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 […]
At Last We Can Hug Each Other And Why That’s So Important
One of the biggest losses for all of us during the pandemic was the lack of comfortably touching or hugging each other except perhaps in the privacy of our own homes. Even then, many of us were on edge, fearing that somehow we were exchanging Covid germs. Hugging and touching was to be avoided in […]
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. […]
Why We Procrastinate with Holiday Obligations
Every year I feel surprised that the holidays are suddenly descending on me and my family! My common sense should tell me, however, that it’s right there on the calendar and I could have noticed it back at the beginning of October to begin the process of readying for what was coming in just a […]
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 […]
How Deeply Do We Appreciate the Complexity of Our Amazing Brains?
Recently a participant in one of our classes asked for clarification about the whole subject of how the brain can be triggered and what the brain dynamics are when that triggering takes place. I thought readers might appreciate some information to help explain the instantaneous process when a memory is triggered for someone who has […]
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 […]
How Often Do You Use “Just” in your Communication?
Here is a little food for thought with an invitation to notice how often and why you use the word “just” when communicating with others and even with yourself. I have had a few conversations about this with colleagues and we commented on how including “just” in our wording seems to be a part of […]
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