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In honor of Women's History month, the entire month of March will be dedicated to the women creating a legacy in the worldwide PACEs movement. In this Thursday’s episode, Agnes Woodward uses her knowledge of historical trauma and the healing power of the arts to raise awareness of the adversity Indigenous women face. She also discusses how indigenous women can heal themselves, their families, and future generations. About Agnes Woodward: Beginning in 2013, Agnes Woodward often awakened in...

Registered nurse Jamie Simmons speaks with a patient during an appointment at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center in Massachusetts. The patient, whose first name is Kim, says buprenorphine has helped her stay off heroin and avoid an overdose for nearly 20 years. Jesse Costa for KHN By Martha Bebinger, National Public Radio (NPR), March 6, 2023 For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that...

By Alissa Quart, In 2022, after Maxwell Frost was elected to Congress at age 25, he announced he would be living with friends while saving money and looking for a place. When the Republican National Committee mocked him for couch surfing, Frost responded : “I don’t get my first paycheck till February and I don’t have a lot of money.” He was, he said , rebutting “the ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ people.” He is not the only member of the new Congress to reveal a modest financial...

By Jillian McKoy, Photo: From article, Boston University School of Public Health, March 10, 2023 Gun violence—and racial disparities in gun violence—have increased substantially during the pandemic, particularly among children. Now a new study led by a School of Public Health researcher shows just how stark these differences in risk of firearm injury are between White and non-White children. Published as a research letter in JAMA Network Open , the study examined gun injuries among children...

By Phillip Inman, Photo: Tetra Images/Getty Images, The Guardian, March 12, 2023 Large corporations have fuelled inflation with price increases that go beyond rising costs of raw materials and wages, pushing shopping bills to record highs, according to an analysis of hundreds of company accounts. Highlighting a trend dubbed “greedflation” , the research indicates that supermarkets, food manufacturers and shipping companies are among hundreds of major firms who have improved their profits and...

PACEs Family, The Office of Resilience is hiring an Assistant Director for the NJ Resilience Institute. Attached you will find the job posting or you can click here . Please share with your networks!

One of our most popular articles of all time is on Loving a Trauma Survivor . This article continues that idea — how to help a trauma survivor, in a healthy, positive way. Loving a trauma survivor may mean you also want to help them in many ways. You may want to help them heal, help them live an easier life, and help them be happy! This is natural and usually comes from a loving, kind, generous place. While your help and support can begin in wonderfully positive ways — do you ever feel...

The ETSU Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute is pleased to welcome Rev. Dr. Sanghoon Yoo as the speaker for the March Resilience Speaker Series. Dr. Yoo will be presenting, “Spirituality and the Faith Community: Key Components in Building Personal and Community Resilience”. The presentation will take place Tuesday, March 21, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 p.m . Please see the attached flyer for more details. Feel free to share the flyer with others. Please direct any questions to Lisa Favre Clark (...

By Matt Ford, Photo: Spencer Platt, The Soapbox, March 9, 2023 The Supreme Court is extremely strict about what can be brought into its chambers during oral arguments. In addition to obvious items like guns and knives, visitors must leave just about every other personal item outside when they enter. Cameras, cell phones, laptops, and the like are left outside—even if you’re a reporter. No snacks or drinks can be brought in. Not even water. On March 20, however, the entire Colorado River will...

By Sophie Hardach, Photo: Getty Images, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), March 7, 2023 Sebastian Schwerk lay awake at night, his mind racing. His father had recently died of leukaemia. Schwerk had been caring for him for months, together with his siblings, as well as looking after his own family. Now his mother needed care, too. His two older children were going through puberty. And he worried that with so much going on, his youngest son wasn't getting enough attention. "All of those...

By Kusum Mundra and Ruth Uwaifu Oyelere, Photo: Mary Altaffer/Associated Press, The Conversation, March 2, 2023 The big idea People of Asian descent living in the U.S. experienced an increase in housing vulnerability in 2021 – as measured by the share who said they had fallen behind on their rent or mortgage payments – even as the government spent over US$5 trillion trying to relieve the COVID-19 pandemic’s burden on Americans. Meanwhile, housing vulnerability among white people, Black...

2022 marked a successful advocacy year for the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice’s (CTIPP) network. Federal and state leaders proposed and supported legislation to prevent and address trauma and create more long-term health, equity, and resilience in more significant numbers than in past years. There is no doubt that the continued commitment and efforts of advocates around the country have continued to move the needle and grow further momentum toward trauma-informed change.