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By Christina Velez, The Relationship Foundation July 15, 2021 Have you ever questioned the ways that racism and trauma intersect? As a person of color, I know I have. Racism is a core determinant of health which often leads to social inequities. From watching PBS’s video on “Mental Fitness for Resilience-The Trauma of Racism” it was interesting to learn how racism and trauma, often converge in inseparable ways. Dr. Terri D. McFadden, a general pediatrician, and professor at Emory University...

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...

Hi everyone, we hope you all had a relaxing weekend. The article linked to below on PACEs Connection highlights the need to be all inclusive in addressing trauma. It was written by @Cheryl Step Here is an excerpt: "Creating Safety, Building Trusting Relationships, Strengthening Capabilities: none of these healing processes can be done in isolation. All are important to incorporate into work with individual trauma treatment or with organizations or communities creating trauma informed...

Happy Monday everyone! We hope you had a restful weekend and trust you are revived to face the work week. Today we want to share with you an article from Mary Giuliani posted on the PACEs Connection platform. In it, Mary shares how the childhood trauma she experienced negatively affected her close relationships. Many of us can relate! To read the article please visit the link below. https://www.pacesconnection.com/blog/how-hidden-trauma-sabotaged-my-close-relationships Let us be intentional...