Teacher Training on Issues of Psychological Trauma in Children

We are currently applying our global disaster expertise to a very local tragedy: The psychological trauma experienced daily by vast numbers of children living in poverty and homelessness, right here in our own affluent city of Los Angeles. The teachers in their schools are mandated by law to report any cases of abuse or other emotional trauma. This reporting would result in the children receiving care or treatment from outside agencies and professionals, and is often the only hope they have for a safer, healthier life. However, teachers and school staff receive no training in how to identify psycho-trauma in children, how to encourage children to open up and share their experiences, and how to offer supportive assistance and guidance. The Real Medicine Project L.A. was developed to fill this gap and provide teachers with the professional psycho-trauma training they need to support the emotional health of their students and themselves.

Initiative Updates

Letter from Antonio Serpas

October 31, 2007

HOLA Parent and Community Resource Director www.heartofla.org The training on identifying trauma in children is one of the best trainings we've experienced as an organization. Dr. Andrea Shirley presented us with a world of knowledge,...

Teacher Training on Issues of Psychological Trauma in Children Update

September 30, 2006

Overview The daily stress of hunger, financial need, and an unsafe social environment puts thousands of children in the Skid Row area at increased risk for life-long physical and emotional illness. Many are physically and sexually abused, and...

Real Medicine Foundation and Para Los Ninos join together to support children

September 10, 2006

In our most recent project, the Real Medicine Foundation has joined in a collaboration with Para Los Ninos (www.paralosninos.org), the largest and most respected child services agency in Los Angeles, to support traumatized and at-risk children....

Teacher Training on Issues of Psychological Trauma in Children Update

July 31, 2006

Recent FEMA statistics account for nearly 17,000 hurricane Katrina evacuees registered in California seeking federal assistance. Because only a single family member in a household can apply for FEMA aid, the actual number is likely to be...

LIBERATING HUMAN POTENTIAL

Real Medicine Foundation provides humanitarian support to people living in disaster and poverty stricken areas, focusing on the person as a whole by providing medical/physical, emotional, social, and economic support.

We provide immediate disaster and crisis relief where there is need.

We save lives and restore a foundation of dignity amidst devastation and extreme poverty.

We listen, learn, and support the long term whole health of communities most in need, and commit to projects where we will make lasting change.

We believe in the human ability to transform — that the people in developing and disaster stricken areas are most capable of creating solutions to their unique challenges.

We employ, train and educate locals, producing innovative solutions and strong communities that sustain and grow health care capacity, enlisting cutting edge technology and modern best practices.

We ignite the potential of the people we are supporting — turning aid into empowerment and victims into leaders.

Our goals are always to save lives, and liberate the creative capacity of the communities we help.

Liberating Human Potential