The NJ Resiliency Coalition is an online community where people living and working in New Jersey can come together to help lean into positive childhood experiences (PCEs) and help mitigate adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to create a healthier and happier state. This public online learning group was created by the NJ ACEs Collaborative , the Office of Resilience , the Center for Health Care Strategies , and the New Jersey Education Association . This platform will be made stronger by the...

Happy July! With “back to school” season just around the corner, this month’s CTIPP CAN call will discuss how and why trauma-informed schools can help create healing spaces that engage their communities to counter the daily stresses that young people experience so that all students can reach their full potential. This is particularly important for students who learn differently, many of whom traditionally have been served in separate—and often unequal—special education classrooms. Before the...

Not having secure housing is a huge stress for anyone. But when children experience this, especially in early childhood, it can affect their health years down the line. That’s the finding of a new study in the journal Pediatrics, which says that teens who experienced housing insecurity earlier in life were more likely to report worse health. “Pediatricians, for a long time, have suspected that housing insecurity is associated with negative health outcomes,” says Dr. Hemen Muleta, a...

Lawmakers push for court-ordered counseling. Children who have witnessed domestic violence could soon be eligible to receive court-ordered counseling under a bill that cleared a Senate committee last week. “This is going to be so life-changing for so many people, especially the children, because it gives the children an opportunity to have access to care and access to services immediately,” Darian Eletto, the chief clinical officer of behavioral health services at Bergen New Bridge Medical...