Publications
Publications: Pathways to Resilience Convenes Experts from Across the Country to Discuss How to Become...
On September 20, 2022, Pathways to Resilience hosted a State Policy Roundtable (Roundtable) in Denver, Colorado with leaders from nearly 20 states. The Roundtable convened 35 leaders in health, justice, early childhood, education, and social services to discuss cross-sector approaches for preventing and addressing trauma and promoting healing. In addition to sharing lessons learned, participants identified gaps in policy and infrastructure and opportunities for innovation
Publications: Engaging Experts: Jasmine Allen on the Benefits of Trauma-Informed Yoga
Jasmine Allen is a trauma-informed yoga instructor, trainer, writer, and owner of Soul Haum Yoga, the only trauma-informed yoga studio in Philadelphia. She provides trauma-informed trainings and workshops for businesses, organizations, small groups, and individuals. Her articles on trauma-informed best practices have been featured in Yoga International and XONecole. Jasmine holds a 200-hour yoga teacher certification, 40-hour trauma-informed yoga teacher certification from Yogaworks, and 30-hour certification in Accessible yoga. She received her bachelor’s in Sociology from Temple University and Master’s in Education Policy from Columbia University. Jasmine is also a somatic experiencing practitioner in training.
Publications: Arizona Legislative Workgroup Creates Action Plan to Address ACEs
During the October 2022 convening of the Arizona House’s Ad Hoc Committee on Teen Mental Health, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) presented statewide data on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ADHS representatives noted that Arizona currently ranks 44th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia for number of children with two or more ACEs. Data from 2018 found that 18% of residents have experienced between 3 and 8 ACEs; and data from 2019-2020 illustrates that Arizona youth have a higher prevalence of ACEs in 10 out of 12 categories compared to nationwide averages. Arizona’s Department of Health Services has announced a three-part plan to reduce exposure to ACEs and mitigate the impacts of trauma and toxic stress on youth development.
Publications: Reflections on ACEs Aware in California
California’s ACEs Aware initiative – authorized by a series of legislative and policy actions (AB 340 and Proposition 56) – leverages state and federal Medicaid funding to support a multi-faceted approach to educating the health care community about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress. The focus of the initiative is to encourage primary care providers to screen their patients for ACEs, use the knowledge they have gained to provide trauma-informed care, and follow-up with evidence-based interventions and connections to needed supports.
Publications: Engaging Experts: Dr. Rachel Gilgoff on the Stress Response
Rachel Gilgoff, MD, is a child abuse pediatrician and serves as a member of the Pathways to Resilience Advisory Committee. She has been a clinical advisor to the California ACEs Aware initiative since 2020. Dr. Gilgoff has worked at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital & Research Center and helped develop and implement the Pediatric ACEs and Related Life Events (PEARLS) study as a co-investigator with the Bay Area Research Consortium. Her work now focuses on prevention efforts and program development and aims to incorporate trauma interventions into routine pediatric clinical practice.
Publications: Native and Strong: Washington State Launches First Crisis Line for Native and Indigenous...
Washington State recently announced an innovative approach to implement the 9-8-8 suicide prevention crisis hotline through the Native and Strong Crisis Lifeline. The line is staffed by an all-Native team that receives specific training around language and cultural competence, in addition to the standard crisis counselor training. Like the nationwide Veterans Crisis Line, which provides veterans and active service members with peer support, callers in Washington can access the Lifeline by dialing 9-8-8 and pressing 4 to connect with a counselor with an understanding of historical and intergenerational trauma and culturally rooted self-care and healing practices.
Publications: Engaging Experts: Dr. Pawan Bareja on How Anyone Can Use Mindfulness to Regulate Stress
Pawan Bareja, PhD, is a trauma resolution practitioner who teaches trauma-informed mindfulness meditation at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in San Francisco, California. Mindfulness meditation is an evidence-based “stress buster” that can be used to regulate the stress response and promote healing.
Publications: Pathways to Resilience Releases New Resource for Policymakers
Pathways to Resilience is pleased to announce the release our first major publication, a National Compendium of Trauma-Responsive Policies and Programs. The compendium summarizes a wide range of interventions, policies, programs, and governing bodies that states and communities are leveraging to prevent and address trauma and promote healing across the country. This document is designed to serve as a resource for policymakers and community leaders seeking to advance trauma-responsive efforts that improve outcomes for children and families. We thank the ACE Resource Network for their generous support as the financial sponsor for the State Policy Roundtable and development of this Compendium.
Publications: Through Show Up Utah and Pathways to Resilience, Utah’s Abby Cox is Elevating the Value...
Abby Cox is the First Lady of Utah and a member of the Pathways to Resilience Steering Committee — a group of seven Governors’ First Spouses who are champions for trauma-responsive policies and programs within their states and across the country.
Publications: Wyoming’s Cross-Cutting Investment in Trauma-Informed Care
Over the course of the past eight years, Wyoming, a rural state home to 580,000 people, has been increasingly investing in trauma-informed care across sectors, garnering participation from both public and private partners. Senior executives in the state, including the governor’s Health and Human Services Advisor and Medicaid Medical Director, have championed the integration of trauma-informed practices and policies. By working across sectors, leveraging promising practices from other states, and investing in training efforts, Wyoming is demonstrating a multi-pronged approach to addressing trauma.
