Trauma-Informed Care News and Notes

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ACEs, Adversity's Impact 

• There is only one boat: The myth of normalcy by Dr. Gabor Mate
• Understanding historical trauma to strengthen community
• Childhood trauma linked to early, premarital childbirth and poor health for women
• Early life racial discrimination linked to depression, accelerated aging
• When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become 'forgotten' victims. It's time they were given a voice
• Children's language skills may be harmed by social hardship
• Does racism influence increased prevalence of asthma in black children?
• As military suicides rise, assessing childhood issues may be a solution
• Oklahoma leaders learn about 'self-healing communities' as way to combat adverse childhood experiences crisis
• California's first Surgeon General: Screen every student for childhood trauma
• We have to better understand what foster parents need
• Stress during pregnancy may affect baby's sex, risk of preterm birth
• Kaiser to study childhood trauma impact on total health

Brain and Biology

• What cutting-edge neuroscience tells us about early childhood development
• Mysterious connections: How trauma can appear in our bodies
• How psychological injuries cause physical illness - and how therapy can heal it

Bullying

• Children bullied by friends and siblings are more likely to think about suicide in their early 20s
• Bullies may come and go, but 'molecular memory' of being a target lingers

Courts, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, and Probation

• Handbook on children with incarcerated parents
• 'We can't go forward if we don't talk to each other': Juvenile justice forum offers perspective on incarceration, restorative justice
• Eight principles of care for young people in the justice system

DHS Career Opportunities

• Contracts Specialist - Advanced, Bureau of Prevention Treatment and Recovery (Application deadline: 11:59 p.m. November 4, 2019)
• Director, Winnebago Mental Health Institute (Application deadline: 11:59 p.m. October 30, 2019)
• Supervisor, Client Rights Office (Application deadline: 11:59 p.m. October 21, 2019)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• Handling traumatic grief reactions in children and adolescents post 9/11
• Rest may help reduce PTSD symptoms
• Rare sleep disorder common among veterans with PTSD
• New approach by Taos therapist shows promise for healing trauma
• New study deepens understanding of effects of media exposure to collective trauma
• PTSD nearly doubles infection risk
• Young adults with PTSD may have higher risk of stroke in middle age

Resilience

• Tips for survivors: Coping with anger after a disaster or other traumatic event
• Healthy relationships matter
• Healthy Minds in Practice: Compassion Audio Practice
• New London schools to address trauma with music
• Positive childhood experiences may reduce adult mental health problems
• PreK Corner: Resilience, a shield for young children
• A hero's journey in trauma recovery - Dr. Arielle Schwartz
• Handle With Care Initiative to mitigate impact of childhood trauma

Schools

Substance Use Disorder

• Webinar: The Substance Use Professional of the 2020s
• Change Packet: Improving adolescent health: Facilitating change for excellence in SBIRT
• New addiction treatments hold promise for stemming the opioid crisis
• Videos: Sesame Street In Communities-Parental Addiction
• New SAMHSA Publication: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 35, Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment - Updated, 2019
• Mindfulness may reduce opioid cravings, study finds
• New DHS Data Dashboard: County Substance Use Services

Trainings

• TIC Trainings: Wisconsin Hawthorn Project
• Introduction to the Seven Essential Ingredients (7ei) of Trauma Informed Care
• Introduction to the Seven Essential Ingredients (7ei) of Trauma Sensitive Schools
• Trauma Sensitive Schools Train the Trainer
• Trauma Sensitive Schools Networking Meeting

Trauma-Informed Care

Violence

• We already know how boys become violent men
• Domestic violence: Impact of educational sabotage
• Challenging the normalization of violence during domestic violence awareness month

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