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We are all liars. In the very moment that our trust is violated and we are abused, we have to make a decision – will we tell or will we cover it up. Most of us, because we are young when the abuse occurs, don’t even make this decision in a deeply insightful way. We simply know something about what has happened is bad and wrong, and you get in trouble for doing bad and wrong things – so we don’t tell. This means that we sit down to breakfast with this huge thing happening that we can’t speak...

Discrimination can hinder access and to quality health services.Credit: PA images/Alamy By Layal Liverpool, Nature, April 28, 2023 A network of European health organizations and parliamentarians is calling for the European Commission to explicitly recognize racism as a key factor that can negatively affect people’s health, and to prioritize the issue for research funding. “It’s about time,” says Sarah Hamed, a sociologist at Uppsala University in Sweden who researches racism in health care.

By Johnny Dodd, Photo: Chloe Aftel/People, People, April 26, 2023 One morning last January, film director Kevin Smith awoke in terror, convinced he was losing his mind. The next day Smith, 52, checked into Arizona's Sierra Tucson treatment center where he spent the next month in intensive therapy, learning how several childhood traumas had led him to create and hide behind a "larger than life" public persona he calls "the other guy" that eventually usurped his core sense of self. "It was...

By Brookings, Photo: from article, Brookings, April 28, 2023 The torrid pace of artificial intelligence (AI) developments contrasts with the torpid processes for protecting the public interest impacted by the technology. Private and government oversight systems that were developed to deal with the industrial revolution are no match for the AI revolution. AI oversight requires a methodology that is as revolutionary as the technology itself. When confronted with the challenges of industrial...

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. - Susan Walsh/AP By Caitlynn Peetz, Education Week, April 25, 2023 U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called out social media as a driving force behind the surge in children’s mental health challenges on Tuesday, and encouraged lawmakers to regulate how the platforms are marketed to and used by kids. In a conversation with Vermont Sen.

Shame-based memories imprint primarily in the non-verbal right brain, largely beneath conscious awareness. When our usual attempts to cope with the inner turmoil of shame fail, mindfulness can help. Bringing the various aspects of a disturbing memory to awareness gives the brain a chance to change the memory.

Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2023 As California legislators prepared to pass a law providing victims of childhood sexual abuse a new window to file lawsuits, the bill’s chief backer recalls most of the resistance coming from entities with famously troubled histories: school districts, colleges and youth athletic groups, along with some of their insurance companies. Los Angeles County “just didn’t come up,” said former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego), who sponsored the Child...

‘Dumb and dangerous’: US sees surge in efforts to reduce child labor regulations Ten states have rolled back child labor laws, with a federal bill to allow teens to work in one of the most dangerous industries, THE GUARDIAN, May 1, 2023 T his March a bill was reintroduced in the US House and Senate that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work in certain mechanized operations in the logging industry under parental supervision. Timber industry groups have strongly backed the legislation. For...

It is with a happy heart that I post this great news! As of May 1, we’re spinning off ACEsTooHigh.com from PACEs Connection. The reason? It gives the organizations the flexibility each needs to grow as it should.

Over a decade ago I was introduced to Gary Craig's Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and watched a video of 6 Veterans with PTSD and their families undergoing treatment with EFT. By the end of one week, each Veteran has resolved between 50 and 100% of their symptoms. The first Veteran in the video was a Gulf War Veteran, Andy Hodnick, of Fairbanks, AK. In his first interview, you see him Tremoring, a classic fear response that is attempting to dissipate fear chemicals triggered by a dump of...

A week ago I spoke about my "Game of Resilience: Bridging the Gap at my alma Mater, Princeton University. I had been invited to attend a small gathering of two classes experiencing major reunions. One of the presentations at this conference discussed the major construction boom occurring on campus, given by the architect overseeing the construction. I asked 3 questions, and I thought the most important question was whether Princeton had considered the impacts of trauma and how design could...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Preventing early trauma to improve adult health 1 in 6 adults experienced four or more types of ACEs. At least 5 of the top 10 leading causes of death are associated with ACEs. Preventing ACEs could reduce the number of adults with depression by as much as 44%. Discover the value of the ACE Study for you now, for parents, kids and adults with Dr. Brian Alman because he has been creating treatment solutions alongside of the ACE Study since it first began...