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May 2020

Supporting Students Means Taking Care of Parents, Too. Here's How Schools Can Help. [edsurge.com]

By Meredith Liu and Valentina Helo-Villegas, EdSurge, May 26, 2020 Over the past month, educators across the country have come up with creative ways to support the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of children. From “ teacher caravans ” to virtual office hours, read alouds, and dance breaks, they have provided students with much-needed support to complement their education during a time of unprecedented disruption. But what about the wellbeing of parents? Should schools play a role in...

Trust barriers pose challenge for coronavirus testing, tracing among black and Latino Californians [calmatters.org]

By Ana B. Ibarra, Cal Matters, May 28, 2020 In the city of Oakland, when census workers call residents, they’re on a dual mission. Not only do they ask if the individual has filled out a census card, they also ask whether that person wants to get tested for the coronavirus. If so, do they know where to go? “It’s extremely creative,” said Dr. Tony Iton, a senior vice president of the California Endowment. “They’re doing census outreach in populations that are the hardest to reach, which are...

Tackling Food Insecurity among K-12 Students during COVID-19 [ppic.org]

By Caroline Danielson and Niu Gao, Public Policy Institute of California, May 28, 2020 Food insecurity—either concerns around having enough food or outright hunger— has increased sharply this spring. Nationally, among children age 12 and under, the rate is up 14 points—from about 3% in 2018 to 17% in April 2020. During California’s COVID-19 school closures, even large districts appear to be serving fewer free and low-cost meals than before the pandemic, while rural or small districts face...

Information and Updates on COVID-19 [acpm.org]

From American College of Preventive Medicine, May 2020 Preventive Medicine Physicians are our nation's first line of defense against pandemic disease. They are responding to the current COVID-19 pandemic with dedication, expertise and unfailing commitment to public health. We are curating a collection of well-vetted resources on COVID-19 for physicians, families and anyone interested in learning more about the coronavirus. Read our new blog, Preventive Medicine Responds to COVID-19 HERE. [...

COVID-19 Adjustment for Community Partner Santa Barbara County Education Office's Taundra Pitchford

Taundra Pitchford, the Child Care Planning Council Coordinator at the Santa Barbara County Education Office (SBCEO), shared with me in an interview that SBCEO, not unlike other organizations within the Resilient Santa Barbara County ACEs Connection Network, remains open and operational amid the ever-evolving Coronavirus turmoil we find ourselves navigating. Pitchford commented, when asked how her work has shifted since the outbreak of the virus, "While I was busy before, I have never worked...

Chaplain Chris preaches on ACEs, Trauma, Jesus & the Children

Chaplain Chris Haughee of Intermountain Residential preaches on the connections between Jesus’ original disciples and the Church today, and the challenge of expressing love and acceptance to ALL children. He provides insight into the vital partnership between Intermountain and the local church to bring healing and hope to hurting children. Rev. Dr. Chris Haughee is author of a trauma-informed ministry resource used in over 35 states and five countries, called Bruised Reeds and Smoldering...

9 Paradigm Shifts in Chronic Illness, PTSD and Complex PTSD That Will Help You Heal

Free Online Summit June 1-10. This talk June 3rd focuses on how trauma is a common risk factor for chronic illness, complex PTSD (attachment trauma) and PTSD - and how the science is helping us realize that even chronic illness has more reversibility than we've realized. Includes epigenetics, the cell danger response, recent study showing effects of cesarean sections on risk for autoimmune diseases 40 years later, as well as Anti-ACEs, resilience and prevention.

The Health Consequences of Eating Disorders

Eating disorders (EDs) are insidiously destroying some lives and greatly restricting others. However, eating in secret and feeling guilt are not the only consequences of having an eating disorder. There is a myriad of other health problems that develop as a result. In this, the second piece in the series on eating disorders, we shall explore together the effects on the health of those living with disordered eating. The Risk Factors For Forming an Eating Disorder Today we are bombarded with...

"How to talk policy and influence people": a Law and Justice interview with Fritzi Horstman

In this "How to talk policy and influence people" interview with Fritzi Horstman, founder and CEO of the Compassion Prison Project (see http://compassionprisonproject.org/ ), we discuss childhood trauma, the significance of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) science, offending behaviour, addiction, violence and the fact that the men and women who end up in prisons are often among the most traumatized members of any society. We talk about the power of the "Step Inside the Circle"...

First Nations - Lessons Learned Implementing Trauma-Informed Care

Supporting Trauma-Informed Transformation in First Nation Communities Beginning in 2010, the Traumatic Stress Institute began supporting the Yukon Territory (Canada) child welfare system to make the transition to trauma-informed care (TIC). Much like tribal communities in the US, First Nation and Aboriginal people in the Yukon suffer the devastating impact of historical and intergenerational trauma...Now significant portions of the youth in the child welfare system are children of...

'Running For Your Life': A Community Poem for Ahmaud Arbery [npr.org]

By Rachel Martin, National Public Radio, May 27, 2020 After the death of Ahmaud Arbery , Morning Edition asked for your reactions to the killing in the shape of a poem. The 25-year-old black man was shot and killed by two white men while he was out for a jog in February in Glynn County, Ga. When video of the incident was released, it was met with public outcry and protest. In the weeks since, we've seen more outrage accompany new headlines about African Americans killed by police. Dreasjon...

Experience of emergency department use among persons with a history of adverse childhood experiences [bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com]

By Eva Purkey, Colleen Davison, Meredith MacKenzie, et al., BMC Health Services Research, May 24, 2020 Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, lower levels of distress tolerance, and greater emotional dysregulation, as well as with increased healthcare utilization. All these factors may lead to an increased use of emergency department (ED) services. Understanding the experience of ED utilization among a group of ED users with...

In the year of the nurse, Latinx nurses take center stage amid the COVID-19 pandemic [aldianews.com]

By Nigel Thompson and Zitlait Ayllon, Al Dia, May 22, 2020 What does it mean to be a nurse? In the year of the nurse, amid a pandemic, it means to be the center of the world, providing the critical care, physical and emotional, that patients need to survive and that families need to cope. “What it means to be a nurse is to be an extension of family,” was Kemberly Girón’s answer to the question when posed during AL DÍA’s first-ever virtual RoundTable Talks. [ Please click here to read more .]

Virtual special education meetings popular in some districts, but a major hurdle in others [edsource.org]

By Carolyn Jones, EdSource, May 27, 2020 In the wake of a federal order for schools to keep providing special education during school closures, one of the trickiest parts of those services — mandatory parent meetings — has proven to be an unexpected boon in some districts but almost impossible in others. For parents who have computers and are comfortable with videoconferencing, the virtual meetings with teachers, therapists and other school staff have been relatively smooth and efficient. In...

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