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By David Maraniss, Photo: Associated Press, The Washington Post, July 17, 2022 More than a century late but better late than never, the Olympic powers-that-be at long last have restored Jim Thorpe to his deserved place in sports history. The records he set and gold medals he won in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics are official now, his alone, 69 years after he died of a heart attack in a trailer home in Southern California, broke and lonely, if not forgotten. As a...

July 26 th is the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed in 1990. While as a person of goodness, it grieves me that such laws are needed, until we have a better society, I am thankful for the work that has been done. Given its importance, since many are unaware of the history of the ADA, its elements, and the notable progress since, I want to briefly share just a bit. Before I do, because I am who I am, let me note, that I am also aware and understand the...

(*Editor's note: News about Robin! Rutgers–Camden lecturer inducted into the National Academy of School Nursing ) Did I ever tell you that I LOVE snail mail, especially handwritten notes sent through the mail? The other day I sorted through the mail and found three cards! One was from Mom's Demand Action thanking me for speaking at a recent rally. One was from Jeanne Kiefner, a school nursing treasure who will be our forever "Head Nurse," thanking me for spending time together during our...

Hi. My name is Andrea. I attended an online seminar last week with Avaiya. One of the guest speakers was Dr Greg. I would just like to acknowledge that I found this talk to be excellent; it was very informative and he was so down to earth. I was touched by his story and connected with many elements of his life history. I'm very happy that I am now a member. Thank you. Keep up the great work.

Simply mindlessly 'minding our own business' often proves humanly devastating.

All the 988 California Mental Health Crisis and Suicide Prevention Hotline starts 16 July 2022. Dial 988: California’s mental health crisis hotline debuts- CalMatters

Jenny Kane/AP By Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR.org Starting July 16, people in mental health crisis will have a new way to reach out for help. Instead of dialing the current 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline , they can simply call or text the numbers 9-8-8. Modeled after 911, the new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is designed to be a memorable and quick number that connects people who are suicidal or in any other mental health crisis to a trained mental health professional. "If you...

Earlier this month, the Trauma-Informed ACEs Screening and Intervention Evaluation (TASIE) Project completed its first 9-month quality-improvement ECHO program. Cohort 1 of the TASIE Project included 17 pediatric primary care practices consisting of 89 providers and 114 total team members, across eight states. These practices have successfully incorporated ACEs screening into their workflow and will use what they've learned through this program to spread awareness of ACEs and toxic stress...

Updates from the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) on White House, Agency, and Congressional action on trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). First Draft of Federal Funding Bills Have Been Revealed - Big Wins! In late June, the House Appropriations Committee marked up its Fiscal Year 23 (FY23) spending bills. In exciting news, a number of the funding requests that CTIPP and members of the National Trauma Campaign have championed to advance the trauma-informed...

By Heidi Brooks, Chief Operating Officer at NICHQ, June 29, 2021, in The N ational Institute for Children's Health Quality. Holding space for inclusive and expansive language in maternal and child health “Hi! My name is Natalia, and my pronouns are she/her/hers.” The first time I heard this introduction, I was confused. I mean, it was obvious to me that Natalia was a woman. Why were we spending time identifying the obvious? Then I remembered my friend’s child. Assigned female at birth, at...

By Rick Sadler , July 15, 2022, the Public Health Post We know that structural racism has far-reaching and enduring impacts on the built environment of neighborhoods and on the health of the people who live there. Structural racism both contributes to and is compounded by neighborhood disadvantage , the overconcentration of alcohol outlets , the incidence of firearm violence , the unequal redevelopment of urban areas via gentrification , and rates of childhood obesity . And yet, most of the...

By Aina J Khan, Image: London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images, The Guardian, July 12, 2022 A collection of almost 30,000 rarely seen images of the black diaspora in the UK and the US, dating from the 19th century to the present, has been launched as part of an educational initiative to raise awareness of the history of black people in the UK. The Black History & Culture Collection includes more than 20 categories of images including politics, hair, education, female empowerment and...