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By Katherine Knott, The Daily Progress, January 2, 2020 Dr. Fern Hauck was nervous when she moved to Charlottesville more than 20 years ago to take a position at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She worried that the area wouldn’t be as diverse as she was used to — but then she found out about the International Rescue Committee’s local refugee resettlement program. Hauck, a family medicine doctor, wanted to provide refugees and immigrants in the area with a medical home, and in...

By Juliette Virzi, Yahoo Lifestyle, January 2, 2020 Whether we realize it or not, most of us are familiar with three classic responses to fear — fight, flight and freeze. When our brains perceive a threat in our environment, we automatically go into one of these stress response modes. From an evolutionary standpoint, these responses have served us well by allowing us to respond quickly to threats and get to safety. But for folks who have lived through prolonged exposure to abuse or trauma...

By Tess de la Mare, Belfast Telegraph Digital, January 2, 2020 The traumatic histories of offenders stuck in the prison system should be treated as a public health issue to break cycles of offending, psychologists working with inmates have said. But despite the often complex histories of violent offenders, in the UK’s squeezed prison system there are limited resources available for rehabilitation. Forensic psychologist Dr Naomi Murphy runs a five-year intensive psychotherapy programme for...

Literature suggests that specific parenting styles and practices of mother/father figures influence adulthood attachment behaviors. However, these experiences are reliant on the adult child’s perception of reality at that time. Furthermore, the literature overlooks causation of attachment; that is, experiences during one’s life can alter secure attachments in childhood to insecure attachments in adulthood. With these driving dimensions, the purpose of this study is to garner a clearer...

How can we build a sturdy foundation for children from the start? This updated white paper from the Iowa ACEs 360 Coalition examines the stress expecting mothers in Iowa are experiencing and prenatal strategies to create the best outcomes for the whole family.

Andrea Winkler, MSW, LCSW, LCAS has emerged as an engaging and informative practice-based trainer. She maintains a full-time caseload at the Duke Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic where she provides mental health assessment and psychotherapy.

When it comes to understanding drug abuse, it is important to realize that many people who regularly abuse drugs or are addicted to substances are also diagnosed with mental health disorders, and vice versa. This is a well-documented phenomenon that has been tracked since the 1980s. In order to better understand treatment methods for those who are dealing with either or both of these issues, it is important to know how these two issues interact with one another and how one can exacerbate the...

Team members contributed toward the purchase of sneakers, sports equipment and a grocery gift card for a grandmother raising two grandsons.

This Sunday night's special guest on "Breaking the Silence with Dr. Gregory Williams" will be Dr. Julie Kaplow. Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed clinical psychologist and board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. She holds primary appointments as Associate Professor, Head of Psychology, and Vice Chair for Behavioral Health in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. She also holds the Shannon and Mark A. Wallace Endowed Chair for...

By Foster Boy, January 1, 2020 Foster Boy is building a movement to #FixFosterCare across the nation. We will be seeking nonprofit and institutional partnerships to facilitate targeted public and private sector screenings and awareness-raising events to engage both the general public and policy makers. Partnership with Foster Boy provides high-profile branding across a range of print and digital properties. It provides strong association with a hopeful, aspirational campaign that seeks to...

This series of articles has focused on emotional flashbacks. We’ve discussed how they feel, what causes them, and the turmoil they bring into relationships and lives. In this article, we will cover ways to conquer the emotional roller coaster that accompanies complex post-traumatic stress disorder and emotional flashbacks.

The Drug Endangered Children’s Initiative is grateful to our community partners who shared their favorite book titles with us, especially Joanne Peterson from Learn to Cope and Gina Williams from East Bridgewater Public Schools for these suggestions. We look forward to discovering and sharing more resources in the new year, please comment with your favorites.