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The opiate crisis supplanted the methamphetamine crisis, which superseded the crack cocaine crisis. And I can’t guess the next chemical de jour that hurt people will choose as a treatment for their pain. But I know there will be one; this isn't about the chemical; it's about the pain.

PACEs Connection is looking for a graduate level intern! Are you looking to gain some experience in the field of PACEs science? We are seeking a graduate level intern for this fall, through May of 2023. This internship would be best suited for a graduate student in a Masters of Public Health program or similar program. We are happy to work with your university to help you receive any relevant credit for your time and work here. Details: 5 - 10 hours per week, fit into your schedule Focus on...

Hi. While I’ve shared these before, this post has an updated version of Informing a Provider, and both documents in Spanish. For those unfamiliar with these documents, here is a bit about them: “For a child/youth with developmental delay or/and disability who has experienced trauma. Some available information and tools for Mental Health providers,” was drafted with a dual purpose: To be made available to mental health providers as a stand-alone document. For caregivers and others to use, in...

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By Dr. Bob Sege, 8/25/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ The HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences – framework adds insights to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. This link between HOPE and child abuse and neglect prevention was celebrated last month at a national convening of EndCAN. The goal of the one day meeting of national experts and stakeholders was to create a communications plan to decrease child abuse and neglect. The group broadly...

In this episode of Transforming Trauma our host Emily is joined by Isaac Samuelson, LPC. Isaac is a Chicago-based NARM Therapist who works primarily with people struggling with, discovering, or maintaining their queer identity. Isaac, who themselves identifies as queer, sees queer identity as strength, and seeks to collaborate with all clients to discover the challenges and joys in the lifelong journey of connecting with oneself. Having worked previously as an actor, performer and clown,...

By Jamiles Lartey, Photo: Thomas Simonetti/The Washington Post/Getty Images, The Marshall Project, August 20, 2022 Prosecutors have a tremendous amount of discretion around the criminal charges they do and — just as importantly — do not pursue. This has been an animating principle behind the rise of the so-called progressive prosecutor movement, and now some conservative opponents are targeting that discretion in a bid to shut the movement down. The most extreme example comes from...

By Jonathan Franklin, Photo: American Airlines, National Public Radio, August 22, 2022 In honor of the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license , American Airlines operated a flight out of Dallas with an all-Black, all-female crew. From the pilots and flight attendants to cargo team members and aviation maintenance technicians, the women operated and took charge of every aspect of the flight from Dallas to Phoenix. The airline hosted the Bessie...

By Shaila Dewan, Photo: Callaghan O'Hare/The New York Times, The New York Times, August 22, 2022 The freshman who walked into the high school cafeteria in Marysville, Wash., in 2014 with his father’s .40-caliber Beretta did not fit anyone’s profile of a mass murderer. He was a crack athlete. He embraced his Native American traditions, wearing a headdress at tribal events and offering freshly killed deer to his grandmother. He was popular, so much so that he had just been elected homecoming...

By William Dietz, HealthAffairs, August 18, 2022 Weight shame entertainment first captured American audiences through reality television shows that subjected people with obesity to extreme diets and often dangerous exercise regimes. Viewership for those programs has declined, but the weight shame entertainment has persisted on television by moving out of the gym to find a new setting for its drama: the doctor’s office. Recent shows have replaced personal trainers with professional-seeming...

By Mark Keierleber, Photo: NASSP.org, The74, August 22, 2022 Shortly after the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School that left 13 people dead, then-Principal Frank DeAngelis got a phone call. On the other end of the line was a school leader from Kentucky who had endured a shooting of his own just two years earlier. “He called me up and said, ‘Frank, you don’t even know what you need, but here’s my number,’” DeAngelis said during an event Monday at the Columbine Memorial in Littleton,...

By Dr. Arastou Aminzadeh, Founder, BNI Treatment Centers The teen years are challenging enough as it is, so imagine how much harder it must be for a teen with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to navigate this phase of life. Parents often feel helpless watching their teen struggle with the disorder. There are, however, some useful tips parents can access to support their teen with ADHD. About Teen ADHD ADHD is a type of neurodevelopmental disorder that is more prevalent in...