December 2018

Brain Science and Mental Health Hunger/Food Security through a Trauma-Informed Lens

Parenting Aggravation Associated with Food Insecurity Impacts Children’s Behavior and Development [poverty.ucdavis.edu]

Alicia Doktor · 12/17/184:06 PM

Parents struggling with food insecurity can experience heightened levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. These pressures may negatively affect their parenting, which may in turn affect the behavior of their children. In this study, we investigated the parenting aggravation levels of parents who experienced food insecurity in the aftermath of the Great Recession. We also explored the extent to which such aggravation may be responsible for the link between food insecurity and children’s...

Trauma and Health Outcomes

Biomarkers for Diabetes May Differ Based on Childhood Experiences [Diabetes In Control]

Karen Clemmer · 12/15/1812:08 AM

MIDUS study looks at individual adverse childhood experiences and their impacts on future diabetes. An adverse childhood experience (ACE) is any experience that produces long-lasting stress in a child’s life and leads to worse overall health, both psychological and physical as an adult. Research has shown that even a single ACE increases the risk of diabetes, but little is known about the mechanism behind this phenomenon or how to prevent its occurrence. Currently the CDC only recommends...

Trauma and Health Outcomes

Epigentic Research: Trauma and Nutrition

Monica Bhagwan · 12/13/181:53 PM

https://conscienhealth.org/2018/12/inheritance-of-trauma/

TI Practices/Practitioners

NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION FOR EATING DISORDERS PREVENTION AND ASSESSMENT FOR ALL BODY SIZES

Monica Bhagwan · 12/7/1811:25 AM

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/national-eating-disorders-association-announces-new-legislation-eating-disorders-prevention-and

Hunger/Food Security through a Trauma-Informed Lens Race, Class, and Culture

Drexel research links racism and hunger [thecourierexpress.com]

Alicia Doktor · 12/6/182:17 PM

New research out of Drexel University finds that racism can be a catalyst for food insecurity. Released Monday by the school’s Center for Hunger Free Communities, the report shows that people who experienced discrimination firsthand struggled with hunger twice as often as others. When — or where — that discrimination occurred didn’t matter. However, food insecurity was more likely the more someone had experienced racism. [For more on this story by Aaron Moselle, go to...

Growing Food with a Trauma Informed Perspective Healing Trauma

Pasta Primavera: HOPE Style [HOPE Garden Project blog]

Karen Clemmer · 12/5/1811:52 AM

Pasta Primavera: HOPE Style Pasta Perfect Last week our crew made Pasta Primavera from scratch (noodles included) and it was wonderful to watch the kids take turns digging into the dough. It was my first time to take part in the Summer Program here at (click link:) H.O.P.E . and being a part of the process was a special treat. I remember the first time I ever dug my hands into something messy. . . it was meatloaf and I was a lot more hesitant and dare I say grossed out than our crew members...

Access to Food Stamps Improves Children’s Health and Reduces Medical Spending [poverty.ucdavis.edu]

Alicia Doktor · 12/5/188:30 AM

The Food Stamp Program (FSP, known since 2008 as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) is one of the largest safety-net programs in the United States. It is especially important for families with children. However, the FSP eligibility of documented immigrants has shifted on multiple occasions in recent decades. When I studied the health outcomes of children in documented immigrant families affected by such shifts between 1996 and 2003, I found that just one extra year of...

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