This is the second in the series on children and suicide. The first post asked the question, “Do elementary age children seriously consider suicide?” It is important to understand all you can about suicide in young...
I have just added new content in the Forum area on this topic. Those interested in improving the Faith-based Organizations paragraph on the Wikipedia site, please connect with me. Better yet, please comment on that Forum post....
Recently I was chatting online with a group of children’s ministers when someone brought up the subject of suicide in children. No one wants to think that children as young as eight or nine years of age would be at risk for suicide or even...
Here's the draft version of the Trauma-Informed Congregations Community of Practice Linear Plan that Kimberly put together. You obviously can't read this screen-grab image, so open the document (the pdf is below), and add your feedback in the...
The My Brother’s Keeper Community Challenge is a call to action for cities, Tribal Nations, towns, and counties to build and execute robust plans to ensure that all young people—no matter who they are, where they come from, or the...
The Veterans Affairs Department announced Monday it is expanding eligibility for veterans to access mental health treatment at VA hospitals or clinics if they were victims of rape, sexual assault or harassment while serving in the military. The...
Notes from November 18, 2014 Trauma Informed Congregations Community of Practice Doug Ronshiem -- American Pastoral Counselors Roberta Waite -- Drexel Sabrina – Salvation Army Jon McHatton – Congressman Matt Salmon’s office...
Of potential interest to our group: CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Injury Center) announces three new awards for research grants for preventing violence and violence-related injuries starting in fiscal year 2014....
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships will host its first Quarterly Conference Call (QCC) on Thursday, December 4, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. (EDT). The conference call...
This resource is from Zero to Three, a National Organization dedication to improving the welfare of all children from ages zero to three, so that all children have an equal shot in Life. The reason I am placing this resource here, is that there...
Hello Friends, Please consider joining the Trauma Informed Community on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/TraumaInformed/ Gracias, Kimberly
An important article by Baptist News Global on the role of youth ministers in responding to mental illness among adolescents. See: http://baptistnews.com/ministry/item/29461-youth-ministers-challenged-by-youth-mental-illness
DESMOND TUTU — A God of Surprises "There's no question about the reality of evil, of injustice, of suffering, but at the center of this existence is a heart beating with love." South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on how...
Please check out SAMHSA's new guideance on Trauma: http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA14-4884/SMA14-4884.pdf From the intro: "The purpose of this paper is to develop a working concept of trauma and a trauma-informed approach and...
Posted on October 23, 2014 by Linda Jacobs Many infants who live in a stressed single-parent home face attachment issues. The single parent, which could be a mom or a dad, might be in a state of shock and barely surviving. They take...