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Sengthong Sithounnolat, Jeris Woodson, Donald Greene, Ashley Blanco On a recent Saturday, 10 people gather around a table at the offices of Trauma Transformed in Oakland, Calif., where quotes from figures like Frederick Douglas, Nelson Mandela, and Coretta Scott King grace one wall as light streams in from a skylight above. The group is known as the Resident Warriors, which meets weekly. One participant talks of her recovery from addiction and her mother’s murder. Another mentions being...

By David Leffler, The Washington Post, August 19, 2019 At 9 on a chilly February morning in Austin, Elizabeth Minne met in her office with a former counseling client and her mother. The three were all smiles, catching up for the first time in ages. As their laughter faded, they recalled their weighty introduction five years before, when Minne’s mission to create a comprehensive mental health-care system for Austin’s schools was still in its infancy — and her client, Sarah Luna Newcomer, was...

Wednesday, August 21st: join Alliance for a Healthier Generation @HealthierGen at 1 PM EST for a special chat  to discuss the findings of our recent SEH market research study and the ways we can best meet the health needs of the #WholeChild —at school, during out-of-school time, and at home.

Iowa ACEs Policy Coalition joins Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds as she signs a "Resilient Iowa" proclamation in 2018. Photo courtesy of Lisa Cushatt. _______________________________ For years, advocates for a statewide children’s mental health system would stand before Iowa legislators and speak passionately about their own particular concerns. Psychiatrists pointed to a need for more inpatient beds for youth with severe mental illness. Pediatricians said the answer was better screening to identify...

By P. Berman , A. Hosack & K. Hecht, I hoped those two sessions would stop Davy’s nightmares. I guess it takes more. Davy had a nightmare about Larry again. It seemed so unfair to Claire that after such a great session with Dr. Berman, he should have a nightmare. Still, she knew what to do when it happened in the middle of the night. First, she hugged him for a few minutes. She then looked down into his eyes and asked him if the black scary thing was gone. He shook his head with tears...

Two of the nation's leading experts on trauma, social emotional learning, & resilience are partnering for a student resiliency workshop October 8-9, 2019, in Ohio. Participants will bring HOPE & healing to wounded youth through: Trauma-Informed Education Social Emotional Learning Resilience Education Relationship Building Techniques Strategies to Keep Wounded Children Engaged Both Christian Moore and Joe Hendershott are internationally renowned authors, sought-after speakers, and...

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 @12 pm CT Is there a neurobiological link between childhood trauma and susceptibility to addiction? Steve Delisi, MD, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, will explain how traumatic experiences can increase the risk of addiction by influencing the brain’s development, and discuss the need for specific, trauma-informed care for those with opioid use disorder and attachment issues. Objectives: Understand the neural circuitry of chronic opioid use Recognize the...

By Christina Gray, Catholic San Francisco, August 19, 2019 Five Catholic K-8 schools in San Francisco without the resources to hire counseling staff will have greater access to on-site mental health services in the 2019-20 school year. Thanks to a partnership between local educators concerned about childhood mental health, DeMarillac Academy, School of the Epiphany, Mission Dolores Academy, St. James School and St. Peter School will be able to use public funds to fully or partially offset...

By Lou Michel, The Buffalo News, August 18,2019 Melanie H. Blow was 13 years old and could not find the words to say that two of her relatives had sexually abused her. She didn't tell anyone for more than a decade. She has since made it her life’s work to stop other children from being abused. [ Please click here to read more .]

By Xenia Shi Bion, California Health Care Foundation, August 19, 2019 The camera pans to the therapist as she finishes scribbling a note and sets down her pen. “You’re a perfect candidate for buprenorphine,” she says to her patient. “Let’s get you to a doctor who can prescribe it.” As far as we know, this is not a scene in a real TV show or movie, but it’s one that freelance journalist Zachary Siegel would like to see. Siegel, a journalism fellow at Northeastern University’s Health in...

By Loretta Ross, The New York Times, August 17, 2019 Today’s call-out culture is so seductive, I often have to resist the overwhelming temptation to clap back at people on social media who get on my nerves. Call-outs happen when people publicly shame each other online, at the office, in classrooms or anywhere humans have beef with one another. But I believe there are better ways of doing social justice work. Recently, someone lied about me on social media and I decided not to reply. “Never...

Take care of a patient who is nearing their death can prove to be quite challenging. There are certain diseases that can happen at any age. Therefore, reducing the lifespan of the patient. This can greatly disturb the quality of life of not only the patient but their family as well. This is where hospice care comes into the picture. It aims to provide comfort to the patient and their family during this taxing time. In this post, we have discussed some of the important facts about hospice...