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By Robby Edwards, University of Arkansas News, March 16, 2020 The results of a research project on mental health care for U.S. military personnel suggests preventive steps prior to life-changing adulthood events could be as equally important as intervention measures. "Identifying Risk and Resilience Factors Associated with the Likelihood of Seeking Mental Health Care Among U.S. Army Soldiers-in-Training," co-authored by James Duncan, instructor in U of A's human development and family...

By Mary Holden, Medium, March 15, 2020 Trauma. You’ve experienced it at points in your life, but if you experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences, you’ve got an ACE score. The ACE study, pioneered by Vincent J. Felitti, M.D., and Robert Anda, M.D. is valid science. These doctors proved the direct relationship between trauma experienced in childhood and adult health. Pandemics, and panic purchasing, are causing stress-related traumas for everyone right now... [ Please click here to read more .]

By Al Tompkins and Sidney Tompkins, Poynter., March 15, 2020 I have been hearing from journalists who are stressed out by this nonstop COVID-19 coverage. Journalists tell me they spend all day talking with experts who are warning that the worst is yet to come and with people who are worrying about how to keep themselves and their families healthy. They report cancellation after cancellation while watching their retirement savings dwindle in the Wall Street storm. My wife, licensed...

Hello All ~ I'd like to share this invitation to find moments of presence. We may be physically distancing but we can certainly still connect with ourselves and our community; here is one way to do that. I will be facilitating a slow to moderate paced practice at 9:00am (Pacific Time) tomorrow morning, Tuesday [March 17, 2020]. I hope this email finds you in time; if not, there will be other opportunities. Please follow this link to the schedule options and return often for additions and...

How to use the skills of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) for self and others to be the calm in the storm as we face the unknown. Free Webinar Tuesday, March 17 at Noon PDT Speakers: Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW Linda Grabbe, PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC Zoom Webinar Registration Link: https://zoom.us/j/715837300 Additional ways to join are listed at the bottom of this post. About the webinar leaders: Elaine Miller-Karas is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Trauma Resource Institute and...

By Rutger Bregman, The Correspondent, March 13, 2020 Disasters and crises bring out the best in us. This simple fact is confirmed by more solid evidence than almost any other scientific insight, but we often forget. Now more than ever, in the middle of a pandemic, it’s crucial to remember this. Sure, our news feeds are flooded with cynical stories and comments. A report on armed men stealing rolls of toilet paper in Hong Kong, or a passing comment about the Australian women who got into a...

“Healing the Wound That Won’t Heal: the Reality of Trauma.” In this book I share my in-depth work to understand the psychology and neurobiology regarding trauma and neglect in the first two years of life. My father was suffering extreme shell-shock due to his WWII mission to bomb the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. He was too ill to care for himself: yet, I was left with him everyday as my mother worked as a waitress. When I was thirteen-months-old, he died on the floor in front of my...

By Guest Author, Pamela McVeagh-Lally As the spread of COVID-19 causes more and more school closures across the United States, we, parents and caregivers, are faced with the daunting reality of needing to stay at home with our children for weeks and possibly months. While educators are working hard to prepare take home packets and online resources to support our children’s continued academic learning while schools are closed, intentionally supporting our children’s emotional well-being...

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Interpersonal Relationships Nicole Zlate 527-1 Special Topic: Trauma-Informed Approaches Adler Graduate School Adverse Childhood Experiences Adverse childhood experiences (or ACES) is defined as childhood exposure to traumatic events such as emotional abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, exposure to violence, neglect, abandonment, exposure to substance abuse, and other harmful events that the child may carry with them into adulthood. When...

By Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, March 16, 2020 Six Bay Area counties are expected to announce a “shelter in place” order for all residents on Monday, directing everyone to stay inside their homes and away from others as much as possible for the next three weeks as public health officials desperately try to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus across the region. County authorities were expected to announce the move at 1 p.m. and gave a draft of the order to media outlets to prepare.

From Tokyo Metropolitan University, Eurekalert!, March 14, 2020 Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that Drosophila flies lose long-term memory (LTM) of a traumatic event when kept in the dark, the first confirmation of environmental light playing a role in LTM maintenance. The team also identified the specific molecular mechanism responsible for this effect. LTMs are notoriously difficult to erase; this work may lead to novel treatments for sufferers of trauma,...

By Prizmi Tripathi, The Cinemaholic, March 14, 2020 ‘Steven Universe Future’ AKA ‘Steven Universe’ Season 6, is an animated sci-fi fantasy series that follows Steven, as he aims at tying up all the loose ends after rescuing the Gem empire. Now that the world is rescued and no new threats are looming over the Gems, Steven finds it challenging to relax and focus on himself. Created by Rebecca Sugar, the limited series serves as an ultimate epilogue to ‘Steven Universe.’ It premiered on...