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After a very long health hiatus, recovering from mycotoxin poisoning, I opened my most recent lab results and cried joyous tears at the news. All of the mycotoxins are back in the normal range.

Join us at the 2023 Montana Winter Institute for an hour each day online, January 23rd-27th, to hear from a diverse group of leaders and scientific researchers on topics at the intersection of diversity, inclusion and prevention . Those who register will have access to recordings of the presentations at the conclusion of the event. Register at: www.montanainstitute.com/mwi The Montana Institute exists to inspire AHAs about the positive in the world by creating conditions for liberating and...

The Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) debriefs the 2022 midterm election & urges you to sign this letter to your U.S. Senator and U.S. House Congressmember.

Click this Youtube Video Nearly all of my earlier writings have been compiled, edited, expanded and integrated into a work called Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha, An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book, and then this was revised to a much expanded second edition, often referred to as MCTB2, which was published in July, 2018, available in print from from standard booksellers and from my kind publisher, Aeon books, also in a limited deluxe 200 print run hardbound with ribbon and nice...

By Michael Ollove, Photo: Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press, PEW, November 14, 2022 A grim and familiar pattern has followed the parade of mass shootings across America. In their aftermath, the nation’s attention focuses on the direct victims of the attacks, the dead and injured, their families and friends, and the witnesses. But a growing body of research reveals that the negative effects of mass shootings spread much farther than previously understood, harming the health of local residents...

By Fred Schulte, Image: Screengrab of ABC15 Arizona Broadcast, Kaiser Health News, November 14, 2022 Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm. His parents sued the Kool Smiles dental clinic in Yuma, Arizona, and its private equity investor, FFL Partners. They argued the procedures were done needlessly, in keeping with a corporate strategy to maximize profits by...

By Agelique Albert, Photo: csktribes.org, The74, November 14, 2022 The uncertain fate of President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans is a serious cause for concern in Indian Country, where college affordability remains one of the greatest hurdles to economic mobility. Because of the steep cost of higher education, many young Indigenous people have to choose between pursuing a college degree and keeping food on the table or...

By Juliet Sims, Rob Baird, et al., Photo: Unsplash, September 29, 2022 Abstract Objective To identify effective methods for local public health departments to secure policy and systems changes that will achieve health equity and improve health outcomes across diverse populations. Methods We reviewed 220 documents from a philanthropic initiative that funded collaborative efforts to improve conditions for health and equity in 14 California communities from 2010 to 2020. We examined the role of...

By University of California, San Francisco Department of Pediatrics, November 10, 2022 Children who have accumulated three or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in early childhood are twice as likely to be stopped by police by age 14 than those without an ACE, says a new study published in Pediatrics . The paper shows a general trend that the greater number of ACEs a child is exposed to, the more likely the child is to have police contact and to be warned or arrested by the police...

This month’s CTIPP CAN call will pilot a new tool – Airmeet – to further the movement’s ability to network and connect with other passionate advocates and practitioners. Airmeet enhances our ability to provide more interactive and engaging presentations, breakout sessions, polling, and more. Join us to help test out the new platform’s features and networking capabilities, as well as join important discussions and provide feedback about CTIPP to help us continue to better propel the movement...

On Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, the Highmark Caring Place will host the Third Annual VIRTUAL Children's Grief Awareness Day. The schedule of the day's presentations and activities is shown below. No registration is required for any of the Children's Grief Awareness Day presentations, either beforehand or on November 17. All the events will be live on the Children's Grief Awareness Day Facebook page and on the Highmark Caring Place YouTube page. New videos will be released throughout the day from...

In light of the recent college shootings, including Sunday’s shooting deaths of three football players at the University of Virginia , PACEs Connection CEO Ingrid Cockhren will revisit her discussion with the Rev. Deanna Hollas for the History. Culture. Trauma. podcast Thursday, November 17 from at 1 p.m. PT; 4 p.m. ET.. Rev. Hollas is the gun violence prevention ministry coordinator with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, a founding member of the Everytown for Gun Safety Interfaith Advisory...