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Hi everyone! This Wellness Wednesday we are looking at an article written by Shanta R. Dube, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Georgia State University. In writing in 2107, she focused on the fact that ACEs can be a cycle that is hard to break if we only deal with it from the perspective of the child. "Prevention is the mantra of modern medicine and public health. Benjamin Franklin said it himself: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Unfortunately, childhood...

The study found that scores assessing childhood trauma exposure among adults with substance misuse issues were 24% higher than previous estimates for other adults in the child welfare system, and 108% higher than the general population. While many parents and caregivers involved in the child welfare system suffered trauma as children, new research suggests that those with substance misuse issues as adults may have had particularly difficult childhoods. Not surprisingly, children in these...

Hello everyone! If you're in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana or another territory that observes Diwali, I hope you are enjoying the public holiday today. We would like to share an Infographic with you that was recently posted to the website of the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine (NICABM). It was adapted from Terry Real, MSW, LICSW. Please see the attachment for the infographic. To read more about this resource please visit the NICABM website at the link...