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Back by popular demand!* Come join Dixie and Carolyn in the Self-Soothing lesson from Mind Matters . Self-soothing is a skill that is developed over time, through practice. The goal of self-soothing is to dial-down the reactive response of the body’s central nervous system. A traumatized person needs a means of reducing the automatic reactivity of their nervous system. Self-soothing will help. You will learn and practice four self-soothing skills that you can use personally as well as share...

Hi everyone, I'm ACEs Connection's Resources Center Administrator. We're compiling ACEs screeners and surveys that have been translated into other languages. English-language screeners live here , and surveys live here . We have a Spanish-language resource list here . And we currently have a resource with the original ACEs survey translated into 16 different languages, which is in this resource list . If you know or use ACEs screeners and surveys translated into any languages, please do...

Hi everyone, I'm ACEs Connection's Resources Center Administrator. We're compiling ACEs screeners and surveys that include questions on discrimination and racism. Screeners live here , and surveys live here , but only a few have 1-2 questions on discrimination and racism. If you know or use any ACEs screeners and surveys that include racism and discrimination questions, please do share in the comments. Please also share any research and testing that validates the screeners and surveys. We'd...

By Kim Wheeler,CBC.CA Radio, The Doc Project, June 18, 2020 My name is Kim Wheeler but some know me as Kim Ziervogel. Others will remember me as Kim Bell, and to a small group of people I will always be Ruby Linda Bruyere. But the name game doesn't stop there. Why would someone have so many different names? Are they all aliases? Are they hiding from their past? From the law? In my case, it's none of these. I'm a Sixties Scoop survivor and those names were given to me through birth, adoption...

There is no doubt that the coronavirus has taken the world’s collective breath away. People are getting sick by the thousands, with many not surviving. The governments around the globe have mostly shut down their countries to help prevent Covid19 as it kills even more people.

Originally posted on DiscoverOurCoast.com by Paul Haeder, June 8, 2020 “Trauma creates change you don’t choose. Healing is about creating change you do choose.” — Michelle Rosenthall A features column in an arts and lifestyle rag usually doesn’t go down the rabbit hole of a person’s trauma and her battles scraping to get out of darkness. A few artists I’ve interviewed for Deep Dive unleashed catharsis into their personal journeys, including personal hells; however, after reading my drafts,...

By Laura Singleton, White Mountain Independent, June 19, 2020 Kids of all ages need a safe space. A place to feel part of a group — a place to belong. It comes easy for some and, for others, it’s a slow, rocky journey. This is where peer support training can help. Coronavirus, school closing early, isolation and fears of “not belonging” or “not fitting in” can take a toll on students. Blue Ridge Junior High School counselor, Becky Montoya, LPC, M.Ed, NCC, training assistant Julia Reidhead...

By Brett Simpson, San Francisco Chronicle, June 18, 2020 On Wednesday afternoon, over 300 California educators, parents, and students tuned into Facebook Live to hear high school students speak honestly about their own experiences of racism, implicit bias, and trauma at school. The “ Student Support Circle: Institutional Racism and Implicit Bias ,” was co-hosted by the California Department of Education and the National Equity Project, and is the first among several initiatives state...

By Lucas Phillips, The Boston Globe, June 20, 2020 On the eve of Father’s Day, two events brought Black men together to reflect on experiences of racism, surviving trauma, and speaking to the youth. At Roxbury Community College on Saturday afternoon, a powerful conversation took place among some of the city’s most dynamic Black men, from business leaders to the wrongly incarcerated, from religious figures to law enforcement officials. “I won’t say this is an overdue conversation” said...

By Dara Healy, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, June 19, 2020 A Conversation about Race “Whilst she was putting on the new osnaburgs (a coarse cloth used for work clothes) in which we were to be sold, she said, in a sorrowful voice...'See, I am shrouding my poor children; what a task for a mother!'...the other slaves could say nothing to comfort us; they could only weep and lament with us. When I left my dear little brothers and the house in which I had been brought up, I thought my heart would...

By Shannon Prather, Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 20, 2020 It’s been a rough year for everyone, but especially for kids. The coronavirus pandemic closed schools, limiting access to trusted teachers and friends, even playgrounds. Financial strain taxed some families as parents lost jobs. Then came George Floyd’s death, followed by both peaceful protests and civil unrest, including burning buildings and tear gas. “It’s been hard times,” said St. Paul resident Kiarra Story, mom to an...