October 2023

Presented by Clifford Beers Community Care Center, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and KPJR Films, Healing the Generations is a two-day conference which brings together trauma-informed authors, leaders, and changemakers whose work focuses on resilience, trauma, and anti-racism. REGISTER HERE Collectively, we recognize the health implications that grief, loss, political unrest, and racial trauma have on the human body. We are convinced that in our families, communities, and ancestors,...

Emotion has an enormous impact on imprinting memory in our brains. I had an experience when I was 6 years old that included emotion and I have the memory of it all of these many years later. It was a 6 year old birthday sleepover party. There were 7 girls invited that lived near each other and played together most days. A girl new to the neighborhood was invited only due to the requirement of the birthday girl’s mother. I was also invited. I lived a block away but did play with these girls...

October 10, 2023 is recognized as World Mental Health Day. According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), there are over 650,000 adults and 245,000 children suffering with mental illness (SAMHSA, 2019). On this day, we are reminded to be informed of how to be both mentally and physically healthy. We observe this day to remind those who are in need to take the proper steps to improved mental wellness. This may include reducing the stigma about mental health...