Roundup
September 13, 2023
Time's Therapy Piece Misses the Mark ([link removed])
This topic is worthy of deep discussion and yet I was severely disappointed to the point of embarrassment on behalf of Time with the shallow coverage in the piece.
By Alison Cebulla, PACEs Connection member

Detaching with Love & Openheartedness ([link removed])

My teenagers' dark and surly moods, my husband's anxiety, my mother's rare show of displeasure, and my father's anger and frugality, all had great power to destroy my peace of mind.

By Hilary Jacobs Handel, PACEs Connection member

Call to Action & Toolkit: Urge Congress to Support Trauma-Informed Legislation ([link removed])

The Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) is organizing trauma-informed advocates, activists, and stakeholders to urge their U.S. Senators and Representatives to support two bipartisan, bicameral bills that would significantly help prevent, address, and mitigate the negative impacts of trauma through community-based/led initiatives.

By Laura Braden Quigley, PACEs Connection member

Resilient Connections: Creating an Online Support Community for ACEs to Navigate Life Together ([link removed])
The first step in creating an online community for ACEs is to establish the most appropriate platform.
By Charlie Fletcher, PACEs Connection member


** Wednesday Digest
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The Trace
A Stray Bullet Struck Her Sister. Now, Her Violence Prevention Work Includes the Man Who Fired the Gun. ([link removed])
The Imprint
Restrictions on Food Stamps Will Be Lifted For Former Foster Youth ([link removed])
California Health Care Foundation
Alliance with Black Churches Closes Care Gaps for Aging People ([link removed])
Inside Climate News
Laurel Peltier Took On Multi-Million Dollar Private Energy Companies Scamming Baltimore’s Low-Income Households, One Victim at a Time ([link removed])
Associated Press
New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque ([link removed])


** Research Corner
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Ed. note: Dr. Harise Stein at Stanford University edits a website — abuseresearch.info ([link removed]) — that focuses on the health effects of abuse, and includes research articles on PACEs science. Every month, she posts summaries of the abstracts and links to research articles that address only PACEs. Here are 6 of the 43 that she found for this week. You can read them all here.
Swedo EA, Aslam MV, Dahlberg LL, et al.
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011-2020 ([link removed]) . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023;72(26):707-15. PMID: 37384554 ([link removed])
From a CDC report of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, “Overall, 63.9% of U.S. adults reported at least one ACE, and 17.3% reported four or more ACEs. Experiencing four or more ACEs was most common among females (19.2%), adults aged 25-34 years (25.2%), non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native adults (32.4%), non-Hispanic multiracial adults (31.5%), adults with less than a high school education (20.5%), and those who were unemployed (25.8%) or unable to work (28.8%). Prevalence of experiencing four or more ACEs varied substantially across jurisdictions, from 11.9% (New Jersey) to 22.7% (Oregon).”
Egge MK.
Medical Child Abuse: A Review by Subspecialty ([link removed]) . Adv Pediatr. 2023;70(1):59-80. PMID: 37422298 ([link removed])
“Medical child abuse (MCA), formerly called Munchausen syndrome by proxy, occurs when a caregiver, usually the mother, falsifies or exaggerates symptoms resulting in harm to a child through inappropriate medical care. MCA is underrecognized, underreported, and results in significant morbidity and mortality. Pediatrics subspecialists should consider MCA when unusual disease presentations do not respond to traditional treatments. This article reviews the more common diagnoses encountered in MCA cases by specialty.”
Attrash-Najjar A, Tener D, Katz C.
"One Day It Will Be Over, and You Will See Other Landscapes. . . You Are Not Alone": Adult Survivors' Messages to Children Undergoing Child Sexual Abuse ([link removed]) . J Interpers Violence. 2023:8862605231178496. PMID: 37431742 ([link removed])
“371 written testimonies were provided to the Israeli Independent Public Inquiry on CSA…Although survivors were from diverse backgrounds, their messages to abused children were consistent…The results revealed five main messages emphasized by survivors to children experiencing CSA: (a) transferring the responsibility and guilt from children to perpetrators and society; (b) turning toward the light and continuing on; (c) disclosure is essential; (d) a happy life is possible; and (e) together we can survive…the survivors' desire to be there for the children emphasized the urgent need to promote the perception of survivors as key stakeholders in the field of child abuse and to integrate their experiences and perceptions into the formal and informal systems for children.”
Mposhi A, Turner JD.
How can early life adversity still exert an effect decades later? A question of timing, tissues and mechanisms ([link removed]) . Front Immunol. 2023;14:1215544. PMID: 37457711 ([link removed])
“Exposure to any number of stressors during the first 1000 days from conception to age 2 years is important in shaping an individual's life trajectory of health and disease…early-life exposure to a stressor reduces the capacity of the immune system to generate subsequent generations of cells…leads us to the ‘stem cell hypothesis’ whereby exposure to adversity during a sensitive period, acts through a common mechanism in all the cell types by programming the tissue resident progenitor cells… This may consequently alter the destiny of these cells, producing the lifelong ‘supply’ of functionally altered fully differentiated cells.”
Rau T, Mayer S, Allroggen M.
[Traumatic Experiences and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder of Adolescents in Boarding Schools] ([link removed]) . Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 2023;72(5):446-65. PMID: 37455576 ([link removed])
In this article in German, authors analyze data from 155 adolescents, 70% male, who had been in boarding school for an average of 3.26 years. 69.7% reported a traumatic experience while in school, and 33.5% met criteria for PTSD. Authors recommend screening procedures to identify traumatic experiences, and a need for further research on traumatic experiences directly related to boarding school.
Wittenberg MF, Fitzgerald S, Pluhar E.
Depressive symptomatology in pregnant adolescents ([link removed]) . Curr Opin Pediatr. 2023;35(4):415-22. PMID: 36988280 ([link removed])
“The prevalence of depressive symptoms is higher among pregnant adolescents relative to nonpregnant adolescents and pregnant adults. Clinicians should screen all pregnant adolescents for depressive symptoms at least once during pregnancy if not more frequently, with additional attention to pregnant adolescents who meet one or more risk factors for prenatal depressive symptoms.” Risk factors include “adolescents who report lower levels of income, have a previous history of depression, childhood maltreatment, recent abuse, and/or chronic exposure to racial/ethnic discrimination.”


** PACEs Connection Special Announcement
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The 2023 Resilient Yolo Summit: Connecting, Reflecting, and Acting to Champion Change ([link removed])
PACEs Connection has been in the throes of a powerful collaboration about trauma-informed awareness, resilience, relationship and community building and mobilization with the Resilient Yolo team. We’re days away from the 2023 Resilient Yolo Summit, a call to action for Yoloans to connect with neighbors, reflect on experiences, and act together for a trauma-informed and resilient Yolo.


** PACEs Connection News & Events
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The CRC is Back in Full Swing this September: Learn Global, Healing Centered Solutions from our Favorite Guest Facilitators ([link removed])

PACEs Connection Launches Sustaining Resilient Communities Initiative! ([link removed])

October 4, 11, & 18, 2023
PACEs Connection Presents: Addressing the Epidemic of School Shootings Series ([link removed])

Join PACES Connections - Worldwide PACEs Movement Champions! ([link removed])

We're hiring: Development Director ([link removed])


** Member Posts
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Laura Gallant: The right to vote promotes engagement and PCEs for all ([link removed]) , Less restrictive child labor laws impact access to positive childhood experiences ([link removed]) , New resource – HOPE-informed screenings and assessments ([link removed]) ,

David Dooley: a note I sent to Dr. Felitti ([link removed])

Suzanne Frank: AVA Hot Topic 9/13/23 at noon PDT: Dyadic Care with Dr Kate Margolis/Free ([link removed])

Michelle Ned: NOLA Black Mental Health Matters Power Series Episode 6: Physical and Mental Health ([link removed]) , The Mediating Effect of Perceived Burdensomeness on the Relation Between Depressive Symptoms and Suicide Ideation in a Community Sample of Older Adults ([link removed]) , The Integrated Approach to Wellness on College Campuses ([link removed]) , Applying Person-Centered Counseling to Sexual Minority Adolescents ([link removed])

Katie Kurtz: Why we need to rethink trauma-informed care ([link removed])

Ellen Fink-Samnick: Patient Compliance vs. Adherence: Advancing the Health Equity Mandate ([link removed])

Agnes Chen: Navigating the loss of a parent to drug poisoning in the presence of stigma and a toxic supply ([link removed])

Tori Essex: New Transforming Trauma Episode 111: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Spiritual Integrity With Jac O’Keeffe ([link removed]) , New Transforming Trauma Episode 112: A Former NFL Player on Overcoming Childhood Trauma through Belonging With Gaelin Elmore ([link removed])

Elena Costa: The Child Abuse Prevention Center Career Opportunity- Technical Assistance Senior Program Manager ([link removed])

C. Nicole Brown: 2023 Regional Resilience Summit ([link removed])

Hilary Jacobs Hendel: Emotions Education 101 Group Class ([link removed])

Ellen Goldstein: Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Association with Adult Mental and Relational Health in Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows ([link removed])

Rachel E. Grant: Lessons from Patch Adams ([link removed])

Jabulile Mutale: Emotional Neglect in Marriages ([link removed])

Melissa McManis: Embracing Your Erotic Self: A Journey Towards Female Sexual Renewal ([link removed])

Patty Franco: Mental Health Matters in Early Childhood ([link removed])

Mickey Foley: Family Fun Fest Scavenger Hunt ([link removed])
Bob Doppelt: Register now for the Sept. 21 Virtual Congressional Briefing on the Landmark Bi-Partisan "Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2023" ([link removed])

Christine Greene: Utilizing Program Evaluation to Transition Trauma-Informed Care from Concept to Practice ([link removed])


** Member Requests
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Tricia Steege
How Long Before Recording of the Trauma Informed Workplaces Webinar ([link removed])
Amanda Willett
Last Call for this year's Trauma Responsive Mind Body Wellness "Somatic Healing Teacher Training! ([link removed])


** Mark Your Calendars
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September 13
Online: Intro to The Toolkit- 12:00pm PT with Gia (3-part series) ([link removed])
Online: FREE Playing for Keeps Documentary Screening ([link removed])
September 14
Online: Creating the Container for Us: How to Hold Space for Ourselves & Each Other After Student Death ([link removed])
September 18
Bolivia, NC: Resilient Brunswick County Monthly Meeting ([link removed])
Online: Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Association with Adult Mental and Relational Health in Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows ([link removed])
September 19
Webinar: Building a Resilient Workforce: Embed Brain Science ([link removed])


** Videos
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Facing Kindergarten with Confidence (Mount Sinai Parenting Center) ([link removed])
An easy pose for grounding and nervous system regulation ([link removed])
Do you feel strong in your body? ([link removed])
A Trauma Informed Culture of Care ([link removed])
What rising child care costs could mean for families and the economy [CBS News] ([link removed])
Year of the Inner Child: Movement ([link removed])
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