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The Hearst Foundations announced it would award $300,000 to PACEs Connection as a part of the philanthropic organization's effort to support nonprofits working across a range of disciplines. The award reflects the philanthropic interests of William Randolph Hearst and the Foundations’ goal of providing opportunities to people of all backgrounds. “We are thrilled to receive this generous support,” said Ingrid Cockhren, CEO of PACEs Connection (PACEs stands for positive and adverse childhood...

The Surviving Spirit Newsletter May 2023 - Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health Hi folks, May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the Surgeon General's Report on Loneliness is quite timely: Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general by Amanda Seitz @ AP News The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors [NASMHP] is presenting these three Town Halls that tie in with the Surgeon General's Report: Cultivating a Culture of...

Inglewood Oil Field in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California. Credit: Citizens of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images By Aaron Cantú, Inside Climate News, May 18, 2023 Monic Uriarte was thrilled to get approved for an affordable apartment in Los Angeles’ University Park, close to USC. But soon after she and her family moved there in 2004, they started experiencing headaches and other illnesses. Her mother was diagnosed with asthma at age 70. Her daughter had to sleep...

Youth Voices Rising writer Spring Keosoupha. Courtesy of Keosoupha. By Spring Keosoupha, The Imprint, May 17, 2023 Based on my personal experience, I do not believe that children and youth should be incarcerated or detained. When this happens, it does harm to them that will last throughout their lives. Incarceration impairs their development and limits the life outcomes for adolescents. Resources could be better used to rehabilitate youth by offering them services and support. Many youths...

By Richard Sima, Illustration: George Wylesol/ The Washington Post, The Washington Post, May 18, 2023 Looking to improve your mental health? Pay attention to birds. Two studies published last year in Scientific Reports said that seeing or hearing birds could be good for our mental well-being. So give them a listen as you learn why they may help. contact and interaction with nature are associated with better body and brain health.">Research has consistently shown that more contact and...

By Janice Gassam Asare, Photo Illustration: HBR Staff/Suad Kamardeen/Unsplash, Harvard Business Review, May 10, 2023 Afro-textured hair is stereotyped and stigmatized around the world. Even in places where there are protections against race-based hair discrimination, Black women bear the brunt of the burden when it comes to hair bias. In some areas, legislation is being enacted to counteract the prevalent hair discrimination many people face within workplaces and schools. An important piece...

Childhood photos of Chris Stearns, who was born a Navajo, but was raised by white Evangelical parents in New Jersey. Credit...Kholood Eid for The New York Times. By Gabrielle Glaser, The New York Times, May 16, 2023 Chris Stearns has two distinct memories from his childhood in the late 1960s. The first is somewhat hazy: a crowded New York City picnic for white families who had adopted Native American boys and girls, somewhere at a hilly park. Mr. Stearns had never seen so many people — he...

Credit: Illustration by Alexa Imani Spencer/Photo Courtesy of Quonnetta Johnson By Alexa Spencer, The Observer, August 29, 2023 Long before giving birth to her first child at home, Quonnetta Johnson knew she wanted to breastfeed. For the 23-year-old mom, the health and financial benefits made nursing her number one option. “Since I found out I was pregnant, I just began to do a bunch of research and joined different Facebook groups, like Black breastfeeding groups…to learn more information...

Doula services can be especially important for mothers of color, especially in communities where the demographics of care-givers don't reflect the population they serve. Martha Swann-Quinn By Anna Spidel, KBIA, May 12, 2023 When a person has a baby, their health outcomes can be impacted by a variety of factors. And in the U.S., where rates of maternal mortality are higher than in other high-income countries, race is one of those factors. Missouri Doulas are aiming to do something about this.

From Advancing New Standards In Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), Image: From article, ANSIRH, May 16, 2023 A new report presents the preliminary findings of the Care Post-Roe Study, and shows how health care providers have been unable to provide the standard of care in states with abortion bans since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade ten months ago, leading to harm and negative health outcomes for patients. The report, Care Post-Roe: Documenting cases of poor-quality care since the...

From American Hospital Association, Photo: Screenshot from article, American Hospital Association, May 15, 2023 The Health Resources and Services Administration announced a new toll-free number (1-833-TLC-MAMA) and promotional toolkit for its National Maternal Mental Health Hotline for pregnant and postpartum individuals with mental health concerns. Since its launch on Mother’s Day 2022, the hotline’s professional counselors have provided free and confidential emotional support, resources...

SENT BY NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE COALITION CALL OR EMAIL YOUR CONGRESSPERSON OR THE PRESIDENT TODAY. SPREAD THE WORD May 18, 2023 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Speaker of the House House Minority Leader H-232, The Capitol H-204 O’Neill House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Charles Schumer The Honorable Mitch McConnell Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader 322 Hart Senate Office Building 317 Russell Senate Office...