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By Greg Toppo, Photo: Courtesy of The Oakland REACH, The 74, May 23, 2022 I n the two years since COVID-19 sent thousands of Oakland children to learn online at home, a parent-led group known as The Oakland REACH has made a name for itself by quickly building and expanding an innovative online resource known as the Virtual Family Hub, or simply the Hub . Now that effort has drawn the attention of one of the world’s wealthiest people, who happens to be giving her money away at a rapid clip.

By Jose A. Del Real, Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, May 23, 2022 B ill Hawley believes too many men are unwilling or unable to talk about their feelings, and he approaches each day as an opportunity to show them how. “There’s my smile,” he says to a leathered cowboy in the rural northeast Wyoming town where he lives. “I could cry right now thinking about how beautiful your heart is,” he says to a middle-aged male friend at work. “After our conversation last...

The trauma in our lives disconnects from ourselves, others and community – peer support is an elixir to help us reconnect. Take care, Michael. “It is only when you learn to be present and available with non-judgment and compassionately hold space for the wounded and broken fragments of yourself, that you are able to truly hold space for another.” - Markus William Kasunich PS Peer Support resources are shared in the video's text section Peer Support is Risky But Worth It - Healing Childhood...

By Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice's (CTIPP's) Dan Press & Jen Curt The bipartisan, bicameral Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion (RISE) from Trauma Act authorizes a new grant program to fund “Trauma and Resilience-Related Coordinator Bodies.” This grant program, Section 101 of the bill, would be cost-saving, life-saving, and successful at tackling issues that the current siloed approaches have failed to decrease: overdose and suicide epidemics, workforce...

Seniors that can be informed and involved can be a powerful resource in several areas. First of all senior citizens vote more than any other demographic group in their political goodwill would be a great benefit in establishing a PACES agenda. Secondly, senior citizens are in the position to put in time and effort into building PACES communities . Thirdly, senior citizens can function as members of families who can use this knowledge to support their kids and grand kids

This year, the Montana Summer Institute, to be held June 21-24, is focused on Navigating Transformation: Increasing Health & Safety with Positive Community Norms , and it has never felt more relevant. The in-person event has sold out, but joining virtually is still a great option! Dr. Jeff Linkenbach will be offering an all-day workshop on “ Advancing Applications of HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) through the Science of the Positive ” as part of this four day learning...

I have a dream that in the future, anytime we hold events, public forums, work on policies, and/or build change, the people experiencing the issues we are trying to solve, will be driving forces at the table. This idea is not new, but for some reason it seems difficult to actualize. We are a long way from arrival. There is a phrase that I have loved that guides this thinking, "Those closest to the pain, should be closest to the power." This is not just an equity issue, but rather a human...

By Shakima L. Tozay, (first published @ Govloop.com) Are you emotionally and physically exhausted? Do you no longer feel a sense of personal accomplishment in your work? Have you become more disconnected from your co-worker? Over the last 2 years, the emotional impacts of the pandemic and the exodus of workers in what has been called the Great Reshuffle, has taken a major toll on many leaders. Last year, nearly 48 million U.S. workers left their jobs. Additionally, the “hidden...

By Eric Easter, Photo: Julia Pickett, The Washington Post, May 17, 2022 Garlin Gilchrist, 39, a self-described technocrat, is the lieutenant governor of Michigan. He lives with his wife and twins in Detroit. I remember meeting you a dozen or so years ago at a tech conference as a young engineer talking about writing code. Next thing I hear you’re running for office and then lieutenant governor of Michigan. How do you make sense of that path? Technology and community involvement were...

By Rupert Neate, Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images, The Guardian, May 22, 2022 A group of millionaires have joined protests against the World Economic Forum gathering of the business and political elite in Davos , Switzerland, demanding that governments “tax us now” to tackle the burgeoning gulf between rich and poor. The unlikely protesters, who describe themselves as “patriotic millionaires” , called on world leaders attending the annual conference on Sunday to immediately introduce...

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Photo: Mark Humphrey/Associated Press, The Washington Post, May 22, 2022 Leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention on Sunday released a major third-party investigation that found that sex abuse survivors were often ignored, minimized and “even vilified” by top clergy in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. The findings of nearly 300 pages include shocking new details about specific abuse cases and shine a light on how denominational leaders for decades...

By Michael Harriot, Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images, May 22, 2022 Less than an hour after the city of Buffalo, New York, took a 123-second pause on Saturday to memorialize the victims of the terrorist attack that shook the city a week ago, June Bloomfield held her own moment of silence. Standing outside the Tops Market, the only grocery store in the area, where white supremacy stole the lives of 10 people, Bloomfield’s tears were obscured by sunglasses, a mask and her quiet resolve. “It’s...