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Are you ready to transform your school to become a trauma-informed and healing-centered environment? Join us for the PACEs Connection virtual Trauma-Informed School Leadership Institute. This institute is specifically tailored for school leaders and leadership teams who want to understand the HOW of trauma-informed schools. Speakers will include current and former building leaders engaged in the work as well as other national experts supporting schools through this transformation process.

By Madeline Vosch, Illustration: Holly Stapleton/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, June 10, 2022 I work at a Title I public high school in Texas that is 70 percent Hispanic, and where 60 percent of the students are categorized as economically disadvantaged. There is so little I can do for my students, but so much I’m supposed to do. Something is wrong with the heating and cooling system. My classroom is always freezing. Some days in winter, it’s 55 degrees inside; even in late May,...

By Soumya Karlamangla, Photo: Eric Risberg/Associated Press, The New York Times, June 13, 2022 Californians dealing with mental health crises will soon be able to seek help by dialing 988, a new service expected to improve access to psychiatric care as rates of anxiety, depression and other disorders climb. The hotline, akin to 911 but for psychiatric instead of medical emergencies, launches nationwide on July 16. But the rollout in much of the country, including California, has been far...

By Shanoor Seervai, Lovisa Gustafsson, and Melinda K. Abrams, Photo: Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images, The Commonwealth Fund, May 4, 2022 Hundreds of millions of people across the globe are experiencing the impact of climate change . In the United States, hurricanes, heat waves, wildfires, droughts, and flooding — all likely intensified by a warming atmosphere — are exacting a devastating toll on communities in every region. Without drastic action, these events will only increase...

By Hannah Maria Wright, Photo: Beth LaBerge/KQED, KQED, June 11, 2022 A group of women, many of them mothers, sat in a circle in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood in early April, talking about the challenges they’ve faced and victories they’ve celebrated recently. The group, called Seeking Safety — a project of the Bayview-based organization Positive Directions Equals Change — provides support for women in recovery from substance use disorder and for the formerly incarcerated. This group...

How can we help our children? By shifting the brain. I know, because it worked for me and then it worked with a successful six week pilot program with five second grade classrooms. Almost 20 years ago I stood overlooking the dark green churning waters of the San Diego bay wondering how I survived my childhood. The avalanche of tears wouldn’t stop. I was having flashbacks, nightmares and day terrors. Then the answer came. A small internal voice answered me, “I had a Polka Dot Day!” That small...

Updates from the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) on White House, Agency, and Congressional action on trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This edition includes updates on congressional action on gun violence, Senate HELP Committee's mental health legislation, President Biden's steps on mental health, new SAMHSA reports, and more.

With over half of all adults experiencing some trauma in their lifetime and almost 8% of the population experiencing PTSD, it is likely that leaders will encounter the effects of the fight or flight hormone response.

https://www.mtairynews.com/top-stories/110427/sync-seeks-to-reduce-childhood-trauma

Hi Folks, My latest sharing - I read my chapter from the book, " You Can Help - A Guide for Family & Friends of Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Assault " by Rebecca Street. Honored to be a part of this book along with the other 19 survivor/thriver contributors. I also share some words from Rythea Lee's book - " Trauma into Truth - Gutsy Healing and Why It's Worth It " - The healing thoughts and wisdom from both books are applicable to all survivors of trauma and abuse. How You Can Help -...

Every time there’s a mass killing, politicians direct our attention to mental illness as the primary cause. And although mental health issues are more prevalent than ever among our youth and treatment is certainly called for, statements like this ignore the fact that we can prevent young men from reaching the point they are motivated to kill others. Most of these young men have a long history of exposure to trauma. In the case of the shooter in Uvalde, Texas, he was reportedly bullied over...

Building knowledge, strategies and tools for thriving educators, families and children Arizona is in the midst of a trauma crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood trauma has now reached the level of a public health crisis. What’s more, Arizona ranks highest in the nation for victims who have experienced two or more Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). To make matters worse, certain population cohorts are two and three times more likely to have multiple...