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Global 4-day week pilot was a huge success, organizers say [cnn.com]

By Anna Cooban, Image: Screenshot from article, CNN Business, November 30, 2022 The verdict is in: A four-day work week is good for business. After six months, most of the 33 companies and 903 workers trialing the schedule, with no reduction in pay, are unlikely ever to go back to a standard working week, according to the organizers of the global pilot program. None of the 27 participating companies who responded to a survey by 4 Day Week Global said they were leaning towards or planning on...

Screening for adverse childhood experiences is increasing, but are patients getting treatment? [calmatters.org]

By Elizabeth Aguilera, Illustration: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters/iStock, Cal Matters, November 29, 2022 In 2020 the state launched the adverse childhood experiences initiative, with the goal of cutting the number of those experiences in half within one generation. Today the number of doctors screening patients for adverse experiences is growing, but the state is failing to track whether patients receive the follow-up services or support they might need. State officials say they are...

$1,000 a month, no strings attached: Anti-poverty experiment comes to Silicon Valley [mercurynews.com]

By Marisa Kendall, Photo: Unsplash, The Mercury News, November 30, 2022 For many struggling South Bay families, getting an extra $1,000 a month with no strings attached would seem too good to be true. But for 150 households lucky enough to be chosen for a new guaranteed income experiment in Santa Clara County, that’s exactly what’s happening. The program targets families with children under 18 who are homeless or on the brink of homelessness — they could be at risk of losing their home...

What Gift Will You Give? (blog and exercise for educators)

It's hard to believe but the holiday season is upon us. If you are like me, the stress of thinking about the task of finding meaningful gifts for the people in my life has already begun. And don't even get me started on the trying to please two teenage boys without breaking the bank! But with all of the stress in the world right now, particularly in the field of education, I am starting to think about this time a little differently. Perhaps we need a new perspective on the gifts that we can...

Podcast on coping with fire trauma

I am featured on this podcast, discussing how to support our children and ourselves through climate distress. The series frequently features Sonoma County and the Tubbs fire. In this episode, I integrate my own experience with Tubbs and Kincaide, with my work in early childhood mental health and climate psychology https://omny.fm/shows/the-big-burn/the-big-burn-what-comes-next

Pathways to Resilience Learning Network Session: How Trauma-Informed Courts Can Promote Healing and Resilience

Join Pathways to Resilience on Thursday, December 15 at 3 PM ET to hear about how courts in Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee have implemented trauma-informed policies and programs to better support children and families. Many individuals who interact with the justice system have experienced significant trauma. To mitigate the impact of adverse childhood experiences and improve long-term outcomes, some courts have developed programs and policies that train court personnel on the effects...

Pathways to Resilience Learning Network Session: How States Can Effectively Engage People with Lived Experience

Cherene Caraco often says “Help isn’t help if it isn’t helpful.” Join us on November 30 to learn how to meaningfully engage trauma survivors and develop policies that support them at the state and local levels. Cherene Caraco, Executive Director of the Promise Resource Network, and William Kellibrew, an international advocate for trauma survivors, each experienced traumatic life events as children that changed the trajectory of their lives and helped inform careers dedicated to helping...

'Stop separating physical health from mental health!—Encore episode of 'History. Culture. Trauma.' podcast Thursday

It is time, as a society, to stop separating mental health from physical health. “Research has found that there is credibility to the term ‘mind-body connection’. There is a clear link between our thoughts, feelings, emotions and our physical body. At this point, should we, as a society, stop separating mental health and physical health? Are they not one in the same?” said Ingrid Cockhren, PACEs Connection CEO and co-host of the podcast History. Culture. Trauma. She and guest Dr. Donielle...

What it’s like to live with brain fog [washingtonpost.com]

By Lindsey Bever, Illustration: Elizabeth von Oehsen/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, November 28, 2022 Haze. Slow. Drunk. Lost. These are the words some people use to describe “brain fog.” The condition, a form of cognitive dysfunction, has been plaguing people with certain chronic illnesses for years. But now, a new wave of people with long covid are experiencing it, casting a spotlight on the often debilitating condition. “It’s a moment where the public and the medical community...

Historic Rise in Child Bereavement as COVID, Drugs and Guns Claim Parents’ Lives [the74million.org]

By Asher Lehrer-Small, The74, November 28, 2022 It’s been two-and-a-half years since Reid Orlando lost his mother and he continues to feel the sting. His mom, a single parent and ER nurse of three decades, caught the virus while helping patients during the pandemic’s deadly first wave and did not recover. Now, every new milestone reminds Orlando of her absence: Landing his first job out of college, his younger brother graduating from high school, even smaller occasions like cooking homemade...

Can the Indigenous Worldview Build a Better Future? [greatergood.berkeley.edu]

By Vicki Zakrzewski, Greater Good Magzine, November 23, 2022 Do we believe that every person, including those who are different from us, has intrinsic worth? Do we believe that the animals we love as pets and the ones who live in the wild have intrinsic worth? Do trees, rivers, oceans, mountains have intrinsic worth? If the answer is yes, then what should our actions be towards all these things and towards life itself? Those are some of the questions tackled in a recent book, Restoring the...

PACEs Research Corner — October 2022, Part 2

[Editor's note: Dr. Harise Stein at Stanford University edits a web site — abuseresearch.info — that focuses on the effects of abuse, and includes research articles on PACEs. Every month, she posts the summaries of the abstracts and links to research articles that address only ACEs, PCEs and PACEs. Thank you, Harise!! — Rafael Maravilla] Adolescents Yau MY, Ge S, Moss HB, Cooper T, Osei A, Ijeaku I, Deas D. Regional prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in the United States using a...

Day 5, 16 days of activism against gender-based violence

Today is Giving Tuesday and we emplore you to seriously consider becoming a consistent financial or material partner of Come ALIVE Movement. 99% of the work we do is free, because the majority of the people we serve simply cannot afford to pay for the services they so desperately need. Partner with us, and help us do more. No amount is too small, or too big. You could also consider becoming a volunteer. We will give you the training you need. Our Current Activities: - General Counseling...

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