January 2018

For the last two years, the University of Illinois has been trying an unconventional treatment for homeless "super-user" patients at emergency rooms: it finds them a place to live. [To listen to this story by MILES BRYAN or to read the transcript, go to https://www.npr.org/2018/01/30/581778796/er-use-goes-down-as-hospital-program-pays-homeless-peoples-rent ]

Listen to the interview "What Do Asthma, Heart Disease and Cancer have in Common? Maybe Childhood Trama". https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/01/23/578280721/what-do-asthma-heart-disease-and-cancer-have-in-common-maybe-childhood-trauma Burke Harris is the founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco. She's spent much of her career trying to spread awareness about the dangers of childhood toxic stress. Burke Harris just released a new book, The Deepest Well: Healing the...

A newly-released brief by the Center for Health Care Strategies details some practical strategies and recommendations for health care organizations seeking to implement trauma informed practices. “It draws from the experiences of pilot sites in Advancing Trauma-Inform ed Care , a CHCS-led national initiative made possible through support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.” Here is a related video CHCS-organized webinar entitled Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Pediatric and Adult...