As an Asian male in his forties and a single dad to a teenage son, I've always felt it hasn't been easy to meet women that I can connect with. In addition, my track record of being in relationships has been far from stellar. As a childhood abuse survivor, I unknowingly took the pain I endured into my relationships. With zero self-awareness, I was insecure and needy, which resulted in a lot of angry outbursts and emotional abuse towards my partners.
In a rush to explain a tragedy, everyone got the story wrong. We still get the exact same parts wrong, which has a lot to do with why our national rate of suicide has increased in the last 25 years, and our national rate of IV drug use has skyrocketed in that time. As we re-telling Kurt’s story, we still getting it wrong, and we’re not learning the lessons we need to.
By Andrew Sheeler, The Sacramento Bee, April 7, 2020 With unemployment soaring, a statewide stay-at-home order and no end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic, this is a trying time for the mental health of all Californians. To that end, the state maintains a resource at covid19.ca.gov that includes advice and multiple hotlines to call. The site also offers some advice to people struggling at home. That advice includes limiting social media and news intake, and being mindful of your sources...
From CLASP, April 8, 2020 The bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was passed by Congress and enacted on March 27, 2020, includes resources specifically targeted to individuals and families with low incomes affected by the public health and economic crises. The package includes a number of provisions of particular importance to children and families and those who work with them, including policymakers and other stakeholders in child care and early...
By Alfredo Tagarro, Cristina Epalza, Mar Santos, JAMA Pediatrics As the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads, new data emerge and understanding of the disease improves. Reports associated with children are growing but still scarce. The epicenter of the epidemic has displaced to Europe. The first case in Spain was declared on January 31, 2020, and the first case in the Madrid region was declared on February 27, 2020. [ Please click here to read more .]
By Jennie Day-Burget, State of Childhood Obesity, April 8, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in thousands of deaths in the United States and has upended daily life for millions of people across the country. Part of the emergency response at all levels of government has been to ensure that children and families continue to have access to healthy affordable foods. The largest nutrition assistance program in the United States is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
By Tait Shanafelt, Jonathan Ripp, Mickey Trockel, JAMA, April 7, 2020 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become one of the central health crises of a generation. The pandemic has affected people of all nations, continents, races, and socioeconomic groups. The responses required, such as quarantining of entire communities, closing of schools, social isolation, and shelter-in-place orders, have abruptly changed daily life. Health care professionals of all types are caring for...
Doctors in Detroit are on the front lines in two senses: the covid-19 pandemic is escalating in intensity, but the city’s poverty and poor health may also be changing its shape. Photograph by Gregory Shamus / Getty By Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, April 7, 2020 When the first covid -19 cases appeared in Detroit, there was a broad but nonspecific panic, and emergency departments across southeastern Michigan were flooded with coughing people who were more worried than ill. In the...
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In this article, we will talk about one of the most common symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder – dissociation. We will explore different methods and tools that help us to reconnect with our body in the long term. Since one of those tools is therapy, we will also talk about the limits of talk therapy, and address how working with our body directly can teach us new and healthier responses when we are overwhelmed. Definition and Explanation of Dissociation For every trauma...
The Summer Peacebuilding Institute is going online! For 25 years we have been gathering peace and justice practitioners in Harrisonburg, Virginia, every May and June. Unfortunately, that is not going to happen this year. But we are not going to let COVID-19 stop the Summer Peacebuilding Institute ! As the world navigates a global pandemic and economic upheaval, SPI Online 2020 will provide a space to learn from one another, to connect and encourage one another, and time to collectively...
The first week of the 6-week "Warriors of Hope" event brought the largest listening audience ever to "Breaking the Silence with Dr. Gregory Williams" radio program. This 6-week event will feature six very special guests that will offer their insight on the power of HOPE in their lives and provide encouragement, wisdom and insight on the need for resilience in lives today. This week's guest is Lt. Col. Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch: *April 12th, Lt. Col. Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch (US Army,...
By Xenia Shih Bion, California Health Care Foundation, April 6, 2020 Californians have been living under shelter-in-place orders since March 19, but for the more than 150,000 people experiencing homelessness (PDF) in the state, complying is all but impossible. Medical experts are deeply concerned about people who are homeless contracting COVID-19 because they lack access to stable housing, sanitation, and health care. How do you practice social distancing when you live on the streets or in a...
By Susan Dumars, EdSource, April 5, 2020 A recent television news headline asked, “Can day cares stay open amid coronavirus outbreak?” The answer — yes — has confused many. It shouldn’t. Day care centers are open because California, along with several other states, has declared child care an essential service. Child care workers are essential for our communities to function because they directly support workers essential to our communities. We know nurses, grocery store workers, food service...
By Victor I. Vieth, Robert J. Peters, Tyler Counsil, et al., Zero Abuse Project, April 2020 Many child protection professionals believe child abuse is likely to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic2 because most abusers are parents3 or siblings4 who now have more complete access to the child victim. In turn, the victim may no longer have schoolteachers, faith leaders or other mandated reporters they can access for help or who may detect a sign of abuse.5 Children may also have reduced...