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Supreme Court poised to uphold federal domestic-violence gun ban While the outcome in U.S. v. Rahimi appeared clear, the real debate on Tuesday was over how to decide which gun regulations are allowed going forward. From LAW DORK, A blog by Chris Geidner, Nov 7, 2023 After 90 minutes of arguments on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to be extremely likely to uphold the federal law criminalizing firearm possession by those individuals who have a domestic-violence restraining order out...

A headline earlier this year said it simply: Social Media is Devastating Teen's Mental Health. Donna Jackson Nakazawa, an award-winning science journalist and the author of seven books exploring the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and human emotion, is featured in this week’s encore episode of History Culture. Trauma. Jackson Nakazawa explains the crisis facing today’s girls as being a biologically -rooted phenomenon, and more, and offers solutions to the crisis that has many...

Childhood adversity and COVID-19 outcomes in the UK Biobank, Jamie L Hanson, Kristen O’Connor , Dorthea J Adkins, Isabella Kahhale http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0469-8886 Correspondence to Dr Jamie L Hanson, Learning, Research, & Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; jamie.hanson@pitt.edu Abstract Objectives This study aims to investigate the association between childhood adversity and COVID-19-related hospitalisation and COVID-19-related mortality in the...

Our November meeting will take place on Thursday, November 9th @10:00 AM! You may join us in the Board Room at Robeson County Partnership for Children at 210 E 2nd St. here in Lumberton or via zoom! You can register in advance for this month's meeting using this sign up genius link - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAFAA2AAAF9C34-45905980-roar PHOTO OPP AT THIS MONTH'S MEETING! If you are able to stay after the meeting, we will be staging some photographs of members of our stakeholder...

1. Anxiety Disorders- Fall under the following disorders: Panic Disorder Without Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia, Agoraphobia Without History of Panic Disorder, Specific Phobia, Social Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, PTSD, Acute Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder due to a General Medical Condition, Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder, and Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. A. Panic Attack- A discrete period in which there is the sudden...

PACEs Connection is an anti-racist organization committed to the pursuit of social justice. In this resource center section, we have curated dozens of resources dedicated to anti-racism. Please join us in intentionally embracing and uplifting people who have historically not had a seat at the table. Together we can create a Path to a Just Society . Anti-racism resources are organized into the following categories: Articles and Guides Individual and Interpersonal Anti-Racist Work...

A Media Lab team gathers after interviewing author Tiffany Jewell. Standing, from left: Gabriel Nieves, NEPM's Kari Njiiri, Jomar Rodríguez, Alexander Fernández. Sitting, from left: Tiffany Jewell, Kiara Lee. Maggie Kocsmiersky/NEPM By Kiara Lee, Maine Public, October 12, 2023 Tiffany Jewell is the author of "This Book is Anti-Racist" and — more recently — "The Anti-Racist Kid." Like many books written about race and identity, Jewell's books have been targeted for restrictions and banning in...

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tommy and Codie Oliver By Lori Dorfman, Berkeley Public Health, October 5, 2023 Public health researchers and practitioners have long known that racism harms health. Indeed, hundreds of cities, counties and states have declared racism a public health crisis . Our just-launched website, Racism Harms Health , compiles research data culled from more than 250 studies across the spectrum of American...

President Joe Biden speaks during an event on protecting retirement security against what are commonly referred to as "junk fees" in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) By Amer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, and Zeke Miller, Associated Press (AP), November 1, 2023 President Joe Biden’s administration is developing a national strategy to combat Islamophobia as the White House faces skepticism from many Muslim Americans for its...

By Max Matza, Photo: Getty Images, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), November 1, 2023 Antisemitism in the US is reaching "historic levels" in the wake of violence in Israel and Gaza, FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned. Speaking to a senate panel on Tuesday, Mr Wray said 60% of all religious-based hate crimes targeted Jewish people. He added that the figure had likely increased amid anger caused by the ongoing violence in Gaza. Other countries, including the UK and France, have...

The protective factors framework offers guiding principles for educators across all grade levels to bring a trauma-informed lens to their family engagement efforts. In our recent blog repost, the ParentPowered team explores the elements of the framework and what the framework can look like in action. Read the full article for tangible tips and actionable next steps to leverage the protective factors framework with your families ParentPowered also offers a unique family engagement program...

PACEs Community, Please see the below job posting that is on Idealist and share with any great candidates who come to mind! POSITION OVERVIEW La Maida Project (LMP) is working to rewrite the story of health and well-being by promoting a view of mental health that is trauma-informed and takes the whole person and their environment into account. Grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and public health, the La Maida Project approach is based around preventative, upstream solutions that are being...