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Back in 2019, we began planning to write a book, From Trauma to Resiliency, that would describe the experiences of survivors who have experienced multiple traumas and who have benefitted from relationship-based, collaborative family-school-community-based services. We asked colleagues doing amazing work in San Diego County to contribute chapters, and they shared stories of oppressed, traumatized groups of survivors that include, people who have faced abuse, war, and poverty,...

Andrew Newman’s book, A Little Light (illustrated by Rosie Balyuzi), offers a profound reminder of the importance of keeping keiki (children) at the center of our work. This can be challenging in a system often fragmented by billing, departmental divides, grant constraints, and the equity barriers faced by families in rural and remote communities. One book page reads, “They often looked at parts and forgot about the whole.” This is a powerful reflection for anyone caring for a child,...