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By Manya Whitaker, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 27, 2020 As a faculty member preparing for the fall semester, I’ve been thinking a lot about trauma-informed teaching amid Covid-19. But I’m also one of those academics who wears multiple hats — in my case, department chair and interim director of a multicultural center. And I’ve realized that I need to offer trauma-informed leadership, too. Perhaps the most difficult aspect of being in a management position right now is balancing...

Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: One-Pager

As our communities grapple with the historic social injustices across our nation, it ’ s critical to hear from our leaders about the i mportance of adopting an equity and anti-racism lens to aid in the healing and well being of our communities. Join us on Friday, August 21st from 12 - 1 p.m. for the next installment in our series - Growing as a Community: Advancing Racial and Health Equity. We will discuss the following: Anti-racism strategies Coming to terms with our own biases The...

By Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc 1 , JAMA. Published June 30, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.12532 E choes of “medicine as the noble profession” continue to resonate, now 35 years since my legendary Chair of Medicine imbued me with this guiding ethos. Nobility in medicine is not obsolete; the selflessness, courage, self-sacrifice, and altruism on gallant display in the response to COVID-19 reassures that at its core, this ethic of egalitarian service remains intact and deeply established in the DNA...

On June 10, 2020, we will #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM, and #Strike4BlackLives. In the wake of the most recent murders of Black people in the US, it is clear that white and other non-Black people have to step up and do the work to eradicate anti-Black racism. As members of the global academic and STEM communities, we have an enormous ethical obligation to stop doing “business as usual.” No matter where we physically live, we impact and are impacted by this moment in history. Our...

Sent on behalf of Dr. Hendry Ton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UC Davis Health As our communities across the nation grapple with the injustices of violence, we must actively confront these systemic injustices and understand the importance of healing racial trauma for the wellbeing of all our communities. Join us on Thursday, June 4th from noon to 1 pm for our next installment of our series - Coping as a Community: A Discussion on Community Healing.

As protests erupt across the country and around the world demanding justice for George Floyd, a black man who was killed while in Minneapolis police custody, higher education must play a leadership role in addressing the issues at their center—racism and white supremacy. The devastating video that shows Mr. Floyd pleading for his life follows high-profile news reports of the killing of Breonna Taylor, a young black woman who was shot in bed by Memphis police engaged in a botched search for a...

Please join us for the ongoing community discussion of A Better Normal, our ongoing series in which we envision the future as trauma-informed. College graduates across the world have been celebrating their big day virtually this month, missing out on the right of passage that marks their stepping into new realms of adult and professional life. Many students and recent graduates are feeling the negative impact of the current pandemic: being housing displaced, adjusting to virtual classrooms,...

From Big Ideas, University of California at Davis, May 2020 Dr. Garen Wintemute is a leading expert on gun violence as well as a practicing emergency medicine physician and the director of the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program. He and his colleagues will discuss the latest findings in developing evidence-based, non-partisan solutions to violence that will enable us to build safer communities. Date of event: May 27, 2020 12:00 PM [ Please click here to register .]

By Mercedes Piedra, Office for Health Equity and Inclusion, UC Davis Health, May 11, 2020 Please Join Us! For a Virtual Community Healing Circle on Monday, May 11 th , 2020 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Join our facilitators Mercedes Piedra MS, Director for the Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Laura Hansen, Board President of Chill Sacramento. bit.ly/healingcircle5-11 We are providing an online environment that enhances a sense of belonging through supportive dialogue that...

By Michelle Esrick, Cracked Up Movie, April 2020 — A letter from Director Michelle Esrick — Dear friends, My heart goes out to everyone during this extremely challenging and unprecedented time. We are all experiencing what a traumatic event this is for everyone around the world -- from the reports we all hear on the news, to stories from family and friends, and for me personally being hospitalized with Covid-19. Many trauma survivors, including myself, are experiencing higher levels of...

Dear ACEs Connection Community, Wanted to share some of my new work out in Children and Youth Services Review on the factors predicting whether Child Welfare Services-involved youth receive special education. I find that foster youth have a higher probability of receiving special ed vs. children in the care of an adoptive/biological parent. Given current school closures, supporting foster families educating kids with special needs will be critical. You can access the article for free (until...