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Sunday Morning at my Place
"I need to use a phone." I had just arrived home and was surprised to find my neighbor suddenly standing in my drive. Then I realized it was her car that had been drawn up on the other side of the street. She must have been waiting for me. "Has...
The Invisible Daughter - A Family Trauma Poem
In childhood she escaped the madness By living outdoors, climbing trees, Searching for bugs, and four leaves Until she was dragged inside by her mother. As a teenager she escaped the frenzy By adopting a new form of play. No drugs, alcohol, or...
Washington Legislative work sessions
On Friday the Education Committee of the Washington State House held a work session where trauma and homelessness were addressed. Here is the video link to that hearing and the accompanying power points Olympia 11/22 ...
Thanksgiving in Cambodia
Latest from Chapter 3 of "Don’t Try This at Home-The Silent Epidemic of Attachment Disorder - How I accidentally regressed myself back to infancy and healed it all" at AttachmentDisorderHealing.com/book/ I'm having a wonderful Thanksgiving...
Dr. Rick Hanson Free Webinar Mon Nov 25: Hardwiring Happiness
Dr. Rick Hanson's new book "Hardwiring Happiness" show the brain science behind why staying Present with everyone (and everything) produces love and joy. Here's his Nov. 20 Ted Talk on his book! Rick Hanson on Hardwiring Happiness • TEDx...
Wake up, Amazon -- stop selling this child abuse manual
Many of you may be aware of the controversial book, “To Train Up a Child” that has sold over 800,000 copies! I bought a copy of this book in order to investigate its contents, purchasing it for a penny plus postage, because I...
It’s not about bootstraps. It’s about nurturing children.
Leslie Forstadt, a member of ACEsConnection, wrote this wonderful oped about the ACE Study, resilience-building, and the Maine Resilience Building Network . It appears on BangorDailyNews.com. When public health experts or kindhearted doctors ask...
NCTSN adds 'effects', 'assessment' of complex trauma sections to its web site
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network added two new sections to its section on complex trauma: Assessment of Complex Trauma -- This section provides an overview, with a case study, plus detailed information for mental health professionals,...
Notes from the Field: Judge Christine Carpenter on Trauma-Informed Courts
"The GAINS Center interviewed Judge Christine Carpenter, Circuit Judge of Division One in the 13th Judicial Circuit, Columbia, MO about what it’s like presiding over a trauma-informed court. Judge Carpenter is the supervising judge for the...
Different types of teacher-child interactions support children's development in different areas
"Teachers' daily interactions with children are crucial to making sure they're ready for school. Many state early childhood systems and the federal Office of Head Start consider teacher-child interactions when they measure programs' quality. But...
Maine kids face adversity in tough economic climate
"Dr. Steve Feder, a Midcoast pediatrician...also expressed concern that 25 percent of Maine children experienced two or more adverse childhood experiences (ACES) . Early exposure to family violence, abusive treatment, neglect, alcohol and drug abuse,...
Brief: Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices in Child Welfare
"According to the 2012 Report of the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, 46 million children living in the United States will have their lives affected by violence, crime, abuse, or psychological trauma this...
Helping Kevin Recover From Trauma
"It's well known that trauma can have a lasting effect on children, especially when it happens in the earliest years.... "That's where Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) comes in. Trauma Systems Therapy recognizes that traumatized kids who act out aren't...