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Debris and water damaged furniture on the side of a road in Planada on Feb. 8, 2023. The town was hit by flooding in January after heavy rainstorms rolled through the area. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/Catchlight Local By Nicole Foy, CalMatters, June 15, 2023 [ Ed note: This is my hometown ] How do you put a price tag on a disaster? Researchers at the University of California, Merced attempted to do just that for a small farmworker town in the northern San Joaquin Valley still...

By Jen Christensen, Photo: from article, CNN health, June 28, 2023 People who identify as transgender have significantly higher rates of suicide and suicide attempts compared with the rest of the population, according to a population-level study out of Denmark. The study of more than 6.6 million people found that those who identified as trans had 7.7 times the rate of suicide attempts and 3.5 times the rate of suicide deaths than the broader Danish population. Among the 3,759 survey...

Jackson residents and supporters march with members of the Poor People's Campaign of Mississippi to the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss., to protest water system problems, poverty and other issues, Oct. 10, 2022. Rogelio V. Solis, AP By Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, June 16, 2023 As COVID-19 case counts dwindle, the United States has been rolling back pandemic-era benefits . But one group argues that a lack of resources for escaping poverty is more than just unjust; it's deadly. Poor...

By Laura Gallant, 6/29/23, https://positiveexperience.org/blog/ This Friday, June 30 th , the 2023 HOPE Innovation Network (HIN) cohort will complete the program and become the first-ever HOPE-certified organizations. Over the last six months, these organizations learned about our six standards of HOPEful practice and conducted in-depth organizational assessments. Now, organizations will work on the goals they created as the result of this experience, working closely with the HOPE team. This...

By Jennifer Henderson, Photo: from article, MedPage Today, June 20, 2023 Most parents and caregivers said they supported mental health screening for their children in primary care settings, according to a multinational survey. Among over 900 parents and caregivers from the U.S., U.K., and Canada, as well as 16 other countries, 92.1% said they wanted their child screened for mental health issues at regular intervals, reported Michael Peter Milham, MD, PhD, of the Center for the Developing...

By Tyralynn Frazier, Photo: screenshot from article, Greater Good Magazine, June 26, 2023 The solutions to climate change are self-evident. Opportunities for change within our systems, countries, and institutions have been clearly defined, and yet political forces stifle systemic climate action as well as individual agency. This inability to change what is right in front of us—coupled with the catastrophic outcomes that are here and that are to come—is what drives “climate anxiety.” Climate...

By Justen Arnold, Photo: Getty, Forbes, June 22, 2023 In today's fast-paced business landscape, resilience is a vital attribute for both businesses and the workforce. The ability to adapt, persevere and bounce back from challenges is crucial in achieving long-term success. Following my previous article on leadership and childhood trauma , I want to delve into the importance of nurturing resilience in employees to overcome obstacles and drive positive outcomes. [ Please click here to read more .]

The ITTI Care Project's model. Image via ITTI Care. By Katie Dukes, EdNc, June 26, 2023 Applications are now open to join the fifth and sixth cohorts of the Infant Toddler Trauma-Informed Care Project (ITTI Care), which trains early childhood professionals as coaches in trauma-informed care. ITTI Care is a research project based out of Duke University and funded by North Carolina’s Division of Child Development and Early Education. The mission of the project is to support the wellness of the...

Across the US, Black and Latino youth are more likely than their white peers to have a gun homicide happen near their home each year, according to a recent UC Davis study. Photograph: Felix Uribe Jr/The Guardian By Abené Clayton and Andrew Witherspoon, The Guardian, June 26, 2023 It was just before 11am on a Friday and the hallways of Stege elementary school in Richmond, California , were quiet save for the muffled sound of children’s voices coming through the classroom doors. Behind the...

In this episode of Transforming Trauma, NARM Senior Trainer Brad Kammer invites author, cultural worker, cranial therapist, and NARM Practitioner Susan Raffo to share about her powerful work with the NARM community, as well as the motivation behind her latest book, Liberated To The Bone . Susan’s professional approach combines NARM’s trauma-informed framework with the nuances of her ancestral lineage as both colonizer and the colonized. Susan begins by reflecting on “the relationship between...

[Editor's note: Dr. Harise Stein at Stanford University edits a web site — abuseresearch.info — that focuses on the effects of abuse, and includes research articles on PACEs. Every month, she posts the summaries of the abstracts and links to research articles that address only ACEs, PCEs and PACEs. Thank you, Harise!! — Rafael Maravilla] Domestic Violence – Effects on Children Bogat GA, Levendosky AA, Cochran K. Developmental Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence on Children. Annu Rev...

We’ve all heard of ‘generational curses’. But did you know that a growing body of research finds that it’s possible for trauma to pass through generations? “This research implies that the experiences of your ancestors can have real impact on your physical and mental health,” says PACEs Connection CEO Ingrid Cockhren. Cockhren co-hosts the “History. Culture. Trauma.” podcast with Mathew Portell, PACEs Connection director of education and outreach, on Thursday, June 29 at 1 p.m. PT; 4 p.m. ET.