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It is an important matter when discussing licensure and credentialing in the mental health profession. The literature goes on to describe three mental health graduate programs at The University of Houston Clear Lake. These programs are in the area of school and clinical psychology, and family counseling. This university has prepared some of the most professional marriage and family therapy counselors. It is essential for counselors to work together with clinical and school psychologist as a...

A song about loss, sadness and grief...and yet life moves on - "Finding peace cause I have to"- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bj3ouoqppw Written by Michael Skinner & Michelle Skinner - a father & daughter duo collaboration...& more to come!!

By Vivek Shandas, Illustration: from article, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 3, 2023 I will never forget late June 2021 in Portland—not because it was filled with family time, trips to the Pacific coast or even because of the pandemic—but because of the extreme heat beating down on the region. A “ heat dome ” trapped hot air over my home state of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, killing almost 1,000 people as temperatures soared to a whopping 120° F. Scientists have found that this...

Eleven of the 16 youth plaintiffs in the Held v. Montana case pose for a photo after Day 5 of the trial on Friday, June 16, 2023. Top row (left to right): Lander Busse, Badge Busse, Grace, Rikki Held, Olivia. Bottom row (left to right): Kian, Mica, Claire, Eva, Taleah, Sariel. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan) By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan, August 14, 2023 The State of Montana’s failure to consider greenhouse gas emissions from energy and mining projects violates the state...

I am calling on everyone who care for children, in Kenya and beyond, to join forces and create a society that refuses to tolerate sexual violence, writes Keya [Getty images] By Florence Keya, AlJazeera, August 10, 2023 I was 16 when I went to the office of a member of parliament to collect a bursary for my education. I entered that room a young girl, full of hope and excitement for the future. I left stripped of my innocence and fearful of the world and people around me. Sexual violence...

Having friends, family, and other strong social ties is essential for happiness. GETTY IMAGES By Kristine Gill, Fortune Well., August 13, 2023 The happiest country in the world is Finland, according to the 2023 World Happiness Report . But short of moving across the ocean, experts agree there are ways to improve your own happiness regardless of where you live. “Happiness is a habit,” says Talia Soen, CEO and founder of Happy Things, a platform that helps you build those habits with daily...

By Ada Tseng, Illustration: Patrick Hruby/Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, August 15, 2023 Hi there! My name is Ada Tseng, and I’m an assistant editor of the Utility Journalism Team — “news you can use” — at the L.A. Times. I’m filling in for Laura Newberry. Last year, I worked with reporter Agnes Constante , who led a project at the Los Angeles Times exploring mental health in the Filipino American community and the forces that influence it . Before she reported each of the stories in...

Stop It Now! is offering their most popular prevention training, Circles of Safety: Awareness to Action , this September, and the training is already filling up! Please secure your position by registering soon if you plan on attending! Learn about this foundational prevention training course and register below, or visit our training page to read more about Circles of Safety. Circles of Safety: Awareness to Action for Youth-Serving Professionals This core training equips youth-serving...

For moving past hidden wounds from childhood, mindset matters. These important attitudes undergird the process of healing from adverse childhood experiences.

As the summer winds down and millions of students return to school, “History. Culture. Trauma.” podcast hosts Ingrid Cockhren, PACEs Connection CEO, and Mathew Portell, director of communities, continue with their series of education-related podcasts. This Thursday’s encore edition features Anthony Conwright, a writer and long-time educator who has focused on humanities, critical race theory, Juneteenth, and giving students voice and choice in the classroom. “In recent years, COVID-19,...

[Editor's note: Dr. Harise Stein at Stanford University edits a web site — abuseresearch.info — that focuses on the effects of abuse, and includes research articles on PACEs. Every month, she posts the summaries of the abstracts and links to research articles that address only ACEs, PCEs and PACEs. Thank you, Harise!! — Rafael Maravilla] Race/Cultural Concerns Stewart TJ, Gonzalez VM. Associations of historical trauma and racism with health care system distrust and mental health help-seeking...

The shift to a Healing-Centered Engagement Model releases culture as a root cause of trauma, to instead celebrate the intrinsic resilience and the capacity to promote PCEs that ethnic history, racial and other social identities afford. This is particularly important for white, privileged communities to embrace, given their historical diminishment of non-white cultures.