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Organizational restructuring is often on the table when companies decide they need transformational change. And when organizations take on the major change of trauma-informed implementation, many of them also decide to change their organizational layout. When we talk about organizational structures through a trauma-informed lens, we often focus on moving away from a hierarchal structure and toward a flat structure—but those are not our only two options. There are 5 other organizational...

We are excited to announce that this year, for the first time, we will be participating in the 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. Do look out for the daily posts and updates, beginning November 25 through to December 10th. “UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls”

Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion (RISE) from Trauma Act Please sign this letter in support of key provisions of the Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion (RISE) from Trauma Ac t— specifically programs that would support hospital-based intervention programs and community-based trauma and resilience coordinating councils. The deadline is TODAY—Monday, November 21. To sign, please contact Claire Kao at Futures Without Violence, ckao@futureswithoutviolence.org . For...

“City Voices seeks to Make Mental Illness Fun Again! (CLICK ME!) Through good peer-to-peer programming that builds friendship and community. That helps to transform pain and suffering into joy, peace, and acceptance, even if for a little while. Seeds are being planted and watered. City Voices organizes in-person gatherings at city parks and museums, often involving a little physical exercise, qigong, yoga and energy movements. We do comedy shows and variety shows that share our talents with...

By Amanda Levinson and Natasha Freidus, Photo: iStock/Gary Sandy Wales, Stanford Social Innovation Review, November 17, 2022 Last year, our social impact startup hit a milestone that eludes 96 percent of female founders: we hit one million dollars in revenue. It felt like reaching the summit of a mountain nearly everybody had said would be impossible to climb. We started NeedsList with the idea of creating a “wedding registry for aid”—a software solution to match needs to resources in times...

By Jeremy Loudenback, The Imprint, November 17, 2022 A sprawling report released today by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union describes civil rights issues within the child welfare system as a “national family separation crisis” that needs “immediate attention and action.” The analysis of federal and state data and dozens of interviews with parents draw attention to the harms of child welfare investigations and the disproportionate involvement of Black and Indigenous...

By Victoria Namkung, Illustration: Ulises Mendicutty/The Guardian, The Guardian, November 17, 2022 As the Mar Vista Farmers Market in Los Angeles came to an end, a small team of volunteers in bright orange aprons handed out large cardboard boxes to be filled with unsold heirloom tomatoes, apricots, berries, green peppers, lettuce and eggplants that would have otherwise gone to waste. After being weighed and cataloged, the boxes were stacked into neat piles and picked up by three local...

Join us for a virtual congressional briefing SCIENCE-DRIVEN APPROACHES TO REDUCING INEQUITIES THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY Tuesday • December 6th • 1:30-3:00 ET The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives (NPSC) will host a congressional briefing on deploying prevention strategies to improve racial equity, particularly in issue areas such as health and education. Research and experience provide guidance about what works to reduce racial disparities and improve health outcomes...

By Emily Tate Sullivan, Photo: Kelsey Brunner/EdSurge, EdSurge, November 16, 2022 In a valley renowned for its world-class ski resorts and unrivaled outdoor recreation, with 14,000-foot peaks that pierce the horizon, five-star hotels, designer storefronts and multimillion-dollar mountainside mansions, there is a fleet of short, white buses stamped with geometric shapes. Parked in the lots of schools, churches and community centers, the buses are inconspicuous. Most passersby would overlook...

By Amy DiPierro and Corey Mitchell, Photo: Matt Manley/Center for Public Integrity, November 15, 2022 For months, Beth Petersen paid acquaintances to take her son to school — money she sorely needed. They’d lost their apartment, her son bouncing between relatives and friends while she hotel-hopped. As hard as she tried to keep the 13-year-old at his school, they finally had to switch districts. Under federal law, Petersen’s son had a right to free transportation — and to remain in the school...

By Associated Press in Washington, Photo: David J. Phillip/AP, The Guardian, November 16, 2022 Ninety percent of the counties in the US suffered a weather disaster between 2011 and 2021, according to a new report. Some endured as many as 12 federally declared disasters over those 11 years. More than 300 million people – 93% of the population – live in these counties. Rebuild by Design, which published the report, is a non-profit that researches ways to prepare for and adapt to climate...

By The HOPE Team, 11/17/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ The HOPE framework emphasizes the importance of positive childhood experiences, and Thanksgiving memories of family gatherings combine the sense of tradition, togetherness with extended family and friends. For many, Thanksgiving is a chance to pause and reflect on the things that are going right in our lives. Many of us recall Thanksgiving as a celebration of harvest and harmony, when families come together to watch...