My wife had the opportunity to attend some training on being trauma-informed at the university where she works. As part of the training, they shared this video about the effects trauma can have on the brain. She shared it with me and now I’m sharing it with you because I think it’s really important to understand this if you’ve experienced trauma or know someone who has. (Which is really just another way of saying, everyone.)
This seems like a really good idea. I hope it is massively successful. “William James College wants to bridge the cultural divide between veterans, some of whom view seeking mental health care as akin to admitting weakness, and psychologists and counselors, many of whom know little about military culture.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-psychology-idUSKBN18M116
Over the last few years I have worked with an incredible sexual abuse prevention team. They provide training for schools, community centers, and governmental organizations, help families out of tragic situations, and provide counseling to victims. The work they do both turns your stomach to lead and lights a fire in your heart – it…
Two Canadian children abducted by their own father have been found and rescued in Mexico as the week marking Canadian National Missing Children’s Day (on Wednesday 26th May) came to an end. CTV Winnipeg’s website has the basic story here with their own historical story box in the centre right of the page. – CBG
Over the weekend one of America’s longest-running missing child cases, that of six year old Etan Patz from 1979 in New York, was unofficially solved when his killer confessed at the end of his prison sentence for another crime. Unfortunately, he has only been charged with second degree murder without any additional kidnapping charges on…
The Rally which we reported on this year is not taking place, however Steve Bevan of AMSOSA made us aware of a different gathering event in Trafalgar Square in London, with the general organisation taking place by means of facebook. The general note follows; the organiser’s group is open (second link) but for more details…
