Trauma-Informed Care News and Notes

ACEs, Adversity's Impact 

• Women traumatized following birth are more likely to become depressed and unhappy in their relationships
• Can changing how we talk about childhood toxic stress influence policy?
• 30 people can end ACEs in your county. Why aren't they?
• Researchers warn mental impact of incarceration and border separation on kids 
• How housing affects children's outcomes
• Trauma in early childhood boosts the risk of teen obesity, study finds
• How does trauma affect sleep?
• Sleep and grief 
• Maternal stress leads to overweight in children

Brain and Biology

Jazmine Barnes case shows how trauma can affect memory

Courts, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, and Probation

• When kids kill
• Juvenile court judges begin to consider trauma's effects
• When a jail becomes a homeless shelter

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• PTSD Monthly Update - December 2018
• For third straight year, police suicides outnumber line-of-duty deaths
• Anxiety disorders, PTSD, and OCD linked to inflammatory dysregulation, study finds
• When your childhood PTSD is healed, who will you be?
• Police and PTSD are part of a growing epidemic
• Post-traumatic stress disorder: Alleviating flashbacks by playing Tetris
• Veterans and sleep: Common sleep disorders in our veteran populations
• Parental CPTSD increases transmission of trauma to offspring of Tutsi genocide survivors

Resilience

• How to be more resilient
• Milwaukee couple make it their mission to give trauma victims the chance to talk and be heard 

Schools

• The relentless school nurse: The ripple effect - When community violence comes to school
• Trauma presents unique challenges to ELL students
• A proactive approach to discipline

Substance Use Disorder

• Shattering the myth of the 'addicted baby'
• Don't call people 'addicts,' Penn researchers say
• Exposure to cannabis and stress in adolescence can lead to anxiety disorders in adulthood
• Methadone study reveals social reintegration is important for those in addiction recovery

Trainings

• Free Training: Seven Essential Ingredients (7ei) of Trauma-Sensitive Schools
• Introduction to the Seven Essential Ingredients (7ei) of Trauma-Informed Care
• Train the Trainer: 7ei of Trauma-Informed Care

Trauma-Informed Care

Racine couple opens temporary foster care shelter for youth

Violence

• Psychological intervention helps women experiencing domestic abuse
• Pathway to hope - An Indigenous approach to healing child sexual abuse

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