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Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop in women after pregnancy loss, a new British study finds. Women who suffer a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy should be routinely screened for PTSD and receive mental health support, the researchers said. "We were surprised at the high number of women who experienced symptoms of PTSD after early pregnancy loss," said study lead author Jessica Farren, of the department of surgery and cancer at Imperial College London. "At the moment, there is no...

Front Line Camp, Highway 1806, Outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota, October 27, 2016 A woman’s voice cries out: “We cannot let them cross! For our children and our grandchildren!” “Stand in prayer!” a man warns, as a call and response rings out: “Black Snake Killers! Black Snake Killers!” “We are going to stop this pipeline!” a youth boldly declares. A female elder proclaims firmly in Lakota: “Mni Wiconi!” Water is life. The voices of hundreds of Native Americans and their allies, punctuated...

There are less than 60 days left in 2016, and soon another year will descend. I always feel reflective this time of year: looking back at my intentions for the year, relishing in the goals that I accomplished, reexamining the ones that I missed, wondering if there is time to cram in and complete another one before the end of the year (dieting at the holidays … no thanks). But this year has been one of accomplishment for me. After four long years of sitting on my “to do” list I finally...

Bay City's Washington Elementary is one of the first schools in the state to launch an in-house health center to address medical and behavioral issues for its large population of at-risk students. Earlier this year, the public school, in partnership with the Bay County Department of Health and Human Services, Bay County Public Health Department, Bay-Arenac Behavioral Health and Probate Judge John C. Keuvelaar, secured a $300,000 grant to create the Washington Elementary School Family Health...

CHILDREN whose parents split up when they are young are more likely to become seriously ill in adulthood, a new Wales-wide study has found. Research among 2,000 Welsh adults showed that stressed youngsters who undergo "adverse childhood experiences" (ACEs) are at greater risk of a range of long term health problems. The splitting up of parents is regarded as one of the worst impacts on children's long term health, as are bullying and abuse. Children who have been affected by four or more...

Children who are exposed to abuse, domestic violence or other stresses are far more likely to develop long term health problems, says new research. The Public Health Wales study looks at adverse experiences in childhood (ACEs) which include parents separating. Children with four or more ACEs, around 14%, are three times more likely to get lung or heart disease later in life. One senior health figure said instead of "mending broken adults" a focus was needed on "building stronger children".

Pasta, sushi, tacos, samosas, and pad thai: In the U.S., enthusiastic eaters will likely be able to name traditional dishes from a wide variety of cuisines around the world. But most of us couldn’t name a single Native American dish from any one the vast network of tribes, cultures, and cuisines that spread across the U.S. before Europeans arrived. Today, farmers, activists, and chefs are trying to change that. They're bringing back Native foods—not just to teach all Americans about the...

A positive school climate boosts student achievement. It includes a system of supportive and caring teachers, a safe learning environment, student connectedness and parental involvement. Since conditions like these support the interests of a school’s major stakeholders, it is very important for them to know if they’re in a positive climate. That’s why educators need to measure school climate, according to “Research Synthesis of the Associations Between Socioeconomic Background, Inequality,...

African-American boys in elementary school are less likely to be suspended or expelled if they have a teacher who is black, a study released Tuesday suggests. If black male students have black teachers, their rate of removal from school for behavioral issues is reduced by 2 or 3 percent, a small but statistically significant drop, according to a peer-reviewed study in Education Next , a journal published by the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the Kennedy School of Government at...

BECOME A BBZ The Best Babies Zone Technical Assistance Center (BBZ TAC) is seeking applications for the enrollment of two (2) teams in a new cohort of three (3) Best Babies Zone implementation communities. Selected applicants will serve as backbone organizations to promote community-driven, multi-sector work addressing the social and structural determinants of inequitable birth outcomes. Click here to download the Application Click here to download the Appendix A and B Tables On Thursday,...

(L to R) Teri Barila from Children's Resilience Initiative in Walla Walla, WA along with Dr. Ariane Marie-Mitchell from San Bernardino County, CA ACEs Task Force share their ACEs journey in their communities Representatives from several MARC communities were among the 450 people who attended the 2016 Adverse Childhood Experiences Conference in San Francisco, CA on October 19th and 20th. This is the third CA ACEs conference sponsored by the Center for Youth Wellness (CYW), and it was also the...

The U.S. Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health and Med-U are seeking Federally-Employed Physicians to Peer Review electronic case-based learning modules. The purpose of Trauma-Informed Medicine ( www.traumainformedmedicine.org ) e-cases initiative is to produce and implement a comprehensive set of online, interactive clinical cases for healthcare providers. These cases focus on the impact of trauma (abuse and neglect) and how healthcare practitioners can provide trauma-informed...