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By Joan E Greve, Photo: Brendan McDermid/Reuters, The Guardian, September 11, 2022 Long championed by climate activists, the green bank would provide funding to expand clean energy use across the US. Buried on page 667 of the Inflation Reduction Act is a climate policy that has been in the making for more than a decade. The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund provides $27bn in funding for projects aimed at lowering America’s planet-heating emissions. Some of those funds, roughly $7bn, will be...

By Andrew Hertz, MD, and Keili Mistovich, MD, MPH , Medpage Today, September 8, 2022 The direct care subscription delivery model is rapidly growing. Hint Health, a national leader in the direct care space, identified an increase of patients receiving direct primary care by 241% and an increase of direct primary care clinicians by 159% over the past 4 years. Direct care (DC) reestablishes the primary relationship between doctors and patients without the involvement of insurance. Care is...

By Joel Warsh , Photo: Washington Post staff illustration/Getty Images/iStockphoto, The Washington Post , September 7, 2022 Joel Warsh is a pediatrician in Los Angeles specializing in integrative medicine. What decade are we in? A school district in southwestern Missouri has decided to bring back corporal punishment — otherwise known as spanking, in this case with paddles — as a way to discipline students. Parents in Cassville, Mo., learned recently that spanking would once again be allowed...

By Jakob McWhinney , Photo: Brittany Cruz-Fejeran for Voice of San Diego, Voice of San Diego , September 6, 2022 Godwin Higa is a longtime educator and principal celebrated for his spearheading of trauma-informed schools and restorative justice. But can his decades of experience make up for a lack of polish, institutional support and funding? Godwin Higa’s outreach strategy for the primary election for the sub-district B seat on the San Diego Unified School District board – which represents...

By David Robson, BBC, September 6, 2022 Our brain changes hugely during adolescence. New research shows how we can use this transformation to help teens achieve their potential. Parents and teachers of teens may recognise that sensation of dealing with a highly combustible mind. The teenage years can feel like a shocking transformation – a turning inside out of the mind and soul that renders the person unrecognisable from the child they once were. There's the hard-to-control mood swings,...

*This invite is nationwide and open to community members and youth! The NJ People’s Gathering is a first of its kind, open, online learning collaborative conference, being held on September 22, 2022, to bring together people from all walks of life to discuss healing solutions to the big issues affecting New Jersey’s communities: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Collective trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic Youth mental health and wellbeing Material Needs (homelessness, hunger) being...

Note: This funding opportunity is being posted as it appeared on theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) Website. Short Title ReCAST Initial Announcement Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) NOFO Number SM-22-019 Posted on Grants.gov Thursday, September 1, 2022 Application Due Date Monday, October 17, 2022 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 93.243 Intergovernmental Review (E.O. 12372) Applicants must comply with E.O. 12372 if their state(s)...

Once the suffering resulting from adverse childhood experiences is managed, we can turn toward creating a more satisfying life. Pursuing the honorable life leads to self-respect and inner peace. Compassion for mistakes, understanding their reasons, and applying integrity skills starts us on the path to flourishing.

Interview with Mike Veny: Mental Wellness Superhero! https://youtu.be/9Kity_NpxFk

Watch the video: Elizabeth Smith and Lifeworks Awareness Video This message was sent on social media platforms Tik Tok (I had to download the app), Instagram, and Facebook through Lifeworks Sonoma County to bring a voice to someone with lived experiences, giving me a seat at the table to be heard. Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Elizabeth Smith, LifeWorks volunteer, and community advocate for suicide awareness and prevention, shares the importance of having open conversations about...

Announcing upcoming courses for educators! Kick of your school year with Trauma-Informed Education or Supporting Marginalized Students!

In this episode of Transforming Trauma, NARM Senior Faculty Brad Kammer shares an excerpt from the highly anticipated new book he co-authored with NARM Creator Dr. Laurence Heller, The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma: Using the NeuroAffective Relational Model to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resolve Complex Trauma . This book was released on July 26, 2022! The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma provides helping professionals with the theoretical...