Thursday, May 20 is Mental Health Action Day. In the aftermath of COVID-19 millions of Americans have uncovered mental health struggles and conditions that should be attended to in order to recover and begin the healing process. The theme of Mental Health Action Day is a proactive approach to dealing with the issues that have […]
Helping Children Deal with Trauma
One of the most difficult moments for any parent or caregiver is when you first learn about some traumatic event that a child in your care has experienced. It is so hard to know what to say, what not to say and also what to do with your own feelings and sensations about what happened […]
The Power of NMT – Healing Trauma through Brain Science
“The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics is not a specific therapeutic technique or intervention; it is a developmentally sensitive, neurobiologically informed approach to clinical work. The NMT integrates several core principles of neurodevelopment and traumatology into a comprehensive approach to the child, family, and their broader community. The NMT process helps match the nature and timing […]
Looking Forward to 2019
Can we highlight the needs of the young and vulnerable in the coming year? There are lots of media remembrances as we look at what will soon be noted as the past year of 2018. We tend to acknowledge the high-profile issues like the death of famous people, major crises that occurred, popular news stories, […]
Helping Public Health become Trauma-Informed
Memphis Tennessee that has experienced severe trauma for decades. Several months ago Diane Wagenhals, Director of Lakeside Global Institute, and I were fortunate enough to visit Memphis, Tennessee. While there, we were able to meet with the staff and associates of the ACE Awareness Foundation. For those who may not know, Memphis is a city […]
Do You Know Why Long-Term Separation from Parents Harms Kids?
This past week has been significantly difficult for those who are watching the border issues revolving around the separation of children from their families. The entire scene of immigration at the borders is complex. On the one hand, it appears we do have an approach which integrates immigrants into our society in a productive way. […]
Come to the Philadelphia Trauma Training Conference
Preventing Childhood Trauma and its Impact across the Lifespan: An Interprofessional Agenda for Providers, Advocates, Policy Makers, and Community Members As we begin the summer season, once again we prepare for the Annual Philadelphia Trauma Training Conference. This 2nd Annual conference is sponsored by The Community and Trauma Counseling Program of Thomas Jefferson University and […]
Trauma Is the Theme of 2018 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
May 10th is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Activities are going on all over the country to advocate for the mental health needs of our children because schools and communities have seen a significant rise in mental health diagnoses and issues with our children and their families. Trauma is the theme of the 2018 SAMHSA-sponsored […]
What Is The Rate of Childhood Deaths in the U.S. Compared to Other Countries?
As I was browsing news articles, I ran across this recently published study: a child born in the United States has a 70 percent greater chance of dying before adulthood than kids born into other wealthy, democratic countries. The research, published Monday in the journal Health Affairs, shows the United States lags far behind peer […]
What Children Really Need to Succeed in School
Journalist Paul Tough wrote a powerful book in 2012 that described his research on what helps children succeed in school, especially in the early grades. [How Children Succeed] I think the following quoted section speaks for itself: Tools of the Mind, a relatively new kindergarten in prekindergarten curriculum that was created by two educators in […]
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