In the journey of any non-profit difficult issues can happen. Whether it be a drastic change in revenue, a technological crisis, terminations, changes in program demands, changes in leadership, etc. Particularly when things happen that are unethical or worse it is often difficult to know how to process the issues with staff. Sometimes it is […]
Trauma-Informed Architecture is Becoming a Reality
I was recently asked to speak to a group of architects about how trauma-informed care can be featured in secure youth program facilities. I presented a national lunch-and-learn which demonstrated how to bridge programmatic elements of trauma-informed care to building design for youth facilities. It is unusual to find engineers and architects who are interested […]
Do Most At-Risk Youth Have a Trauma History?
Lakeside deals with 5800 students per year. Very often I wonder about their backgrounds, their relationships, their traumatic experiences, their adverse childhood experiences and so much more. What is it that brings adolescents to a place where they cannot exist in our regular communities and families? Recently I was in a secure youth rehabilitation center. […]
How Some Under-Privileged Can Enjoy a Happy Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday is known as one of the busiest travel holidays because of the number of individuals who are attending family gatherings and preparing wonderful food for the family to enjoy. We all have the privilege to express our sincere thanks for the many blessings we have received throughout the year and much of […]
How Can Trauma-Informed Care Begin at the Front Door?
When I tour facilities that are usually rehabilitation or treatment based I often am struck with “first impressions.” I recognize that funds can be limited for some organizations which makes it hard to place a great deal of energy toward our entranceways. Also I recognize that many facilities were designed with more industrial or institutional […]
Youth Mental Health Initiative
Our current research and the experiences of our mental health professionals have established a significant level of youth mental health incidences among our youth. Particularly in a post-COVID world we have reached a crisis level of depression, anxiety, and threats of suicide. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse […]
Trauma-Informed Care – Sometimes it’s Complicated
The term trauma-informed care is widely used to characterize the philosophy of properly caring for individuals who are trauma-impacted. It is an approach that has a trauma lens and can enact the skills of a trained trauma professional in order to help individuals overcome the consequences of their trauma. When individuals are working within any […]
Providing Training to Pennsylvania Child Welfare Professionals
I have written significantly about our trauma training at Lakeside Global Institute. We have gradually been providing training to professionals across the state of Pennsylvania. It has been a process of slowly growing our reputation and impact over years of dedication from our training staff and administrators. While providing our training we have been researching, […]
How to Replicate our Organization’s Professional Impact on Students
I was in a casual meeting today speaking to someone for the first time about all the varied aspects of Lakeside. We discussed the thousands of students to whom we provide academic and clinical services. We talked about our training to 5,800 professionals. We referenced the hundreds of staff that have come together to help […]
Could a Trauma-Responsive Environment Prevented This Tragedy?
The results were just released to the parent of a 7-year-old who died of “positional asphyxia” as a result of being restrained or possibly disciplined at Brooklawn residential facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The tragic death of Ja’Ceon Terry happened in July of this year and the details of his death have just been released publicly. […]
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