Tagged With "Robert Wood Johnson"
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Trauma-Informed Policing
(Becky Haas, Community Crime Prevention Programs, Johnson City Police Department) Since first hearing about trauma-informed care in 2014, and then setting out on a journey to bring this education to my community, I’m constantly amazed at how this message is being embraced in Johnson City, Tennessee. After partnering with Dr. Andi Clements from the East Tennessee State University Psychology Department, in a little over 2 years we have trained over 2,500 professionals! This growing number of...
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Community leaders calling for churches to help address opioid epidemic [TimesNews.net]
http://www.timesnews.net/Health-Care/2017/11/14/Community-leaders-calling-for-churches-to-help-address-opioid-abuse.html?ci=stream&lp=10&p=1
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2018 Building Strong Brains Tennessee ACEs Summit
The 2018 Building Strong Brains Tennessee ACEs Summit took place last week in Nashville, TN. The theme of this year’s summit was “Celebrating Successes and Imagining Possibilities” and there is plenty to celebrate. Tennessee is one of the most innovative states when it comes to ACEs awareness. Tennessee understands that childhood trauma is the root cause of its poor health outcomes, high rates of addiction and other ailments. And Tennessee is doing something about it. Tennessee’s leadership...
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A Culture of Kindness – the A B C’s of Creating a Trauma Informed System of Care
Statistics recently released from the Tennessee Department of Health offer a grim reminder that 1,631 Tennesseans died from drug overdoses in 2016, which is the highest annual number of such deaths ever recorded in state history. This is an increase from the 1,451 overdose deaths recorded among Tennessee residents in 2015. “Each of these numbers represents a person, with family and friends who are now facing the loss of someone dear to them to a cause that is preventable,” said TDH...
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ACEs Science is Changing Lives and Making Headlines!
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2017/10/15/Students-make-great-progress-at-Topper-Academy-johnson-city-alternative-education-press.html?ci=stream&lp=5&p=1
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Building A Trauma Informed System of Care Toolkit
We are delighted to make available the Building Strong Brains of Tennessee funded, Building A Trauma Informed System of Care toolkit. This toolkit is based upon the work of the Northeast Tennessee ACEs Connection group and it's many partners since 2015. In time, Building Strong Brains of Tennessee will also have printed copies available. In preparing this toolkit, Dr. Andi Clements and I tried to share in a very transparent fashion the steps we've taken, mistakes we've made and inspiring...
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December 2016 Trauma System of Care Coalition Meeting
Trauma Informed System of Care Coalition Meeting December 14, 2016 Johnson City Police Dept. Conference Room Introductions of those present: Andi Clements, Becky Haas, Robin Crumley, Ginger Bastian , Stacey Tedford, Julia Bernard, Becky Campbell, Beth Cox, Pat Swartz, Brandy Maltsburger, Tara Hahner, Tim Bomgardner, Sarah Fine, and Audra Morrow Meeting Topics/Announcements: Becky Reviewed what trauma informed care is, why system of care, systems that exist, partners TIC Continuum of change...
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Eradicating the roots of childhood trauma [indianapolisrecorder.com]
On the east side of Indianapolis in late March, a barrage of bullets sprayed through a home, killing 1-year-old Malaysia Robson as she slept on the couch. It was a drive-by shooting in the middle of the night by two men in their late 20s. It’s the kind of violence that can shake a community, leaving its distraught members wondering how much more they can take. Community violence — and other forms of trauma — are especially harmful for children. They’re called adverse childhood experiences...
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A Little Bit of TIC
JOHNSON CITY – A behavioral approach called trauma-informed care (TIC) emphasizes compassion and incorporates the belief that every person has value and should be treated with dignity, as well as the understanding that negative behaviors and other problems may be typical responses to past traumatic experiences. Now, a researcher from East Tennessee State University will investigate the effectiveness of TIC for reducing the effects of toxic stress among at-risk children and their caregivers.
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February 2017 Trauma System of Care Coalition Meeting
Trauma Informed System of Care Coalition Meeting February 15, 2017 Johnson City Police Dept. Conference Room Introductions: Andi Clements, Becky Haas, Robin Crumley, Ginger Bastian, Stacey Tedford, Julia Bernard, Becky Campbell, Beth Cox, Pat Swartz, Brandy Maltsburger, Audra Morrow (Plus 2 interns), Jamye Carr, Erin Culbertson, Tonya Leonard, Tori Clements, and Jamie Mabe Meeting Topics/Announcements: Becky reviewed highlights on the trauma informed system of care coalition: Meet every...
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Trauma Informed Care concept growing with research grant, coalition training. [Johnson City Press Release December 14, 2016]
A local coalition of mental health and community services officials are already seeing the positive effects of a new way to react to behavioral issues in children that are a result of exposure to traumatic experiences. The concept, called Trauma Informed Care, is spreading through organizations in Johnson City in hopes of providing better understanding, care and options to families who have conflict due to trauma. The trauma can be things like seeing a parent arrested, witnessing drug abuse,...
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Local organizations learn different way to approach traumatization. [JohnsonCityPress.com - June 1, 2016]
“What if all along ... kindness was the cure?” Becky Haas, director of the Targeted Community Crime Reduction Project at the Johnson City Police Department, recalls asking Police Chief Mark Sirois that about solving homelessness. While the simple phrase came out a bit jocular during a seminar on Wednesday morning, sincerity lingered in Haas’ voice. Haas and Dr. Andi Clements, psychology professor and assistant chair at East Tennessee State University, tag-teamed a 4.5-hour long free seminar...
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Groups build coalition to help people impacted by trauma in Johnson City area. [JohnsonCityPress.com - June 29, 2016]
Becky Haas firmly believes the majority of poor decisions that lead to jail time derive from a traumatic life event. While certainly not an excuse to commit a crime or become a drug addict, the Targeted Community Crime Reduction Project director knows every situation is unique. Haas is an advocate for trauma-informed care services, which includes understanding and supporting certain people who’ve dealt with traumatic situations in their life, and sometimes making an assumption that something...
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Researcher to study how a new mindset may reduce toxic stress in children. [Johnson City Press Release November 5, 2016]
A behavioral approach called trauma-informed care emphasizes compassion and incorporates the belief that every person has value and should be treated with dignity, as well as the understanding that negative behaviors and other problems may be typical responses to past traumatic experiences. Now, a researcher from East Tennessee State University will investigate the effectiveness of TIC for reducing the effects of toxic stress among at-risk children and their caregivers. The project,...
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Johnson City Public Library to Show Paper Tigers
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Community/2017/07/17/Johnson-City-Public-Library-to-show-Paper-Tigers
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Life Expectancy by Zip Code: Where You Live Affects How Long You Live
Life expectancy is highly correlated with ACE scores and complex childhood trauma. Enter your address or zip code to know what the health outcomes are in your neighborhoods and communities. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Life Expectancy Calculator
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Making Trauma-Informed Multidisciplinary Teams Best Practice
Three hundred staff members of Buchanan County Virginia schools being trained in using trauma informed classroom approaches. Last week I was honored to be invited by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) to participate as a presenter for the Senator Tommy Burks Victims Academy which was held on the University of Chattanooga campus. Aware of how Johnson City has created a trauma responsive community, I was asked by TBI to speak on creating Trauma Informed Multidisciplinary teams. Over...
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Northeast Tennessee Embraces Empathy as a Path to Healing
In 2012 I was hired by the Johnson City Police Department as director of an $800,000 grant-funded Targeted Community Crime Reduction Project to reduce drug-related and violent crime in two Johnson City, TN, neighborhoods historically known for highest rates of these crimes. This project required a collaborative problem-solving approach where I engaged community partners to assist in recognizing the causes of crime. Becky Haas Together, we implemented evidence-based practices to reduce crime.
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October 2016 Trauma System of Care Coalition Meeting
Trauma Informed System of Care Coalition Meeting Minutes October 19, 2016 Johnson City Police Dept. Conference Room Introductions of those present: Andi Clements Becky Haas Robin Crumley Tara Chadwell Nicole Moore Ginger Bastian Judy McCook Eric Myers Jamie Sell Audra Mile Heather Bracken Becky welcomed those in attendance and reviewed what trauma informed care is, why system of care, systems that exist and partners. Committee Reports: Join the Coalition: all encouraged to join and invite...
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Personal stories the set tone of hearing in U.S. Senate HELP Committee on Opioid Crisis Response Act
Jennifer Donahue, Delaware Office of the Child Advocate, testifies before the HELP Committee (Jennifer Perry to her right) ____________________________________________________________ Some seasoned advocates say legislators are influenced by stories while their staffs are swayed by data. There was some of both at the April 11 hearing on the draft Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 of the U.S. Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor & Pensions) Committee but it was the personal stories that...
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Positive Childhood Experiences offset ACEs: Q & A with Dr. Robert Sege about HOPE
Tufts University medical professor Dr. Robert Sege directs the Center for Community-Engaged Medicine and is nationally known for his research on effective health systems approaches that address social determinants of health. He is also the principal investigator for the HOPE framework (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences).The HOPE framework is based on research that shows how positive childhood experiences can mitigate the effects of adverse childhood experiences. Sege and colleagues...
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Positive Childhood Experiences offset ACEs: Q & A with Dr. Robert Sege about HOPE
Tufts University medical professor Dr. Robert Sege directs the Center for Community-Engaged Medicine and is nationally known for his research on effective health systems approaches that address social determinants of health. He is also the principal investigator for the HOPE framework (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences).The HOPE framework is based on research that shows how positive childhood experiences can mitigate the effects of adverse childhood experiences. Sege and colleagues...
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Power of Networks Tapped for National Trauma Campaign
In a mid-April conference call led by the Campaign for Trauma Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP), participants from around the country—many of them active in ACEs, trauma and resilience networks—discussed the wave of trauma that is certain to slam communities in the wake of COVID-19. They also cheered a bit of hopeful news: the announcement of $3 billion in federal funding, the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, a portion of the CARES Act. The funds are flexible block grants for...
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Train the Trainer
SAMHSA Trauma Informed Approach Key Principles and Assumptions Train the Trainer held on April 18 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Memorial Park Community Center, 510 Bert Street, Johnson City, TN MUST register by emailing bhaas@johnsoncitytn.org
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TRAUMA INFORMED CARE Johnson City's trauma informed system of care is model for the country [Johnson City Press]
Becky Haas, community crime prevention manager for the Johnson City Police Department, hopes the Trauma Informed Care system created here will spread throughout the nation. Johnson City is on the verge of becoming a completely Trauma-Informed Care community, which local officials believe can improve the health, education and social lives of everyone who lives in the region. And Johnson City’s efforts to create this system of care could spur a national movement. That belief was apparent...
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Re: Northeast Tennessee Embraces Empathy as a Path to Healing
Becky, I wonder if you're familiar with Abraham Verghese's wonderful description of his medical practice in Johnson City, TN, in the 1980's in MY OWN COUNTRY. He describes the incredible challenges of this era with the outbreak of HIV/AIDS -- and his own personal and professional emotional responses, which today we would identify as STS or compassion fatigue. We have been referencing his book and particular quotes from it in our presentation of CAREGIVERS film in hospital screenings and...
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