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Transform ing Trauma Episode 026: Cultural Traumatization and Collective Awakening with Dr. Laurence Heller and Thomas Hübl In this episode of Transforming Trauma, Dr. Laurence Heller, the Creator of the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) is joined by Thomas Hubl, a teacher, author, and founder of the Academy of Inner Science and the Pocket Project. Thomas’ work combines somatic awareness practices, advanced meditative practices, and transformational processes that address both...

Announcing PLAYING FOR KEEPS The latest documentary feature from KPJR Films PLAYING FOR KEEPS examines the importance of play and downtime for all of us – children, adults, seniors, and animals. It is a tapestry of interwoven characters that takes a look at the health benefits of the play state as well as its recent decline in our lives. Premiering NOW at Mill Valley Film Festival!! October 9 - 18th, 2020 For Tickets, please visit: https://bit.ly/PFKPremiere *Original flyer attached below

The New York Foundling and The US Initiative to End Corporal Punishment Co-Sponsored by: American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children US Alliance to End the Hitting of Children Academy on Violence and Abuse Prevent Child Abuse America Stop Spanking Proudly Presents Preventing Abuse and Neglect in Our Lifetime A Virtual Conference Thursday, October 15, 2020 Friday, October 16, 2020 Join us to learn about... Latest research trends in corporal punishment How to implement a NoHitZone...

This year AVA provides a highly interactive 2-day LIVE online Summit. Join us as Keynote(s) U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) presents on Ending Alaska's Relationship with Violence and Abuse and Vincent J. Felitti, MD returns with the topic of, The Repressed Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adult Well-being, Disease, and Social Function: Turning gold into lead. Register today to directly interact with speakers with your own questions in Q&A sessions after each speaker.

Noon on October 15 Register HERE Join Child Trends and the United Friends of Children on Thursday, October 15, at 12 p.m. PT for a webinar on findings from a recent evaluation of a program aimed at supporting youth with foster care experience during their transition to adulthood. The webinar will discuss youth and practitioner perspectives of two programs run by the United Friends of Children in Los Angeles County: The Scholars Program, aimed at helping youth graduate high school and...

NAMI Basics is a class for parents and other family caregivers of children and adolescents who have either been diagnosed with a mental health condition or who are experiencing symptoms but have not yet been diagnosed. A nationally-developed program taught by trained volunteers who have lived experience with children. The duration is 6 weeks. The cost is Free. Foster parents successfully completing all 6 sessions will receive CEU credit. Course Topics include - The biology of mental illness...

Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand and Chloe Yang, 10/14/20, positiveexperience.org/blog A growing body of work recognizes the important health effects of highlighting and creating positive childhood experiences. Today’s blog post makes the scientific case for this, based off of an interview with Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand, professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology at Stanford School of Medicine. Below, Dr. Anand details how positive childhood experiences buffer against adverse ones and explains the biological...

For those of us committed to preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), our work keeps getting more challenging each day. We know from our 100% Community surveys that our parents struggle to access the basic services of survival: medical care, mental health care, food security programs, housing security programs and transportation to vital services. This means the children and teens we work with face not only abuse and neglect in the home, but social adversity once they step outside...

Dr. Jeff Spiess joins the Trauma Informed Lens Podcast to discuss his new book Dying with Ease. We discuss how trauma can manifest in one's final days and within family dynamics. http:// ow.ly/GhaF50BNH9S

By Kim Schneider, The Imprint, October 12, 2020 A Minnesota tribal community and county have announced a partnership that aims to better serve Native parents and kids in family and criminal cases through more coordinated court processing. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and Itasca County, located in northern Minnesota, will design and pilot family-centered solutions for people in criminal or dependency court cases. One of the project leaders, Minnesota Ninth District Judge Korey Wahwassuck,...

By Michael Fitzgerald, The Imprint, October 8, 2020 A novel new research projection suggests crime rates will decrease in the coming years if demographic and economic trends hold steady — even if people are imprisoned at lower rates. The analysis from three top criminologists evaluated trends like inflation and teen birth rates, concluding that those factors “outweigh the impact of imprisonment rates on crime.” Further, they found, “a state’s level of imprisonment has little to do with what...

By Vicki Larson, Marin Independent Journal, October 8, 2020 After making three movies together that focused on the challenges, stresses and resilience of childhood, it occurred to filmmakers James Redford and Karen Pritzker — well, what about adults? Adults seem to be increasingly stressed, even before the pandemic, although wellness has become a multi-billion-dollar industry. Is there anything adults can do to help keep stress in check? Yes, they discovered — play, which they highlight in...