Key Takeaways This interview features Kanwaljeet Anand, D.Philis, professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology at Stanford and directs the Pain/Stress Neurobiology Lab and Jackson Vaughan Critical Care Research Fund. Negative experiences trigger the release of cortisol, the body’s stress hormone, while…
Key Takeaways This interview features Rev. Darrell Armstrong, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Trenton, NJ During the Covid-10 pandemic, Dr. Armstrong’s congregation has shown remarkable compassion through “Operation James 1:27,” focusing on caring for seniors and youth, whom…
We stand with the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade These past few days, the killing of George Floyd has opened a raw wound, one among many, caused by police brutality and a system built on racism…
How the HOPE framework helps children now and in the future All children need positive childhood experiences (PCEs). The HOPE National Resource Center believes that every child in each community should have access to the key types of PCEs that…
On January 1, 2020, California launched a first of its kind program to combat the ill effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), the ACES Aware Initiatives spearheaded by California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris, MD. Through this program, the state…
At the beginning of December, I finished my year-long workshops on the HOPEframework with a visit to the nearby Middlesex County Massachusetts District Attorney’s (DA) office. The room was packed with police, lawyers, outreach workers, social workers, and District Attorney…