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For nearly 25 years, Risking Connection has been at the forefront of the trauma-informed care movement. Over the past decades, the Risking Connection foundational trauma training has evolved into the Risking Connection Change Model , a multi-stage intervention that supports trauma-informed, organizational culture change. Now the Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) is pleased to introduce its newest update to the Risking Connection Change Model, which acknowledges and affirms that racism and...

Drive Impactful Change in Your Work Environment The Trauma-Resilient Professional Certification is designed for educators, social workers, mental health providers, and community leaders who want to develop an understanding on the impact of trauma, build resilience, and foster trusted relationships with those they serve. Please click here Trauma-Resilient Professional Certification | Trauma Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) to learn more. Attached, please find attached a 3-page overview.

The Trauma-Resilient Healthcare Professional Certification is designed for healthcare professionals, social workers, and mental health providers who want to develop an understanding on the impact of trauma, build resilience, and foster trusted relationships with those they serve. Please click here, Trauma-Resilient Healthcare Professionals Certification | Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) to learn more. TREC's Individual Trauma-Resilient Healthcare Professional Certification is...

Please click here, Trauma-Resilient Parent Certification | Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) , for the free certification. As a public service, TREC is sharing this opportunity for any parent/guardian globally. With Our vision is to cultivate a more compassionate world comprised of resilient people and their communities where equitable and sustainable practices are commonplace within all public and private institutions and systems, we invite you to join our TREC ecosystem.

Victim mentality in the workplace can show up in many forms—constant complaints, blame-shifting, or feelings of helplessness. These behaviors not only limit your personal growth but can also harm team dynamics, reducing trust and productivity. Recognizing this mindset is the first step toward overcoming it, and by adopting a trauma-informed approach, you can reclaim your sense of agency and contribute to a healthier work environment. Understanding Victim Mentality Victim mentality often...

Did you know… research on positive childhood and adult experiences and the impacts of these experiences on health and wellbeing across the lifespan is growing exponentially! A simple search for PCEs alone last week through The George Washington University library system yielded 62 new peer-reviewed publications year-to-date in 2024 , up from 42 in all of 2023, and 22 in 2022. This year I have developed a close personal relationship with my university library as I have tried to keep up with...

We’re still here, and grateful to generous members that the PACEs Connection social networking site is still up! Generous donations by 22 PACES Connection members — including one large gift from the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation as directed by long-time supporter Lori Dorfman, DrPH — means PACEs Connection met the deadline to stay afloat for another couple of months before one of its important assets, the Resource Center, and its carefully curated database of journal articles,...

The next quarterly meet of the RESILIENT NJ TASKFORCE will be held on Thursday December 12th from 10am-12pm. Please see attached flyer. Registration link is below and also on the flyer. Meeting Registration - Zoom

Brigid McCaw, MD, MS, MPH, FACP and Edward Machtinger, MD, will be joined by Nicole Eberhart, PhD, for the presentation November 18, 2024, at Noon PDT, 1 pm MT, 2 pm CT and 3 pm ET. Continuing our series from the TIHCER Special Section on TIC in The Permanente Journal… Readiness for Trauma-Informed Health Care and uptake of ACEs Screening: Learnings from the California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC) We will present evaluation data from CALQIC, a 48 clinic and...

Antepartum is a term used prior to childbirth. It is a procedure of care used for expectant mothers placed in specialized care hospital settings prior to the birth of their child(ren). This technique examines the level of care for pregnant women, and involves examination of health disparities in women who are at risk for complications. Many women who are admitted to antepartum units often experience high-risk maternal complications such as high blood pressure (HTN), diabetes, behavioral...

WE HAD A GREAT MEETING YESTERDAY!!! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR CONTRIBUTING! Thank you ROAR community stakeholders for your continued commitment to building individual and collective resilience in Robeson County!!! We have lots to ROAR about this month!!! READ THIS NEWSLETTER IN FULL TO FIND OUT ABOUT SOME IMPORTANT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE SHARED AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING! For additional information about ROAR or any of the information shared within this email, please...