On October 1 st , 2015, the 2 nd Annual Building Resilient Communities Through Trauma-Informed Congregations meeting is being held in Washington, DC. The goal is to create the tools and momentum to build resilient...
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Posted on August 13, 2015 by Linda Jacobs Imagine looking like your father and being proud of that fact. Perhaps at some point in your young life your grandmother proudly said to her friends,...
Recently I read the book, “ Cheering for the Children ” by Casey Gwinn. This is an amazing book and while not written for church leaders or children’s ministers it is a worthwhile read to anyone...
PA BUDGET VETOED! Another chance at 11th hour. Help bring a national spotlight to create awareness and get action on childhood trauma. Yes, we still have a chance -- amazing ! -- to have the General Assembly explicitly acknowledge the impact of...
Short summary of presentations and topics discuss Briefing on Welcoming Movement and Welcoming Congregations Stephanie Kreps Stephanie Kreps from ?? shared the Unitarian Universalist...
When: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 5:30 PM-7:00 PM. UTC Where: Adobe Connect room: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/trauma/ AND Conference Call: 888-233-6055 Passcode: 4390362# Hello all, We hope that you are able to join us for...
LINK TO THE RECORDING OF THE MEETING: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/p1zlsjfmfww/ Short summary of presentations and topics discuss Northeast Michigan Trauma-Informed Community Action : With the goal of making Northeast...
Linda Ranson Jacobs discovered the Kaiser-CDC ACE Study three years ago when she read how Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, changed its approach to disciplining students. Through her experience as a childcare provider and independent...
ACE Overcomers has started a kickstarter campaign to fund DVD's that include American Sign Language interpretation. Combining sound biblical principles and solid science, this 12 lesson trauma-informed curriculum will help you understand and overcome...
In recent years, there has been a surge of research into early brain development. Neuroimaging technologies, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), provide increased insight about how the brain develops and how early experiences affect...
This message is from Cherri Pruitt Cherri J. Pruitt, Region VIII Maternal and Child Health Consultant HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau 999 18 th Street, South Terrace, Suite 472 Denver, Colorado 80202 303-844-7872 (phone)...
Footprints, a local children’s grief ministry, has been founded in order to help those age 6 to 18 cope with the death of a loved one. “It actually started out of a [Nurture Committee] at First United Methodist Church,” said Jim Ruth, one of the non-profit’s leaders. “We got a lot of things in place and rolling when we were a ministry of the church.” That ministry actually began in 2011 and more recently evolved into a full-fledged non-profit. Ruth...
These notes were posted about a conference led by group member Linda Ranson Jacobs by GJ Farmer, children’s pastor at First Baptist Church in Somerset, KY, on his blog, ChildrensMinistryBlog.com: Early trauma causes disorganized...