some of us may feel we’re in unfamiliar territory, and would like...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexander Englander, Attachment & Trauma Network Phone: 518-334-3102 Email: Alex@attachtrauma.org 2 nd Annual Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools Conference Registration is now open [ALBANY, NY, August 14—] The Attachment & Trauma Network announces the 2 nd Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference, February 17 thru 19, 2019. The conference will take place at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. Registration for this conference opened on...

Eighteen-year old Lawrence Nelson will likely end up costing Illinois taxpayers more than $2 million dollars. Lawrence (not his real name) was recently released from the Cook County Jail after serving six months for illegal possession of a stolen weapon. This was his third time being locked up. The odds that Lawrence gets killed or spends his life in jail are significantly higher than the likelihood that he graduates from high school. Given what we know about the effects of childhood trauma,...

When it comes to shedding pounds, it pays to think big, according to new research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The study, in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, focused on Americans looking to slim down and found those who lost more than a fifth of their body weight more than doubled their likelihood of good metabolic health, compared to those who only lost a relatively small amount. "If you're overweight or obese, even losing just a...

Many people on MAT feel unwelcome at meetings, and this sense of alienation and rejection often leads to relapse. That's where MARS™ comes in. We want people on MAT to be embraced and accepted in recovery. Held at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Westwood, the 13 th annual SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration) Voice Awards recognized an essential figure in the national battle against the opioid epidemic. As the founder of the Medicated Assisted Recovery Support (MARS™)...

Bishops and other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by more than 300 priests over a period of 70 years, persuading victims not to report the abuse and police officers not to investigate it, according to a report issued by a grand jury on Tuesday. The report, which covered six of the state’s eight Catholic dioceses and found more than 1,000 identifiable victims, is the broadest examination yet by a government agency in the United States of...

I thought this posting was of interest. Carolyn Curtis Dear SARHM Colleagues, As we have discussed, the construct of ‘self-regulation’ may be problematic in its applications beyond Euro-American cultures, in part because it implies a self-centered orientation. Instead, the primary orientation of many cultures, including many Native American cultures, is the community. I am pleased to share with you a new brief titled ‘Reflections on the Relevance of “Self-Regulation” for Native Communities’...

To cope with unprocessed emotions, a child’s mind erects defense mechanisms that can lead to depression or worse

Poor sleep can literally kill your social life. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that sleep-deprived people feel lonelier and less inclined to engage with others, avoiding close contact in much the same way as people with social anxiety. Worse still, that alienating vibe makes sleep -deprived individuals more socially unattractive to others. Moreover, well-rested people feel lonely after just a brief encounter with a sleep-deprived person, potentially...

How do you teach kids to be active participants in government? Or to tell the difference between real news and fake news? In their last legislative sessions, 27 states considered bills or other proposals that aim to answer these questions. Many of those proposals are rooted in popular ideas about the best ways to teach civics, including when kids should start, what they should learn and how to apply those lessons. Here's a look at some of those concepts. Start when they're young, go into...