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Dorothy Roberts on reproductive justice: ‘Abortion isn’t the only focus’ [theguardian.com]

By Marian Jones, Photo: Dorothy Roberts, The Guardian, August 28, 2022 For many women of color, the right to control one’s reproductive destiny has always been about much more than the right to abortion. With the recent loss of the constitutional right to abortion in the US, some reproductive rights advocates are calling for a renewed focus on reproductive justice, a concept developed in the early 1990s by women of color. Reproductive justice stresses not just the right to abortion, but also...

Let’s ditch the “been there, done that” approach to solving our most intractable problems

In 1992, the California Wellness Foundation launched the Violence Prevention Project (VPI) , which funded violence-prevention programs and research for 10 years. The initiative was unusual for two main reasons: It advocated a public health approach to preventing violence, which the CDC had identified as an epidemic in 1983. And the funding lasted for 10 years, practically unheard of in those days and criticized. Eight other funders eventually joined the initiative. With the exception of the...

Healthy Blue pilots innovative collaboration to improve health of foster care community in six NC PACEs Connection “Coop” communities

For the last eight months the Medicaid plan provider has engaged community resiliency-building experts and organizers to help children, families, and caseworkers in the state’s foster care program to boost resilience and better manage stress. The innovative project is called the Healthy Blue Initiative . “We all know kids in foster care have higher rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) than most children. They are often in foster care due to loss of a parent from death, illness —...

Candice Valenzuela: What if Self-Care isn't the Answer? Tune in for ‘History. Culture. Trauma.’ encore episode Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. PT

Can collective care heal communities, especially communities struggling with systemic racism and historical trauma? Join PACEs Connection CEO Ingrid Cockhren and guest Candice Valenzuela on PACEs Connection’s podcast “History. Culture. Trauma.” as they address that question. They’ll discuss collective care, especially how communities struggle with system racism and historical trauma as they strive to heal. The podcast airs on September 1 at 1 p.m PT/ 4 p.m. ET on the VoiceAmerica Talk Radio...

Policy and Systems, Trauma-Informed Education and your Community PACEs Initiative, September 14th, 10am-1:30pm PST.

PACEs Connection's interactive sessions focus on trauma-informed education and the impact of policy and system changes. This course will be facilitated by Lara Kain, PACEs Connection's educational consultant, and will be a combination of lecture, discussion, and collaboration. This session will use the RYSE center Interacting Layers of Trauma and Healing as a framework. Policy and Systems, Trauma-Informed Education and your Community PACEs Initiative Outline the importance of including...

NEW free PTSD comparison doc

Hi. I did a post on 8.21.22 with the original document. Since then: - I did some editing, added the DM-ID-2, and significantly increased DC:0-5 version 2. - There are 2 layouts. An 11x17, because I think that is the biggest paper a lot of offices have to print on; and a 24x18 since it's a better layout if you are just opening the pdf, or could print the larger size. The purposes of the document: - Quick reference for those already familiar with full works. - To use for training, by those...

Five Ways to Help Students Feel Connected at School Again [greatergood.berkeley.edu]

By Jennifer De Forest and Karen Vanausdal, Greater Good Magazine, Augsut 22, 2022 In the tumult of shifting to virtual school during the pandemic, one of our children came bouncing out of her room full of energy. This was a noticeable shift from her usual subdued mood after a full day of Zoom school. What was different? Her teacher had left the digital meeting room open for three extra minutes so that students could connect with one another after their lesson. “It was like being at our...

Op-Ed: I am California’s acting surgeon general. And I have bipolar disorder [latimes.com]

By Devika Bhushan, Illustration: Jim Cooke/Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2022 In 2011 I was a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School. I was on my psychiatry rotation — and I had a secret. My attending doctors remarked on how well I supported our patients. I was grateful but felt as though my familiarity with and deep empathy for their symptoms and medication side effects were like a neon sign that at any moment could out me. Using the words “bipolar disorder”...

The Trait That ‘Super Friends’ Have in Common [theatlantic.com]

By Marisa G. Franco, Illustration: Ben Hickey, The Atlantic, August 25, 2022 F or many of us, making friends as an adult is intimidating, and sometimes embarrassing or a bit baffling. But we all know those people who appear to be naturals: They balance bustling social calendars, glide easily into conversations with strangers, and seem to get invited to everybody’s wedding. Research shows that these super friends, as I like to call them, really exist: Not only are they better at initiating...

First-of-its-kind Survey Examines Trauma and Healing Among Indigenous Survivors of Family Separation [imprintnews.org]

By Nancy Marie Spears and Farrah Mina, Photo: Nick Oxford, The Imprint, August 29, 2022 T he questions now being asked of American Indian survivors of boarding schools, foster care and adoption are expansive. They may require deep introspection. And they might hurt to answer: “Would you say that you have experienced intergenerational trauma? “What are the races of people in the foster family that you lived with for the longest time?” “How often did your parent show affection, such as by...

Register now for the self-paced encore of PACEs Connection Trauma-Informed School Leadership Institute

Are you ready to transform your school to become a trauma-informed and healing-centered environment? An institute specifically tailored for school leaders and leadership teams who want to understand the HOW of trauma-informed schools. Join us for an encore of PACEs Connection Trauma-Informed School Leadership Institute. Speakers included current and former building leaders engaged in the work as well as other national experts supporting schools through this transformation process.

The Role of Apps in Reducing ACE-Related Trauma Triggers

Our culture likes to idolize childhood. All imagine it as a time of perfect innocence, of uninterrupted joy. For many of us, however, the reality of childhood was far different. Indeed, in a 2019 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of 144,000 American adults, it was found that more than 61% had suffered at least one traumatic event in their childhood . These traumas, which psychologists refer to as adverse childhood events (ACE), may include anything from parental...

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