When I heard this vignette, I realized the full potential of the documentary  Paper Tigers  to change how people think about childhood adversity and mobilize them to demand trauma-informed practices and policies—in schools, in...

Last night, under a full autumn moon and with a light mist in the air, several hundred activists came together for a White House-sponsored evening, “Youth, Trauma and Resilience: Discussion and Film Screening of RESILIENCE.” Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope is a one-hour documentary that chronicles the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) movement in the U.S. With the election outcome undoubtedly on the minds of everyone, Tina Tchen -- assistant to the President,...

  Opposing views of  Rep. Tim Murphy’s  Helping Families In Mental Health Crisis Act  are expressed on Pete Earley’s (mental health advocate and author of  C razy)  website : Leah Harris presented her...

Join us in Hagerstown, MD, for the next training in our series focused on trauma informed strategies for the community! Unconditional Care features three dynamic speakers focused on how addressing issues of self- care and self-awareness lead to the outcomes we all are striving for children, families and neighborhoods. Group rates are available for organizations registering ten or more attendees, contact Kerry Fair at 240-513-6370 or kfair@besterhope.org to arrange. Our last several trainings...

Thanks for alerting me about the conference! If I had known about it well in advance, I might have been able to arrange to go. I'm definitely interested in what is going on in my metro community. FYI, there is a Maryland Counselor's Association Annual Meeting scheduled for November 12 and 13, 2015 in Annapolis, Maryland (The Historic Inns of Annapolis, 58 Circle Street, Annapolis, Maryland) and the conference is centered around "Trauma-Informed Counseling". I'm hoping to attend. Keynote...