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According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (SAMHSA), two-thirds of 16-year-olds reported experiencing at least one traumatic experience in their lifetime. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) corroborates this fact with more specific statistics — 1 in 7 children experienced abuse or neglect in the year leading up to their findings. However, traumatic events aren’t necessarily limited to physical abuse. The children in these studies also considered traumatic events such...

This English psychology grad student is conducting a study to assess the attitude toward, functionality and benefits of the C-PTSD DX now included in ICD-11. The study takes about 1 1/2 hours and anyone can take it: clinicians, students, academics, people with lived experience. C-PTSD has an affinity to the proposed Developmental Trauma Disorder DX, but is not really the same. Irecommend participation.

The Supreme Court Case That Has Me Worried, for Survivors and for My State, The New York Times , By Kathy Hochul. Ms. Hochul is the governor of New York. July 11, 2023 When my mother turned 70, she had a unique birthday wish. Instead of a party or a cake, she told our family she needed our help to open a transitional home for survivors of domestic violence and their children. She saw this birthday present as the culmination of a lifetime spent fighting for survivors of abuse, a journey that...

By Ariel Bleicher, Illustration: Tim McDonagh, UCSF Magazine, Summer 2023 Lillian Carson was 11 when the fear struck. She had always been a sensitive child who tuned in to the feelings of animals and other people. But after her dad was diagnosed with cancer, she spiraled into worry and sleeplessness. “I would be up at night, huddled in the corner with my dog, and my sheets over my head, thinking someone was going to break through my window and get me,” she remembers. Her parents took her to...

From Greater Good Magazine, Illustration: from article, Greater Good Magazine, July 6, 2023 When Gretchen Rubin found out she was at greater risk of losing her eyesight, she started to recognize what she had been taking for granted and her appreciation for sight — and the rest of her senses — was reignited. Since then, Gretchen has been committed to discovering how our five senses shape and enhance our experiences of the world. Like how certain odors can trigger good memories and how our...

By Laura Newberry, Illustration: Patrick Hruby, Los Angeles Times, July 11, 2023 For most of my 20s, I bounced from city to city, chasing newspaper jobs and a graduate degree in pursuit of some kind of stability. I moved between states every two years on average, making a handful of close friends in each place — some of whom I’m still close with, and others who have fallen away because of the distance. I’m so grateful for these relationships, especially during such a formative decade of my...

The Denver City Council is expected to pass a bill this summer which would use federal relief money in Denver Public Schools to boost violence prevention among youth. Douglas Sacha / Getty Images By Sara Martin, Chalkbeat Colorado, July 6, 2023 To address youth violence, eight Denver schools would get an additional staffer focused on student behavior next school year, under a proposed city council ordinance. The proposed pilot program also would add a mobile team going from school to school,...

By E. McCabe, S. Hockenberry, et al., Photo: from article, National Governors Association, June 28, 2023 States are actively engaged in supporting trauma-informed best practices to mitigate the effects of ACEs and trauma and promote resilience for their communities. In 2021, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) published a report highlighting best practices for state and territorial leaders seeking to prevent and mitigate the effects of Adverse Childhood...

Forgiveness can transform lives. In this episode of Transforming Trauma , Emily explores the holistic practice of restorative justice with Dr. Elaine Leeder, a professor and prolific writer who's worked in mental hospitals, gerontology, foster care, domestic violence, and drug and alcohol counseling as a social worker and psychotherapist. As Emily discovers, Elaine's current pro bono work with incarcerated individuals and those they've harmed is remarkable for its progressive approach to...

Danny Allen, right, playfully touches the head of Dyryan Bolton, 2, who happened to walk by as Bolton was chatting with long-time Central City resident Charmaine Baker-Fox on Friday, July 7, 2023. Allen has played a key role in the New Orleans Health Department's "violence interrupter" program. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com ) By Missy Wilkinson, NOLA.com, July 10, 2023 Danny Allen came of age in the Calliope projects during the epic, crack-fueled bloodshed of the...

Javon Lomax, We Build The Block director of restorative practices and youth development, in the Brownsville In Violence Out offices in Brooklyn, New York. Lomax is the facilitator of the Heal the Ville healing circles. Samantha Max/WNYC By Chip Brownlee, The Trace, July 11, 2023 Each meeting begins with participants sharing the highs and lows of their week: pictures of a sonogram for a coming baby, a recent trip down South to visit family, flaring allergies, too many or too few hours at...

Calliope Holingue is researching the microbiome among kids with autism. She's part of a growing field of research seeking to understand the gut-brain axis. Kennedy Krieger Institute By Joanne Silberner, National Public Radio (NPR), July 8, 2023 Sixteen years ago, when Calliope Holingue was in high school, she had a problem. Two, actually. She developed gastrointestinal symptoms severe enough to force her to give up running, plus she had a long history of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive...