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[ 14 Dec 2012 | 5 Comments ]
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The headlines coming out of Connecticut are heartbreaking and our thoughts are with those affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.
Questions are many at a time like this.
 How can we cope with the tragedy?  How can we speak about the events with young children? What can health professionals or emergency responders do at these times? How can we make our schools even safer? What other resources are available?
In response, we’ve set up a website with information and resources titled “SAMHSA Coping with Violence and Traumatic Events.”
You can find …

Behavioral Health, Featured, Headline, Health Disparities, Public Awareness and Support, Trauma »

[ 10 Dec 2012 | 9 Comments ]
Trauma

Increasingly, multiple federal agencies representing various service sectors have recognized the impact of trauma on the children, adults, and families they serve.  In 2011, in its strategic action plan, SAMHSA designated Trauma as one of its key initiatives.  This led SAMHSA to revisit its trauma-related concepts and programming and their applicability not only to behavioral health but to other related fields.
In May 2012, after an extensive literature and policy review, SAMHSA convened a group of national experts to assist in the development of a working definition of trauma and trauma-informed …

Behavioral Health, Children, Featured, Grants, SAMHSA, Trauma, Wellness »

[ 9 Oct 2012 | No Comment ]
Helping children reach their full potential

Written By: Paolo Delvecchio, Director, Center for Mental Health Services
A recent column in the New York Times by David Brooks (“The Psych Approach,” Sept. 27, 2012) provides key insight on how children who experience serious difficulties in youth, such as experiencing trauma, often end up as adults challenged with major obstacles to success such as failure in school, substance abuse, mental illnesses, health risk behavior, chronic disease, and each of these ultimately contribute to early mortality.  Brooks cites the seminal CDC-funded Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study by Vince Felitti and Robert …

Featured, Headline, Mental Health, Prevention, Public Awareness and Support, Trauma, Trauma and Justice, Uncategorized »

[ 4 May 2012 | 3 Comments ]
Mental health awareness

Written By: Paolo del Vecchio, Acting Lead, Recovery Support Strategic Initiative, Acting Director CMHS
Interested in living longer?  For survivors of violence, abuse, neglect, disaster, terrorism, and war, understanding the nature and impact of these traumas and working through the healing process is the key.
May marks Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States.  This is a time when we reflect on research, weigh in on prevention measures, and encourage Americans to think about and act on their mental health and wellness.  The link between trauma and behavioral health (mental health …

Featured, Headline, Prevention, Public Awareness and Support, Trauma »

[ 10 Mar 2012 | No Comment ]
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We offer our sympathies and support to the victims, families, staff, community and all impacted by the recent tragedies in Chardon, Ohio, Jacksonville, Florida, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  SAMHSA has reached out and stands ready to provide that support.
SAMHSA has many resources to assist with coping with the aftermath of such tragedies. Please see SAMHSA’s website to access these materials.
We should continue to work to prevent violence in our schools and communities. SAMHSA has been a leader with the U.S. Department of Education through its Safe Schools/Healthy Students initiative. Find out more at: http://www.sshs.samhsa.gov/
We can all do our part to help prevent such …