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The behavior data pointing to detrimental effects of early-life stress provides further evidence of the need to address adverse childhood experiences, Lenz said. Credit: Neuroscience News By Emily Caldwell, Neuroscience News, November 13, 2023 Summary: Researchers discovered that early-life stress alters more brain genes than childhood head injuries, as shown in a rat study. This research used a rat model to mimic human early-life stress and head injury, revealing significant genetic changes...

What comes to mind when someone mentions military trauma? Brian Peter Monson, a veteran and graduate student pursuing his clinical mental health counseling degree, observes that many active duty military personnel enter into the armed services navigating the same aspects of complex trauma as civilians ––familial, religious, disaster, childhood–– while also confronting the short and long-term effects of combat stress. In this episode of Transforming Trauma, Emily invites Brian Peter to share...

How traumatizing is it when something that is supposed to be a support ends up evoking trauma? Tune into this Thursday’s History. Culture. Trauma. podcast at 1 p.m. PT; 4 p.m., ET, when guest Janyne McConnaughey, PhD, will talk with hosts Ingrid Cockhren, CEO of PACEs Connection, and Mathew Portell about how shame and blame theology, and the stigmatization of mental health supports, can inflict trauma. “A supportive community can serve as a primary catalyst for healing individual and...

The appropriate time to visit the dentist is of great importance during and after pregnancy. An expectant mothers could potentially hurt their unborn baby by not having regular dental checkups during trimesters. The second trimester is of great importance to receive dental procedures such as, anesthetics and oral medications (Chlorhexidine). During this trimester, expectant mothers should avoid dangerous medications such as NSAIDs and various antibiotics. This is in part due to development...

October 2, 2023 There has been increasing attention on ultra-processed food (UPF) as the cause various of diseases, particularly in countries such as the United States and United Kingdom, where the majority of calories consumed today come from UPF. While much of the focus has been on obesity, diabetes, and more recently, heart disease, the mind too is not exempt from its effects. Studies showing a link between UPF consumption and depression are growing. This includes a recent study that...

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This is a follow-up to--but not the same focus as—the recent virtual Congressional Briefings we held on T he Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act Join us to learn why and how " Community is Medicine " for today's accelerating climate change-generated mental health and psychosocial problems. To register go to here Rising global temperatures are increasingly stressing everyone due to cascading disruptions to the ecological, economic, and social systems people rely on for food, water,...

Why Do Change Agents Need a Community? Many people in our country experience unfair outcomes as a result of systemic setbacks and discrimination. Race, ethnicity, immigration status, disabilities, gender identity, sexual orientation, and poverty all contribute to shaping the environment we live in and people’s preconceived notions of us. Because of this, many of us who have faced or survived these disparities seek to change them – by giving back to our community. Change Agents actively work...

By Laura Gallant, 11/13/23, https://positiveexperience.org/blog/ Earlier this fall, we had the pleasure of meeting with Lynn Kemp, PhD , as she stopped at the HOPE National Resource Center at Tufts Medical School. She began her career as a maternal-child nurse, and is now the Distinguished Professor in Nursing at Western Sydney University (WSU), and has successfully developed the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MECSH) program at the Transforming early Education And Child...

Tina Chen, who is taking computer science courses taught in Mandarin at East Los Angeles College, speaks at a recent press conference for Assembly Bill 1096. Courtesy of Ludwig Rodriguez By Michael Burke, EdSource, November 13, 2023 Hoping to entice more non-English speakers to enroll in community college, California is making it easier for those students to take courses in their native language. Currently, students in California can take community college classes taught in languages other...

Enrollment in WIC, which provides food assistance to pregnant women, new moms and young children, is rising. (Allison Dinner/AP) By Tami Luhby, CNN Politics, November 12, 2023 Without a little aid from the federal government, Whitley Hasty would have a tougher time buying the fresh broccoli her toddler son loves to eat with ranch dressing. Hasty receives WIC, the food assistance program for low-income women, infants and young children. It has helped her purchase milk, cheese, juice, eggs,...