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By Chloe Shelford, September 29, 2020, Wareham Week. A new project to promote resilience and support those dealing with trauma will be coming to affordable housing in Wareham after receipt of a $2.5 million grant to the non-profit Preservation of Affordable Housing, which owns and manages the Brandy Hill Apartments. The staff at Brandy Hill Apartments will be working to promote the wellbeing of employees and residents through the Trauma-Resilient Communities project, which could include...

By Alison A. Galbraith and Aaron E. Carroll, JAMA Pediatrics, October 5, 2020 When elections focus on health policy, children are too often ignored. This is as true during the present election cycle as any other. Because children do not vote, are disproportionately poor and disenfranchised, and usually incur lower health care costs than older adults, their health issues are given less attention in public policy debates. Very few Democratic Congressional campaign websites discuss pediatric...

By Celest Fremon, Witness LA, October 2, 2020 At approximately 4:42 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 823 , a budget trailer bill that will lead to the closure of the state’s troubled and violent youth prison system. Yet the bill is far more than that. It is also is designed as an historic reform measure intended to fundamentally transform the way that the state and its 58 counties approach youth justice. Furthermore, the bill includes the creation of...

By Jennifer Moss, Harvard Business Review, September 28, 2020 How many of us are currently living without margins — the space to handle life’s simplest stresses. I know I’ve fallen into this trap myself. It can happen after being mentally stretched and dealing with chronic stress for too long. Basically, we are left with zero margin for error. It also means that we don’t realize we’re at our max until it’s too late. Before we know it, we’ve hit the wall. As part of the research that I’m...

By Azure Gilman, Hechinger Report, October 3, 2020 John was having some trouble in class. The seventh grader had been diagnosed with ADHD and a language disorder that makes processing verbal and nonverbal cues a challenge. Despite extra support he received through his Individualized Education Plan for students with disabilities, John often felt overwhelmed by the chaos of his middle school classroom. “He just gets distracted,” said his mother, Alex, who spoke on the condition that her last...

By Jack Springgate, October 1, 2020, WNDU. BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) -As many students return to in-person learning, school districts are showing that mental health is a top priority. 16 News Now tells us how Berrien County law enforcement agencies and Berrien RESA are working together to put these words into actions. The Handle with Care partnership discretely gives teachers the information they need to address students in their classroom who may be processing a traumatic event. Teachers...

While serving as a Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Mississippi, I first learned about the concept of "adverse childhood experiences" through a newspaper article. But when I wanted to learn more, I wasn't sure where to turn. After lots of research and trial and error, I found these resources to be some of the best. (Yes, ACESConnection is on the list!) If you would like your free copy of this PDF, just click the link and download: mrchrisfreeze.com/top38resources (Sometimes web links...

Based on a longer white paper, this blog offers COVID-specific adaptations to trauma-informed approaches to improve human services that moved to the virtual space.

By Wicked Local Cambridge, October 2, 2020 The city of Cambridge published on Oct. 1 a new resource that is intended to provide guidance to help police departments and municipalities all over the country design and implement a “trauma-informed” training and education program. The “Guide for a Trauma-Informed Law Enforcement Initiative” is based on Cambridge’s experience implementing and learning how to most effectively offer such a program. The city originally developed a program in 2015 and...

By Mimi Madrid, The Denver Post, October 3, 2020 Suicidal ideation can be a lonely torment for individuals. But suicide is a public health issue that afflicts us as a community, especially when it comes to young people. Suicide rates in Colorado for children and youth have stayed elevated. It’s still one of the leading causes of death between the ages 10 and 24. State experts foreshadow a rise in mental health needs for youth. We tackle public health issues through individual, familial,...

I know I say this often, you REALLY dont want to miss this week's episode of 'A Better Normal- Education Upended', it is going to be fantastic! Join us Thursday 10/8 as we welcome our special guests from the Partnership for Resilience to discuss their new report, done in partnership with the Harvard Education Redesign Lab , " Rebuilding for a New Normal: A Study of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trauma-Responsive Schools and Key Recommendations for Communities (Lombard, IL:...

Transforming Trauma Episode 025: How NARM Supports Treating the Whole Person with Naturopath, Dr. Mazen Atassi In this episode, Transforming Trauma host Sarah Buino speaks with Mazen Atassi , naturopath and NARM Practitioner, about how he uses NARM principles to support psychobiological healing in his medical practice. Throughout the episode, Sarah and Mazen explore the idea that NARM is for everyone and they take a closer look at how Mazen has applied NARM in the naturopathic realm. Mazen...