THEN Center

Collaborative Study of Trauma, Health Equity & Neurobiology. FREE science education. Exploring new concepts to understand root causes & create solutions

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Leading edge discussion of link between #trauma and chronic disease. See why the experience of Everyday Discrimination is a trauma with proven health consequences for any person, whether Discrimination is against #LGBTQIA or result of #systemicracism.

[TIHCER @tihcer]

NEW! #MedEd #UME competencies are here .@tihcer conducted lit reviews, expert consensus panel, validation study - guides #curriculum development
https://t.co/cthoATvmlT
.@weil_amy .@MartinaJelley .@then_center .@taybro13 .@brigidmccaw .@meggerber .@violenceabuse .@WithoutViolence

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@MEDspirationNFP Congratulations to Medspiration CEO Dr Badesha and the Medspiration team.
Great work!!

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A majority of #LGBTQ Americans experience #discrimination in their daily lives.

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Discrimination is a very powerful source of #TRAUMA and contributes directly to #HEALTHDISPARITY

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5/5 The study demonstrates the critical need for #antiracist practice within #schools and child activities - to ensure all children feel accepted and respected.

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1/5 #RacialTrauma is detrimental to health of children, adolescents and families. Although children are often viewed as "too young" to experience trauma, this study shows that a large portion of 10 year old child have already experienced #racialdiscrimination

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4/5 Consequences for children of experiencing #racism include increased risk of #physicalhealth problems, poorer #mentalhealth outcomes, and risk of juvenile justice involvement

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1/5 #racism and #autoimmumedisease

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The authors point out that while the prescription of antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs have been a financial success for pharma-psychiatry, the rate of incarceration and homeless persons with serious mental illness has grown exponentially. @uscsocialwork @IcahnMountSinai

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US spending on mental health keeps increasing, but outcomes for severe mental illness and depression have worsened in the past 50 years. A new analysis by @UCLAHealth calls the state of Psychology and Psychiatry a human rights and public health crisis. https://t.co/ErygUIPPAi

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Doulas are vitally important to the positive maternal-baby outcomes we all want!

[Every Mother Counts @everymomcounts]

"We try to navigate how to solve things or make a decision, always with the understanding that this is the client’s experience, not mine. Beginning here and now, throughout the entire experience, this is your call.”

@Sese_doula via @SELFmagazine:
https://t.co/vpgV95XU7x

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#Policestops of Youth worsen youth anxiety, #SLEEP duration-quality. A Fragile Families & Child Well-being study of 3,444 youth showed youth who experienced intrusive police stop had DOUBLE incidence #shortsleep & increased risk of emotional-physical problems