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The discrepancies in earnings, wealth and other markers of financial success between black and white Americans are stark. Black Americans, for instance hold much less wealth and have higher rates of unemployment. But perhaps more unsettling than the gaps themselves is the fact that even as many black Americans make progress that should help bridge the divide, such as by working more hours, they have yet to see tangible or enduring economic advancement. [For more of this story, written by...

The challenge of educating urban students within the context of poverty, trauma, abuse, and other socioeconomic factors that contribute to students’ lives can be overwhelming and seemingly impossible for urban educators. Research from the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) studies demonstrates, however, that urban students are at significantly higher risks for negative health factors as adults because they lack resiliency fostered in safe, loving environments. Eric Jensen, author of...

Women who suffered multiple traumatic events as they were growing up are at significant risk of serious depression beginning in the years leading into menopause, according to a University of Pennsylvania study released Wednesday. However, the findings by the Penn researchers also suggest that a single trauma may be associated with greater resiliency later in life. [For more of this story, written by Rita Giordano, go to ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel economics writer John Schmid spent a year exploring the real reasons for Milwaukee's stalled economy - and it's not just poverty and unemployment. It has a lot to do with generational trauma.

Close to 500 attendees packed the Kepler Theater at Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown, MD, the morning of Friday, March 24 th on the campus for the sold out event “Building Resilience”, an event organized by the San Mar Initiative, Bester Community of Hope. Following two successful events in 2016 focused on trauma informed practices, the training focused on the next steps of a community wide discussion to build greater awareness and implementation of beliefs and strategies bringing...

When we think about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we most often think of soldiers traumatised by their experiences of war. But the statistics tell another story. While about 5-12% of Australian military personnel who have experienced active service have PTSD at any one time, this is about the same ( 10% ) as rates for police, ambulance personnel, firefighters and other rescue workers. And while these rates are significant, they are not vastly different to rates in the general...

For a growing number of educators, researchers and advocates, helping children and families heal from child trauma means talking about a subject that makes many Americans uncomfortable: racism. In recent years, the idea of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has gained traction in child-serving organizations as a way to understand behavioral issues and poor health outcomes faced by children with traumatic life experiences, such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction, like having an...

Getting children the support they need to overcome damaging stress will help turn Benton Harbor schools around, Superintendent Shelly Walker told almost 100 school staff and community members Monday. “This is not a phenomenon only in Benton Harbor,” she said. “We have communities all over the nation that are ill-equipped to address the multiple needs of our students in our school systems.” Walker said professionals from Lakeland Health have spoken recently about how constant childhood trauma...

South Dade’s temporary shelter for unaccompanied minors will close on Saturday, federal officials say, and those children who have not been placed with a relative or sponsor in the U.S. will be transferred to a permanent shelter elsewhere. The temporary site, which housed hundreds of immigrant children at the former Job Corps facility near Homestead Air Reserve Base, opened as a shelter in June 2016. It took in kids ages 13 to 17 who were detained while crossing the Mexican border without...

It's a routine occurrence - law enforcement dealing with mental health issues. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office said on average, deputies respond to two-to-four calls every day. On Monday, training to become Crisis Intervention Team - or CIT certified - began for 30 law enforcement officers from various agencies in Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jeff Davis parishes. "This is just a way for us to learn how to deal and interact with those cases," said Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff's...

Researchers are combining brain imaging data and supercomputers to identify patterns in neuroimaging data that may help predict risk for mental disorders such as depression or dementia. Depression affects more than 15 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population, each year. It is the leading cause of disability for those between the ages of 15 and 44. [For more of this story, written by Rick Nauert, go to ...

A new partnership between the American Psychiatric Nurses Association and the National Association of Schools Nurses hopes to enhance school nurses’ ability to address children’s mental health issues. One-in-five children has had a seriously debilitating mental illness, according to a statement from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. And school nurses frequently are on the front lines. “It’s often the nurse at school who picks up on mental health and substance abuse issues,” said...