January 2019

Family Stress, Poverty and Violence

What does it mean to be "Trauma Informed?"

Strengthening Families™ is a research-informed approach to increase family strengths, enhance child development and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. The overarching goal is the promotion of child and family well-being. It is based on engaging families, programs and communities in building five protective factors that help families succeed and thrive, even in the face of risk and challenges. How to Strengthen Families: Toolkit

Community Poverty and Child Abuse Fatalities Higher county poverty concentration is associated with increased rates of child abuse fatalities. Domestic and Sexual Violence and Poverty There is a complex and often reciprocal relationship between poverty and sexual violence.

Vicarious Trauma

When first responders do not practice a high degree of self-care,   they risk further victimizing the clients they had the intention of serving. It is very important that Self-Care is taken seriously on both the individual and institutional levels.

Office for Victims of Crime: Vicarious Trauma Toolkit

We believe that "Mobbing" is related to Vicarious Trauma. Vicarious trauma can create a toxic work environment which is essential for us to understand if we want to provide trauma informed services, avoid staff burn-out and avoid secondary victimization.

"Workplace mobbing can be considered as a "virus" or a "cancer" that spreads throughout the workplace via gossip, rumor and unfounded accusations. It is a deliberate attempt to force a person out of their workplace by humiliation, general harassment, emotional abuse and/or terror. Mobbing: Emotional Abuse in the Workplace When Top Performers Are Bullied, Inclusive Organizations Suffer Surviving Workplace Mobbing

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The political landscape plays a tangible role in the lives in the people that we serve. This is your Brain on Politics: The Neuroscience that shapes our views.

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