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Good Sunday morning everyone. We hope you are enjoying the weekend. While we seldom post on the weekend, today is different. Why? Well, because it's the 25th of the month and, as promised, we want to bring you a post that highlights the issue of slavery and human trafficking. This week will mark the United Nations observance of World Day Against Trafficking In Persons on 30th July. The commemoration of the Day was proclaimed in December 2013 by the United Nations General Assembly, in its...

Hi everyone, with the recent devastation faced in the Caribbean and parts of the USA from Hurricane Ian, it's timely for us to highlight that extreme climate events can negatively impact the mental health of survivors. The article linked to below was written by Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW and published in Psychology Today on 30 September 2022. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/building-resiliency-trauma/202209/how-help-survivors-extreme-climate-events For us in the Caribbean, in...

Hi everyone, our apologies for not posting more regularly in recent months. We appreciate the recent post from Community member, Ms Gayatree Dipchan and hope some of you in this Community will also share from your own work or experience. If you would like to do so, please reach out to me via email using the signature below. There are always interesting blog posts on the PACEs Connection platform which we like to repost for your benefit. One such post is on how to help a trauma survivor, in a...

Helping those who survive trauma is a beautiful and incredibly meaningful act Fnaf