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Teaching Black Teens to Write the Books They Read [theatlantic.com]

By Melinda D. Anderson, The Atlantic, September 1, 2020 Laquisha hall has spent 17 years educating young Black minds in Baltimore—the past five years at Carver Vocational-Technical High School—and as a teacher she always did whatever she could to foster a love of reading, writing, and books. Frustrated by the district’s English curriculum, she raised $500 to $600 a year to stock her in-class library with young-adult literature tackling race, culture, and identity. Spurning reading logs, she...

Fewer jailed and new arrests remain low, says report on Harris County's bail system [houstonchronicle.com]

By Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle, September 3, 2020 Harris County’s newly revamped system for processing arrestees on minor offenses is working well, according to the first official report: It is preventing needless jailing of poor people without risking more crime. The monitor’s 76-page report released Thursday found that while fewer people were jailed and more were released on cash-free bonds, incidents of recidivism remained low. The new bail system also nearly obliterated racial...

Lessons for an Equitable COVID-19 Response and Recovery [rwjf.org]

By Ericka Burroughs-Girardi, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 31, 2020 COVID-19 has magnified deep-rooted barriers to health and opportunity—particularly in Black, Latino, and tribal communities. Leaders from these communities shed light on how we can shape an equitable and just recovery. In the almost seven months since the novel coronavirus national emergency was declared, we’ve witnessed how it has magnified centuries-long inequities that have created deep-rooted barriers to health...

Invitation to Sept 22 webinar on the ITRC Mental Wellness and Resilience Policy

In case you missed the first one: I nvitation to Tuesday Sept. 22 free webinar on... The Urgent Need, Methods, and Benefits of Enacting the New ITRC Mental Wellness and Resilience Policy for Climate Change--and Other--Adversities You are invited to a free 1 hr. webinar on Tuesday , September 22 from 12:30-1:30 pm PST (3:30-4:30 pm EST) on the new ITRC Mental Wellness and Resilience Policy Click here to register for the free webinar or go to the ITRC Website:...

Free Webinar: Guiding Families through COVID19 Transitions

Change is everywhere. How can mental health professionals guide traumatized families through these times of uncertainty? Family Systems Trauma | FST provides concrete tools and case examples that you can use immediately to help families prepare for school reentry, slow down family anxiety, and identify the root underlying cause of their trauma through what are called undercurrents. Join Dr. Scott Sells, founder of the Family Trauma Institute, to see how to quickly incorporate these tools...

Deal of the Day...and new resource on its way and another resource

Not to interrupt your holiday but the ebook version of my book, Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door , is steeply discounted as an ebook on Amazon. (Not sure for how long but still there as of this writing.) There might be staff who want it for under $20. Holiday deal of the day -- especially with the start of school. Feel free to share. Then, next week, there will be a downloadable PDF for under $5.00 (co-authored with Dr. Ed Wang) titled The Feeling Alphabet Activity Set. Works from the...

Amid rising hostility toward drug users in Vancouver, Gabor Maté urges empathy (CBC NEWS)

By Ben Mussett, September 5, 2020, CBC News. 'I've never met a single person who ever chose to be a drug addict,' the addictions expert said. Why do some people show little empathy for drug users? Dr. Gabor Maté says it's because not enough of us recognize the intense personal trauma that pushes a person to become dependent on illicit substances. "In our society, we tend to look at people's behaviours, rather than ask what is behind the behaviour," explained the physician and renowned...

When doing good boosts health, well-being (Science Direct)

September 3, 2020. American Psychological Association. Acts of kindness benefit givers, study finds Summary: Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people's health and well-being, according to new research. But not all good-hearted behavior is equally beneficial to the giver. The strength of the link depends on many factors, including the type of kindness, the definition of well-being, and the giver's age, gender and other demographic factors. [ Please click...

Google tells employees to take Friday off as a 'collective wellbeing' holiday during pandemic (CNBC)

By Jennifer Elias, September 3, 2020, CNBC. google is giving employees another day off to avoid burnout as the Covid-19 Pandemic enters its seventh month. The company is marking Friday as a one-time paid holiday for "collective wellbeing" that applies to full-time employees and interns, according to documents viewed by CNBC. The added off day turns the Labor Day holiday into a four-day weekend. "We strongly encourage you to take this day off — and managers should actively support their team...

North Park Gets A 'Community Fridge' Helping People Who Need Food [kpbs.org]

By John Carroll, KPBS, September 1, 2020 If you’re driving through the intersection of 30th and Lincoln in North Park, you might do a double take at a pop-up next to Hangers Cleaners. There sits an old refrigerator, painted mustard yellow, with shelves of dry goods and diapers next to it. A community fridge, to be more precise. "I just wanted to include it into my own community,” said North Park resident Annie Lein. After seeing community fridges in other cities like LA and Oakland, Lein...

Can We Talk: Parents urged by experts to speak openly with children about mental health [dailytelegraph.com.au]

By Carla Hildebrandt, The Daily Telegraph, August 30, 2020 “Parents should not be afraid to use the word ‘suicide’ or use terms like ‘thoughts of death’ or ‘being better off dead’ when talking to their child who they suspect is struggling with their mental health,” Black Dog Institute clinical psychologist Aliza Werner-Seidler said. Ms Werner-Seidler said there was no evidence to suggest such a conversation would put the idea in their children’s heads. “Research has shown that ­acknowledging...

Traumas: Natural disasters, Civil Unrest, the Pandemic and Policy of Resilience

Dear Community members, Please join us on Tuesday, September 8 th , 2020 to hear Dr. Toni Dupont-Morales’ expose on our current situation and how we need to prepare. Dr. Dupont-Morales in Emeritus retired Penn State professor who also taught at California State Fresno for 7 years. Toni has worked with trauma since 1973 beginning with violence and the victims of violence. Her dedication to addressing traumas and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has her now sitting on our steering...

Just the Facts Ma’am: Counselor Ethics, Liability, and Risk Management – Live Webinar

Friday, September 25, 2020 from 8:00am – 12:00pm (Arizona Time) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER LICENSURE BOARD COMPLAINTS, RECORDS REQUESTS, AND SUBPOENAS! OH MY! How often has the social service agency water cooler drama included salacious topics such as these? By unintentionally spreading many myths and misinformation about counselor ethics, liability and risk management, many counseling professionals create and perpetuate liability anxiety contagion. This session will review the Second Edition...

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