CM Messages

What are we doing and why should you join us: Leading:  If you believe that the status quo is not good enough, if you believe that we live in a changing world and are called upon to participate in and engage others in making things better, then you are a [...]

According to my research via the internet, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Pride Month (LGBTQ Pride Month) is celebrated this month (June) to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots refer to what happened when the New York City police force raided a popular Greenwich [...]

What is an “equitable community?” What role do social determinants of health, and inequalities or disparities in health, housing, education, justice, access to services, or in affordability, appropriateness, safety and stability play in building and maintaining an equitable community? Where does equitable and timely access to information fit in? And [...]

Safety…Early childhood experts say it is critical to successful development through those early ages and stages. Safety is the first trauma-informed principle and some might say that it is the foundation upon which the other principles rest. As we listen to #metoo stories and #timesup messages and consider that safety [...]

There is a vast array of publications related to trauma-informed care and practices. However, most of these documents and publications have not necessarily addressed trauma through a cultural lens. For educators, trainers, and presenters who want to use the literature to inform their own work and to share resources with [...]