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n the month of November, we have concentrated on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and how they are formed, plus how they impact the lives of those who are diagnosed with them. We’ve seen how both diagnoses differ, who is impacted, and what are some of the causes for their existence in people’s lives. This article will concentrate on the progress that has been made in recent decades to treat both CPTSD and PTSD and how there is hope. Hope-Filled...

Excerpts from interview of Roxane Gay by Monica Lewinsky published in Vanity Fair:

Sexual violence against boys is far more common than we think - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/02/22/why-we-dont-talk-about-sexual-violence-against-boys-why-we-should/?arc404=true

In this episode of the Trauma-Informed Lens Podcast, Pat and Tammy McLeod join the show to discuss ambiguous loss, trauma, and their book Hit Hard: One Family’s Journey of Letting Go of What Was and Learning to Live Well with What Is. traumainformedlens.org

Dr. Claudia Gold is an ACEs Champion who has as much medical expertise as she does empathy for parents, including and maybe especially for parents who are struggling. She recognizes the challenges and difficulties many parents experience but instead of shaming or punishing parents, she starts by listening to and learning from us. While this seems like the most practical, effective, and common-sense approach, to me, it is something many providers don't have the time, skill, inclination, or...

By Benedict Carey, The New York Times, February 24, 2021 When the pandemic first hit the Bay Area last spring, Ann thought that her son, a 17-year-old senior, was finally on track to finish high school. He had kicked a heavy marijuana habit and was studying in virtual classes while school was closed. The first wave of stay-at-home orders shut down his usual routines — sports, playing music with friends. But the stability didn’t last. “The social isolation since then, over all this time, it...

By Tara O'Neill Hayes, American Action Forum, February 16, 2021 Executive Summary The Biden Administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan , currently making its way through Congress, would provide significant financial assistance through a wide array of government programs. In addition to the myriad provisions t he American Action Forum re views here , the package provides funding for child care , child abuse and prevention, nutrition assistance, and health care in rural areas . This...

By Joe Gramigna, Healio News, February 19, 2021 Prevalence rates of clinically relevant depression and anxiety have been “extremely high” among postnatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research. “There had been no data published examining mental health in new mothers during COVID-19 at the time of study,” Victoria Fallon, FHEA, CPsychol , of the department of psychology at the University of Liverpool in the UK, told Healio...

By Stuart M. Butler and Nehath Sheriff, Brookings, February 22, 2021 n the United States, we know that long-standing systemic health and social inequities increase the likelihood of poor outcomes or death for members of racial and ethnic minority groups. For example, Black babies are more likely to die before their first birthday , and Black women are more likely to die from childbirth-related causes than their white counterparts. The COVID-19 pandemic has also underscored the fact that...

This article first appeared in RACMonitor News on 2/25/21 and published with explicit permission Amid last week’s hottest reports, was new data from the National Center for Health Statistics . It was expected COVID-19 would dramatically impact life expectancy across populations, but the data for those persons most vulnerable remains alarming. The first six months of 2020 revealed life expectancy for the U.S. population dropped by on average of one year. Life expectancy at birth was 77.8...

By Vicky Fallon, Sergio A. Silverio, and Siân Macleod Davies, The Conversation, February 5, 2021 New mothers experienced worryingly high rates of depression and anxiety during the first lockdown, our new research has revealed. One of the major contributing factors to them feeling this way was the psychological impact of social distancing measures. Our study examined the psychological and social experiences of over 600 women with babies between birth and 12 weeks old during the first UK...

By Bob Doppelt, The Hill, February 24, 2021 New thinking and new solutions have been required to address the magnitude of the physical health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health problems have also skyrocketed due to the pandemic, yet the response has been more of the same. The Biden Administration and Congress must quickly alter their thinking and adopt new ways to prevent and heal psychological, emotional, and behavioral problems, or the U.S. will see a tsunami of...