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BMJ 2022 ; 376 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o781 (Published 23 March 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;376:o78 Lucie Cluver , professor of child and family social work 1; Ben Perks , head of campaigns and advocacy and senior fellow 2 3; Sabine Rakotomalala , technical officer 4 and Wadih Maalouf , programme manager 5 Author affiliations Evidence based parenting support is needed for families in both sudden and protracted crises, to help protect children from adverse outcomes The images of...

I participated as a UNA-USA delegate, in the UN’s 66th Commission on the Status of Women. As I listened to plenaries, was part of side events, and engaged with co-delegates, there was the consistent theme of all that is needed. Our global lack of true logic and connection was on display, from stories of child trafficking by marriage, through stories and data on disparities, prejudice, environmental impact, so on. And while I’ll focus on how we address the lack by the Connect All approach, I...

By Laura Gallant, 3/24/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ On March 8, we held our second annual HOPE Summit – Growing HOPE with nearly 300 people participating. Even with the virtual platform we had high engagement among those who attended. We had about 125 posts on the events social wall, and 85 people joined us for the networking hour after the Summit. If you were unable to attend the conference, we are now offering free access to the conference site. You will be able to...

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To wrap up Women's History Month, the Family and Children's Trust Fund of Virginia has released the latest issue brief. Since 2019, FACT has been working on an issue brief series focused on Systems of Trauma. This issue brief series broadens its focus from the individual to the societal level and explores how societal injustices interconnect and exacerbate individual toxic stress caused by family violence. Previously in the series, we have released issue briefs on Racial Trauma and Economic...

The Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) is excited to be back in person this May and June with 18 courses spread over four sessions! If you have tuition remission credits left, you will be able to use them to take an SPI course. If not, let me know and I will arrange for a 50% discount to the course fees for you. And what better way is there for you to learn about some of the courses occurring at SPI than to hear straight from the instructors ? We have interviewed many of the instructors...

That seemingly benign phrase, “Dance as if no one is watching,” pops into my head. It’s inspirational, right? To let everything go. To surrender. It should be freeing and relaxing. So why the fudge does it sound so terrifying? Why, instead of letting go, does my whole body tense up at the suggestion?

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By Dave Davies, National Public Radio, March 23, 2022 Though he fully expected to be infected with COVID, Dr. Thomas Fisher says he was committed to providing medical care to the Black community on Chicago's South Side. His new book is The Emergency. DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in today for Terry Gross. In January of 2020, when the COVID pandemic was just appearing in news stories, Thomas Fisher says he knew the onslaught was inevitable, and he expected to be...

By Amy Yee, Photo: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg, Bloomberg CityLab, March 22, 2022 When Covid-19 hit in 2020, the U.S. Congress allocated $46.5 million to help struggling low-income renters stay in their homes during the pandemic. The federal Emergency Rental Assistance program was designed to be a lifeline for those who fell behind on payments as work and income streams were disrupted. But most states were initially slow to disburse the funds — to the frustration of tenants, landlords and...

By Ellen Gerst, Photo: Wyoming Democratic Party, Casper Star Tribune, March 19, 2022 When Lynette Grey Bull lived in Arizona and later California, she often heard about the effects of adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, from teachers, other nonprofit volunteers and health care providers. But when she moved to the Wind River Indian Reservation, that framework for understanding trauma wasn’t a part of the conversation. “It’s rural, it’s a reservation, but also working with non-native...