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NOTE: This summer, the Center for Youth Wellness was extremely proud to host intern Alan Huang, a rising Senior at UC Berkeley double-majoring in Neurobiology and Music. During his internship through the Boston Consulting Group Ambassador program, Alan wrote the following post about ACEs in the Asian American community. Although the link between adverse childhood experiences and subsequent health outcomes has been well-established, there is still much that is unknown about the nuanced...

It's been a while since I've written. I've been navigating some heavy shit! It's time we start to talk about the number of relapses that this pandemic has caused. Old traumas have been stirred up as the gound has been pulled out from underneath people and the result has been for many people to go back to the friend they have known the longest. For some who have ACE that led to addiction, that 'friend' has shown up for them, but unfortunately that friend doesn't live up to its name. I know...

Hello, everyone! As we look ahead to more sustainable efforts in our new normal, the VA TICNs eNote will adjust from weekly distribution to bi-weekly. If you have any feedback about the eNote or information you'd like shared, you can reply to the email containing the eNote or contact Charlotte Eure at ceure@grscan.com . United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg , the backbone organization of the Southside TICN, created trauma-informed resources through their COVID-19 toolkit in handy,...

I am SO excited for our next episode, and you should be too! Join us Thursday 8/20 as we welcome our speical guests Judee Fernandez and Michelle Kurta from the Meaning Makers Collective . We will discuss what it takes to create cultures of care and connection in our schools, how to develop a system that supports collective care for staff and prioritizes the wellbeing of adults in school settings. It is gonna be great! Weekly themes include: How do we create physical and psychological safety,...

The Catalyst Center seeks to hire a dynamic Technical Assistance and Training Specialist! The Technical Assistance and Training Specialist is a dynamic position that will be an integral part of a small staff team who implements projects that help the Catalyst meet its mission. The Technical Assistance and Training Specialist, under the supervision of the Director of Strategic Initiatives, will be responsible for acting as the subject matter expert for trauma-informed and prevention care,...

By Sophie Lewis CBS News August 15, 2020 As the United States Postal Service faces a financial crisis and nationwide in-person voting seems less and less likely due to the coronavirus pandemic, voters around the country are concerned that their votes will be compromised. But absentee ballots do not need to be returned through the mail — there are several other options to make sure your ballot arrives on time. President Trump requested an absentee ballot himself, but his positions on funding...

By Hanna C., The Science Times, August 14, 2020 Substance abuse has been an increasing problem among homeless youth in the United States. A team from Penn State, Pennsylvania, recently developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that predicts homeless youths' susceptibility to substance abuse. Researchers from the College of Information Science and Technology also believe it is best to create personalized rehabilitation programs for the youth with the highest susceptibility to drug abuse.

By Ray Hanley, Talk Business & Politics, August 16, 2020 All children face challenges – it’s how they learn and grow into responsible adults. But how does one child experience a terrible childhood trauma and survive, even prosper as an adult, while another child is emotionally and physically destroyed by it? The answer is closely linked to the amount of resilience in each child. Resilience – the ability to recover from or adjust to trauma or misfortune – comes in many forms – a loving,...

By Paul Overberg and Jon Kamp, The Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2020 Covid-19 is known to be particularly risky for the elderly. For many minorities, the disease is killing them in the prime of their lives. Among people in the U.S. who died between their mid-40s and mid-70s since the pandemic began, the virus is responsible for about 9% of deaths. For Latino people who died in that age range, the virus has killed nearly 25%, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of death-certificate...

By Abby Goodnough, The New York Times, August 15, 2020 When Shy Rodriguez heard about one of the hottest trends in education during the pandemic — “learning pods,” where parents hire teachers for small-group, in-home instruction — she knew immediately it was something she could never afford for her sons. Like many parents, Ms. Rodriguez, a single mother and nursing assistant in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., was deeply dissatisfied with the online instruction her school district provided last spring.

By Kelsey Stewart, August 15, 2020, Omaha World Herald. More than one in three metro residents experienced emotional abuse as a child, according to a new report from a trio of county health departments and a local organization promoting workplace and community wellness The Wellbeing Partners, in partnership with health departments in Douglas, Sarpy, Cass and Pottawattamie Counties, released a report on adverse childhood experiences and mental health on Friday. [ Please click here to read more. ]

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