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By Malavika Kannan, San Francisco Chronicle, June 14, 2021 Even before COVID-19 canceled San Francisco’s iconic Pride Parade for the second straight year, gay teen Steven Sutton was finding celebration and solidarity online. On his TikTok account, between videos celebrating gay love and trolling Millennials, the 15-year-old San Mateo high schooler posts raw, vulnerable updates about his daily life and challenges. While Sutton is out to his family, he said he feels most comfortable among...

Thank you to everyone who reached out to legislators for our rally day on House Bill 914 Support Our Direct Care Workforce! A special thanks to Lutheran Family Services , Universal Mental Health Services , Alexander Youth Network , A Small Miracle and ACI-Dungarvin (North Carolina) , for having attendees who came to the legislature! If we missed anyone else who came to Raleigh, we apologize and hope you will let us know you were there! We had a fantastic press conference with Representative...

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Prevent Child Abuse - New Jersey (PCA-NJ) is excited to host a screening for the recently released documentary Spare the Child. Featuring PCA-NJ Board Member Reverend Dr. Darrell Armstrong, the film discusses the dangers of corporal punishment and reveals the lifelong impact of ‘spanking’ on the child’s body, brain, and psyche. A panel discussion will follow featuring Reverend Armstrong and Dr. Bart Klika from Prevent Child Abuse America to discuss the harmful effects of spanking.

Listen to Episode 5 of the Rise Resilient Podcast with Dr. Cindy Blackstock : https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/...7453?i=1000523674198 Agnes is honoured to be able to have a conversation with Dr. Cindy Blackstock who is the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada which stands with First Nations children, youth and families so they have equitable opportunities to grow up safely at home, be healthy, get a good education and be proud of who they are. In...

Community violence researcher Dr. Shani Buggs shares the research base about the drivers of violent crime, and the game changing systemic solutions that could turn the tide.

Join Wrestling Ghosts Director, Ana Joanes, and the Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival cosponsors for a discussion about Parenting with ACEs on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 7 p.m. EST. Please go here to pre-register for the Zoom follow-up film discussion. Here's one of my favorite scenes from Wrestling Ghosts where the author of Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology and How You Can Heal, Donna Jackson Nakazawa, explains how and why early trauma impacts...

By Mumbi E. Kimani, Mare Sarr, Yendelela Cuffee, et al., JAMA Network Open, June 8, 2021 Key Points Question Are racial/ethnic population composition and food insecurity associated with COVID-19 infection rates? Findings This cross-sectional study of 3133 US counties found that there was an association between race/ethnicity and COVID-19 infection rate, with an interaction with food insecurity in counties with large Black and American Indian or Alaska Native populations but not in counties...

By Linda Richter, Lindsey Vuolo, and Robyn Oster, Health Affairs, June 10, 2021 The recent and ongoing opioid crisis has prompted a surge in much-needed legislative attention and action to bolster our nation’s response to addiction. Congress passed the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act in 2016 and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act in 2018 to address opioid misuse, addiction, and overdose deaths through a variety of initiatives in prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and...

By Jenn Beideman, Brookings Institution, June 10, 2021 Over the last year, the intersecting crises of COVID-19, economic insecurity, and systemic police brutality have compounded toxic stress for children across the country and inflicted a disproportionate toll on Black and Latino or Hispanic youth. Research shows that toxic stress in childhood caused by poverty, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and racism significantly alters overall brain structure and function in children,...

By Lauren Camera, U.S. News & World Report, June 10, 2021 It wasn't all that lon g ago when Rep. Ayanna Pressley was laughed out of rooms when as a councilwoman in Boston she'd try to have serious policy discussions about the impact of childhood trauma. "When I first started to name the issue of childhood trauma 12 years ago," the Massachusetts Democrat says, "people would look at me quizzically and didn't understand what childhood trauma is or how pervasive it is. They tended to...

Narcissistic abuse of children is extremely harmful to their mental and physical health. These kids grow up with mixed messages about who they are and suffer other consequences from never feeling they belong. This piece will focus on the trauma bond and the healing journey that children of narcissists must endure to live happy lives. Traits of a Narcissistic Parent One would think that a narcissistic parent would stand out in a crowd, but this is not true. Narcissists go to great lengths to...