Trauma-Informed Care News and Notes

ACEs, Adversity's Impact 

• Biomarkers for diabetes may differ based on childhood experiences
• How does complex trauma affect cardiovascular disease?
• 2018 ACEs conference - Historical trauma: The symphony of traditional medicine and western medicine to heal ACEs and historical trauma
• Maternal stress at conception linked to children's stress response at age 11
• A surprising number of elite athletes faced childhood trauma
• Media coverage of disasters can have lasting effects on children's mental health
• Childhood adversity linked to reduced inhibitory control and alterations in key brain networks

Brain and Biology

• Natural selection in the womb can explain health problems in adulthood
• Normal does not exist

Bullying

Associations of adverse childhood experiences and bullying on physical pain in the general population of Germany

Courts, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, and Probation

• End children's trauma, harm by prioritizing them when parents arrested, in court
• Past trauma causes many women to wind up in jail
• Why Wyoming is using after-school programs to keep kids out of the school-to-prison pipeline
• 'This isn't just numbers - but lives':Half of Americans have family members who have been incarcerated

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• PTSD Monthly Update - November 2018
• Hidden scars and the road to resiliency
• Do active shooter drills for preschoolers do more harm than good?

Resilience

• Healing through service - Indigenous medicine
• The growth of yoga and meditation in the US since 2012 is remarkable
• Sesame Street, Elmo visit Memphis for early childhood development initiative
• Resilience may be neurobiological

Schools

• Homework: Moving toward compassionate, trauma-informed schools
• How parents and teachers can identify and help young people self-medicating trauma with drugs
• Mental hygiene - Madison researcher uses modern neuroscience to study kindness, compassion, and happiness
• How to build a trauma-sensitive classroom where all learners feel safe
• What we could do to train schools in trauma to improve students' future

Substance Use Disorder

Children in the opioid epidemic: Addressing the next generation's public health crisis

Trainings

• Introduction to the Seven Essential Ingredients (7ei) of Trauma-Informed Care
• Survey: Training and technical assistance needs for the behavioral health workforce
• UWM Interdisciplinary Trauma Symposium - Saturday, December 15, 2018

Trauma-Informed Care

• Study finds sexual trauma survivors have clear preferences in obstetric care
• Focus On: Resource center dedicated to helping providers address the health effects of trauma
• White Paper:5 Key Elements to Trauma-Informed Care
• I may not be the right therapist for you
• On Demand Webinar: A trauma-informed approach for criminal justice-involved women
• Trauma-informed care champions: From treaters to healers
• Request for Proposal: Trauma-Informed Symposium Breakout Presentations - April 23-24, 2019 

Violence

Why alcohol makes some people violent

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