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The California Endowment
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Krista Tippet from NPR’s On
Being discusses
the brain science of adversity
with Joyce Dorado, Director of Healthy Environments and
Response to
Trauma in Schools (HEARTS) at UCSF |
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The California Endowment Declares Trauma
The Leading Public Health Issue Of Our Time
And Champions Solutions to Build Resilience
James Redford, RZA, Krista Tippett and More Join Largest
Statewide Health Foundation to Advance Solutions To Prevent
Trauma and Reverse its Harmful Consequences |
The California Endowment launched, “Health Happens with
Everyday Courage,” to champion community-based resources
needed to build resilience to chronic stress and trauma.
Guests joining the launch included: James Redford,
Documentary Filmmaker, Forthcoming “Paper Tigers”; RZA,
Wu-Tang Clan Leader, Author of “Tao of Wu”; and Krista
Tippett, Host and Executive Producer of the NPR radio show,
“On Being.”
“Research makes the case that trauma is the number one
health issue of our time. The unrelenting stress is linked
to obesity, diabetes, depression and suicide,” said Dr.
Robert K. Ross, President and CEO of The California
Endowment. “The good news is if we teach resilience, it can
transform trauma into powerful leadership. The California
Endowment is committed to make our schools, neighborhoods,
health clinics and homes places that help us all find our
path forward to make health happen with everyday courage.”
Stress, especially trauma experienced at a young age, has
become an epidemic in the United States. Recent studies show
two out of every three children are experiencing trauma;
that is 46 million children who suffer from violence,
witness abuse, or endure neglect on a regular basis.
Childhood trauma can lead to serious long-term physical and
socio-emotional issues. However, solutions to reverse the
effects of trauma exist. Research shows that well-timed
interventions by schools, health groups and community
organizations can support healing.
The initiative launched with a keystone event—Everyday
Courage: Tales of Resilience. Inspiring creatives,
researchers and community members shared their tales of
resilience to help demonstrate the everyday courage in all
of us.
“There are times when life can be disheartening, but it’s us
- the people that make all the difference. By coming
together and with the right resources, we all can heal and
thrive," said RZA.
“Everyday Courage is grown, not born. It's about the many
acts of courage, big and small, that we do every day:
showing up at school or work after something's gone wrong,
saying you're sorry, or recovering from alcoholism, drug
abuse or violence,” said Barbara Raymond, Director, Schools
& Neighborhoods Policy at The California Endowment. “These
are acts of courage whether we call them that or not. We can
all grow our courage 'muscle'. But we can’t do it alone – we
need environments that support resilience.”
Other distinguished participants included: James Anderson,
Anti-Recidivism Coalition; Rickie Byars-Beckwith, singer and
songwriter, Author of " My Soul Surrender: Grace Notes of a
Journey"; Joyce Dorado, PhD, UCSF HEARTS; Rev. Dr. Rita
Nakashima Brock, Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity
School, “Author of Soul Repair: Recovering From Moral Injury
After War”; and Bob Roth, David Lynch Foundation. Live
musical performance by Moses Sumney and DJ Shiva concluded
the event.
“We can each make a difference for young people who have
experienced trauma by creating more trauma-informed learning
and care environments, and by having more attuned,
responsive, and healthy interactions with children,
adolescents, and each other. When we ask the question, ‘What
has happened to you?’ instead of asking, 'What is wrong with
you?' in response to challenging behavior, we can shift our
perspectives in ways that takes into account the context of
behavior,” said Joyce
Dorado, Director of Healthy Environments and Response to
Trauma in Schools (HEARTS) at University California, San
Francisco. “Healing and resilience is possible. Countless
people who have experienced childhood trauma have overcome
these adversities and grown up to change the world in
incredibly positive ways.”
For more information or to attend an upcoming Health Happens
with Everyday
Courage event, please visit:
www.everydaycourage.calendow.org .
About The California Endowment
The California Endowment, a private, statewide health
foundation, was established in 1996 to expand access to
affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals
and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in
the health status of all Californians. Headquartered in
downtown Los Angeles, The Endowment has regional offices in
Sacramento, Oakland, Fresno and San Diego, with program
staff working throughout the state. The Endowment challenges
the conventional wisdom that medical settings and individual
choices are solely responsible for people's health. The
Endowment believes that health happens in neighborhoods,
schools, and with prevention.
For more information, please visit The California
Endowment’s homepage at
www.calendow.org . |
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