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ACEs, adversity's impact 

• Resource: Research on child and adolescent psychopathology | Volume 51, issue 12 

• Why are US suicide rates at an 80 year high?

• Maternal childhood abuse versus neglect associated with differential patterns of infant brain development

• Research links childhood deprivation to accelerated biological aging later in life

• The influence of adverse childhood experiences on malevolent creativity in young adulthood

• Why do some people who experience childhood trauma seem unaffected by it?

• Interview: What we can learn from loneliness research

• Trauma can cause broken heart syndrome, other issues

• Adverse childhood experiences may increase the odds of muscle dysmorphia in young people

• Assessment of adverse childhood experiences, adverse professional experiences, depression, and burnout in US physicians

• People who experienced childhood adversity had poorer COVID-19 outcomes, new study shows

• New study quantifies social cost of untreated traumatic childhood experiences at $14 trillion

Brain and biology

• Neural patterns unravel distinctions between traumatic and sad memories in individuals with PTSD

• Racism produces brain changes that raise disease risk in Black populations

• What do traumatic memories look like?

• Traumatic memories associated with PTSD 'live' in a different part of the brain than other recollections, study finds

• Stress early in life shown to take greater toll on brain genes than head trauma

• How maternal stress and discrimination during pregnancy impact infant brain development

• Stress triggers a neuron during sleep that upends healthy slumber

Courts, juvenile justice, corrections, and probation

• Resource: CIT Continuing Education Course for CIT Officers

• Justice system needs to change so it hurts fewer people, author says

• These Missouri inmates run their own corner of the prison. The warden is OK with that.

• Chief Justice's task force on ACEs-informed courts issues final report

• Connecticut’s turnaround of troubled juvenile system sets a standard, says justice-equity organization

• ‘We can’t incarcerate our way out of the problem’: Why some judges favor drug courts’ treatment-based approach

• ‘It’s not just a jail break’: Juvenile prison populations reach all-time lows

Posttraumatic stress disorder and moral injury

• PTSD Monthly Update - December 2023

• Traumatic memories really do feel different

• Tips for understanding workplace trauma and how to heal from it

• Moral injury and PTSD

• The epidemic of violence in American hospitals

• Complicated grief can be complicated

• OU researchers study drug for PTSD, alcohol use disorder

• What happens if PTSD is left untreated in a child: The hidden dangers unveiled

• Reducing the impact of scenario training on officer mental health

• How ancient civilisations dealt with trauma

• What happens in the brain during PTSD?

Resilience

• The effect of childhood trauma on suicide risk: the chain mediating effects of resilience and mental distress

• Navigating relationships: The power of healthy boundaries

• Rediscovering yourself after experiencing trauma

• Mindfulness-based intervention shows promise for PTSD in cardiac arrest survivors

• Gifting yourself peace after childhood adversity

• Study reveals types of positive childhood experiences (PCEs) linked to improved mental and physical health outcomes in adulthood

Schools

• 4 ways to use AI in implementing restorative practices

• Guiding students to manage their emotions

• Top tips for inclusive and trauma-informed language

• Building a trauma-sensitive space

Substance use disorder

Patterns of substance use among adolescents in and out of foster care: An analysis of linked health and child welfare administrative data

Trainings

• Creating Better Workplaces: A Trauma-Informed Approach- Wallace E. Dixon, Jr., PhD

• Raising Wisconsin’s Children 2024 Conference

• Healing Centered Engagement Session: Placing Wellness at the Center of Service

Trauma-informed care

• Trauma-informed care at a forensic mental health ward

• Checklist: What makes a policy trauma-informed?

• Expert: A trauma-informed discussion for pharmacist to advance health equity

• Awareness, education keys to trauma-informed hospice care

• Improving maternity care and outcomes through shared decision-making

• Attorney General launches new toolkit for trauma-informed legal services

• Why a trauma-informed approach is ideal in gynecologic cancer care

• S.A.F.E. Nurse Program at CIHA dedicated to helping victims

• How to break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby's parents

• 10 tips for responding to patients in an emotional or behavioral crisis

• How trauma-informed lawyering can help clients heal

• Using a trauma-informed approach for serious violence victims

Violence

• A silent epidemic: Domestic violence, trauma among hospice patients, staff

• The role of healthcare system in addressing domestic abuse and violence

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