Resilient Wisconsin: Trauma-Informed News and Notes for October 2021 [dhs.wisconsin.gov]

Take a look at all of the shareable resources (documents, webcasts, social media posts, etc.) created for the Resilient Wisconsin initiative.

ACEs, adversity's impact

• Lack of trust exacerbates loneliness spiral

• Exposure to childhood adversity is linked to early mortality and associated with nearly half a million annual U.S. deaths, study finds

• Association between adverse childhood experiences and adverse pregnancy outcomes

• Childhood adversity a leading preventable factor in death?

• Longitudinal impact of childhood adversity on early adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the ABCD Study® cohort: Does race or ethnicity moderate findings?

• Neighborhood gun violence means worse mental health for kids

• The impact of adverse childhood experiences on cognition in African American older adults: An integrated literature review

• What's “Mattering” in young children and why does it matter?

• Child abuse and neglect linked to early death in adulthood

• Adults with neurologic conditions more likely to have experienced childhood trauma

• Pediatrician’s advice: How to deal with tantrums

• COVID's assault on the moral fiber of medicine

• Are they all narcissists? What I learned (The hard way) about untreated ACEs and trauma & online dating

• Child maltreatment and incident mental disorders in middle and older ages: a retrospective UK Biobank cohort study

• Childhood adversity a leading preventable factor in death?

• Why do adverse childhood experiences harm us as adults?

• Children at home were more likely to face domestic violence during the pandemic

Brain and biology

• 'Second-hand' psychological stress can lead to depression in mice, finds study

• Can a sexual assault jeopardize a woman's brain health?

• Brain science draws correlation between child trauma, school bus behavior

• New study uncovers brain circuits that control fear responses

• Memory impairment in alcohol use disorder is associated with regional frontal brain volumes

• Scientists are now a step closer to altering traumatic memories

• Study discovers unique brain signature of intimate partner aggression

• Brain activity patterns after trauma may predict long-term mental health

Bullying

• Sibling bullying associated with poor mental health outcomes years later

• One in three kids with food allergies say they’ve been bullied because of their condition

Courts, juvenile justice, corrections, and probation

• Compassion Prison Project and CA Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris raise ACE awareness in CA prison

• Opinion: Vulnerable youth need justice, and legal aid needs community

DHS careers

• ARPA Behavioral Health Programs Project Coordinator
• Prevention Intervention and Recovery Services Section Supervisor
• Crisis Services Coordinator

View all current DHS career opportunities

Posttraumatic stress disorder

• When PTSD walks down the hall

• Covid-19 PTSD in healthcare workers is real—and technology can help mitigate the impact

• Is the COVID-19 pandemic a traumatic event?

• PTSD raises likelihood of developing ischemic heart disease

• Resources: Tech into care

Resilience

• Let’s build brains better! Brain science-inspired policies for the future

• Native Americans face a deadly drug crisis. How tapping into culture is helping them heal

• Profiles of resilience among children exposed to non-maltreatment adverse childhood experiences

• Meditation training reduces long-term stress, hair analysis shows

• Build resilience through books

Schools

• As schools reopen, trauma-informed teaching might be more important than ever

• Even for a trauma-informed school, COVID is a tough assignment

• Why our trauma-informed teaching must be more culturally responsive

Substance use disorder

• Opioid use disorder is as deadly as heart attack: Study

• The connection between trauma and addiction

• Poverty, homelessness, and social stigma make addiction more deadly

Trainings

• Center for Healthy Minds Webinar Series: The World We Make: 2021
• On demand webinar: What is racial trauma? Understanding how trauma affects the Black community
• Distinguished Lecture Series: "This is how we show up for our relatives": Understanding how indigenous relative caregivers embody traditional kinship to resist the colonial child welfare system
• Introduction to the 7ei of Trauma Sensitive Schools
• Trauma Sensitive Schools Train the Trainer
• Equitable Trauma Informed Care

• Nourishment Webinar: Domestic Violence: Its Impact and How to Recognize It - (30 Minutes)

Trauma-informed care

• Trauma-informed lawyering is crucial in obtaining medical benefits for healthcare workers with PTSD

• More empathy means better care, less medical liability

• Trauma-informed workplaces are the new normal

• Brief: Incorporating racial equity into trauma-informed care

• This is what trauma-informed hunger relief looks like

• What does building a trauma-informed community actually look like?

• 10 ways we can better respond to the pandemic in a trauma-informed way

• Understanding trauma-informed care, communication

• Ten tactics to advance trauma-informed leadership

Violence

• Sexual violence may increase cardiovascular disease risk

• How to recognize potential domestic abuse situation and what to do about it