“After we attended the first meeting I felt this spark of light that we weren't doing this alone anymore,” Beth said, “everyone was warm, friendly, and openly shared their story. It made it feel very comfortable.”
“Change culture and you change lives. You can also change the course of history. Many well-meaning social activists overlook this essential fact. They focus relentlessly on strategy, but strategy means nothing to our bodies and our lizard brains. When strategy competes with culture, culture wins–every time.” ~Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands No one can dispute Valorie Kondos Field’s record of winning. During her 29 years as head coach of the UCLA women’s gymnastics team, she led her...
As our readers may remember, we are doing a series on attachment styles. However, if you are reading our blog for the first time, I will do a little bit of review of what attachment styles are, and why knowing yours vital to your adult relationships. John Bowlby and Attachment Theory John Bowlby was a psychoanalyst who lived in Britain and spent his life observing infants separated from their caregivers (from now on I will refer to the caregiver as a mother although caregiver can mean any...
By Leonie Hayden, The Spinoff, September 1, 2020 Dietrich Soakai has 15 years’ experience working in youth services, and doesn’t think children are our future leaders… he thinks they’re leaders in their own right, here and now. “I genuinely believe in young people. I believe in their voice and who they are and what they bring.” From 2016 to 2019, Soakai was the mentoring coordinator for Upside , an Auckland-based agency that matches kids aged nine to 13 who have had adverse childhood...
By Tina L. Cheng and Alison M. Conca-Cheng, Pediatrics, August 31, 2020 COVID-19 is a recent crisis. Racism is an enduring crisis which is inflamed in the presence of other crises. The Chinese word for "crisis” is composed of two characters, one signifying "danger" and the other, "opportunity." The pandemics of COVID-19 and racism present clear danger. Our duty is to make sense of the opportunity by learning, understanding, and taking action. In this issue of Pediatrics, Cheah et al.1...
By Jill Domoney and Kylee Treveillion, Infant Mental Health, August 20, 2020 Abstract Domestic violence and abuse in the perinatal period leads to long‐term adverse outcomes for infants, including a greater risk of becoming victims or perpetrators of violence in adulthood. Examining men's beliefs about fatherhood and violence, and their motivations for engaging in programs to reduce violence, is essential to understand how interventions can impact on behavior and break intergenerational...
By David Finkelhor, Child Abuse & Neglect, July 30, 2020 Abstract Background: It is important for those called upon to discuss major social determinants of health such as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to have accurate knowledge about generational trends in their prevalence. Objective: To review available trend data on major forms of ACEs. Methods: A search of academic data bases was conducted by combining the term “trend” with a variety of terms referring to childhood adversities.
As winter nears, national organization hosts trauma-informed care training for snow sports instructors!
Transforming Trauma Episode 021: Internal Family Systems (IFS) and NARM with Richard Schwartz and Laurence Heller Transforming Trauma host Sarah Buino facilitates a ground-breaking discussion between Richard Schwartz, PhD , founder of the Internal Family Systems model (IFS) and Laurence Heller, PhD , founder of the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM). Pioneers in the mental health and trauma fields, Drs. Schwartz and Heller discuss each other’s work and reflect on the intersections of the...
Truly believe that engaging marginalized voices with positive support groups is an essential ingredient for our collective healing and systems change. Getting Ahead with ACEs Supplement are workbooks that can help guide meaningful conversations (virtual or in-person) and empower individuals and communities. Sample partnership agreement is included in the appendix to facilitate coordination among local partners and operationalize this critical component of a trauma-informed community. We will...
Narges Zohoury Dillon Sep 2 Parents’ role in suicide prevention is on my mind a lot this year with parents taking on the added responsibility of educator as many schools start remotely. Remote education means reduced access to the professional support resources schools offer which is particularly hard at this time of increased stress and mental health challenges for students and families alike. I have pictured talking to my own daughter about the topic of suicide more times than I can count.
I am SO excited for our next episode, and you should be too! Join us Thursday 9 /3 as we welcome our speical guests Leora Wolf-Prusan and Livia Rojas from the SAMHSA funded Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) . We will get an exclusive preview of the soon to be launched School Crisis Recovery & Renewal project, discuss the upcoming virtual learning institute focused on Grief Sensitivty as well as explore the many amazing FREE resources the MHTTC has to...
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a blog looking at how lockdown during the coronavirus crisis has affected children’s lives at home . The blog discusses: the home environment and access to open space; and family relationships. To read the blog, click on the link .
Trauma inside An estimated 7% of all youth in prison in the USA are being raped inside ( https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/svryjf18.pdf ). This presents a huge trauma for an already vulnerable population. Even the rigorous PREA Act from 2003 was not able to stem this tide. Most rapes are perpetrated by other inmates but also by staff. The consequences from ordinary rape outside (circa 12% in the general population) are already devastating, but rape inside is wrought with extra problems and...
By Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, August 26, 2020 Almost a fifth (18%) of employees believe their mental health is currently poor, or very poor, compared to just 5% before the coronavirus struck. That number is considerably higher amongst unemployed workers, of which 27% are reporting poor or very poor mental health, versus 7% before the pandemic. In addition, 42% of those employed and 47% of unemployed say their stress levels are currently high or very high, with top stressors including...