trauma Archive
For a growing number of educators, researchers and advocates, helping children and families heal from child trauma means talking about a subject that makes many Americans uncomfortable: racism. Asadah Kirkland at the Changing the Paradigm conference in Los Angeles on …
On November 29th, 2016, WestCoast Children’s Clinic hosted a panel to discuss how racism and misogyny drive child sex trafficking in the United States. As women and their allies across the country voice opposition to policies that explicitly endanger women …
The Westcoast Children’s Clinic offers a series of podcasts called “Child Sex Trafficking: Who is for sale and at what cost?” Here you can access episode 2, “Five Vantage Points”: http://www.westcoastcc.org/episode-2-five-vantage-points/ By Christie Renick This post Podcast: Five Vantage Points appeared ...
When releasing a violent psychiatric patient from a psychiatric hospital or facility, it is crucial to think about whether the patient will hurt someone once they are released. A paper published in PLoS One states that the standard tools used …
On November 29th, 2016, WestCoast Children’s Clinic hosted a panel to discuss how racism and misogyny drive child sex trafficking in the United States. As women and their allies across the country voice opposition to policies that explicitly endanger women …
By the Hon. Ramona Gonzalez Board Director, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges La Cross County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Sally is a seven-year-old girl who just disclosed physical abuse to her teacher. Over the next few days, Sally …
If there is one thing I have seen as a common thread to a childhood of trauma, it is the invalidation of everything we believe to be true. Our needs aren’t validated or met. Our emotions are not validated. They …
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion calling on county agencies to implement the state’s plan for preventing unintended pregnancies amongst foster youth. The state plan, “California’s Plan for the Prevention of Unintended Pregnancies for …
For anyone who has spent time with me over the past few weeks, you probably found it hard to miss my latest obsession. Recently I discovered BBC’s Sherlock. I know what you are going to say next. “Elisabeth, you are …
We go way back. Don’t get me wrong, I go way back with the other parts too, but you are the one I remember the most. You are the one I always heard, always followed, always believed. Honestly, you are …
