https://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice#t-13461 Be Attentive: All Language Matters! Using Trauma Sensitive Language Thursday, April 20th at 2pm EST Join the upcoming webinar to learn the basics of trauma and how to use trauma-sensitive language verbally and in writing to support recovery while still meeting the deficit-based requirements of most insurance companies. Learn more about the urgent need for all individuals working in behavior health and...

SAVE THE DATE! The date for the Summit is June 1-3, 2017. The event will be held in Petersburg, VA.

Check out this video about actualizing a trauma-informed community through a community health model. "Health systems can truly be partners in not just the delivery of healthcare, but the fostering of a culture of health." https://youtu.be/FbrQu_UXq6o

The Petersburg Task Force on Domestic Violence, Petersburg Sheriff’s Office and James House will hold the 2017 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Cameron Field, 909 S. Sycamore Street, Petersburg. Enter Cameron Field from Graham Road. Registrations will be taken until April 6 at 5pm online. After that time, please register on-site at the event. Please bring your own shoes to walk in if you can! We will provide shoes that are donated. We are now collecting sizes 11...

I ran across this through an ACEs Connection post today. Will be posting it in the copyroom at the office for folks to ponder. Comes from: http://www.acesconnection.com/blog/how-to-be-trauma-informed-for-real

There are two kinds of trauma. Both are devastating to your mind, body, and soul. The trauma everyone is familiar with is “hard trauma.” That would be a natural disaster, war, or personal injury, like a car accident. This type of trauma is almost always physical. “Soft trauma” is prolonged physiological or emotional abuse. All forms of abuse fall into this category (child abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, narcissistic relationships, domestic abuse, etc.). The physical evidence of soft...

This post has links to a quick welcome tour through ACEsConnection, a link to a How-To Directory where you can find easy steps to post a blog and many other cools things, a link to FAQs about ACEs Science 101, and an overview of the ACEs Connection Network, which includes ACEsConnection.com and our sister news site for the general public, ACEsTooHigh.com.