Trauma-Informed Care News and Notes

ACEs, Adversity's Impact 

• Adverse childhood events lead to high out-of-pocket medical costs in adulthood
• 'Change the environment', reduce kids exposure to trauma , says California's Surgeon General at university hospitals
• 'We've lost so many': Columbine, Sandy Hook and Parkland shooting survivors struggle with suicide, guilt
• CDC announces adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) research and evaluation fellowship opportunity
• How childhood trauma results in depression and unhappiness in adulthood
• Connection is a core human need, but we are terrible at it
• How trauma and homelessness are linked
• Gastrointestinal complaints in children could signal future mental health problem
• Stress in childhood and adulthood have combined impact on hormones and health

Brain and Biology

• Childhood trauma may affect brain structure, predisposing adults to recurring major depressive disorder
• 6 ways the limbic system impacts physical, emotional, and mental health
• How the brain fights off fears that return to haunt us

Courts, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, and Probation

Milwaukee County submits proposal to state for youth prison

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• Children develop PTSD when they ruminate over their trauma
• Ted Talk: A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD
• Trauma exposure linked to PTSD in 911 dispatchers

Resilience

• The power of horse hugs
• Video: Cultural Healing
• Self-compassion may foster more secure attachment
• Video: Meditation to reduce stress and its effects on inflammation

Schools

• Trauma training is imperative for K-12 students, employees
• Teacher voice: Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline with 'windows and mirrors' for black boys
• Two Parkland suicides highlight the lasting impact of trauma. Here's how parents and teachers can help teens who are struggling
• These children need more than a system of escalating consequences
• Video: The power of relationships in schools

Substance Use Disorder

• Grandfamilies: Grandparents raising grandchildren impacted by addiction/substance use disorder
• Video: Timbi talks about addiction
• National Association for children of addiction resource: Kit for Kids
• Opioid crisis training in Green Bay

Trauma-Informed Care

• Trauma-informed care for children and families
• Workshop: Operationalizing trauma-informed care in your organization
• Runaway and homeless youth, mental health, and trauma-informed care
• Children separated from families at border need trauma-informed care, says APA president
• Trauma-informed care needed to address obstetric violence
• Sens. Jane Cordy and Raymonde Gagne: 'We need to care more' about drug addicts
• Building a trauma-informed care approach for afterschool programs

Violence

When love turns to terror

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