The Third Annual Scars to STARs Day Summit — Free, Virtual, and Open to the World — Register now for May 22, 2026 On May 22, 2026, thousands of survivors, scientists, clinicians, policymakers, educators, and community leaders from across the United States and around the world will gather — virtually and at no cost — for one of the most significant annual events in the global trauma recovery and prevention movement. The third annual Scars to STARs Day® Summit: ACE Studies — The Next 30 Years,...

Felitti and Co-Principal Investigator Robert F. Anda, MD, to Be Celebrated at May 22 Virtual Global Summit Marking Nearly 30 Years of Adverse Childhood Experiences Science Nearly three decades after publishing one of the most consequential public health studies in American history, Vincent J. Felitti, MD, FACP, has been recognized with the 2026 STAR NeuroLeadership Award, presented by the STAR Network Foundation — and will be honored at the same virtual gathering as his co-principal...

Healing from trauma is possible, and you don’t have to do it alone. We are proud to stand with Star Network Foundation on STARs Day (May 22) for the 3rd annual Scars to STARs Summit! This free global virtual event supports survivors of toxic & abusive relationships. Make sure you visit the PACEs Connection booth in the virtual summit hall! Let's turn our scars into stars, together. Register here for FREE: https://starnetwork.org/scars-to-stars-2026/ #STARsDay #MentalHealthAwareness ...

[Editor's note: Dr. Harise Stein at Stanford University edits a web site — abuseresearch.info — that focuses on the effects of abuse, and includes research articles on PACEs. Every month, she shares the summaries of the abstracts and links to research articles that address only ACEs, PCEs and PACEs. Thank you, Harise! — Carey Sipp] Attached is the first May abuse research summary, which is a review of articles indexed by the National Library of Medicine from peer reviewed journals. This...

Addiction Science Defense Network's ( ASDN ) six-part congressional briefing series continues with Part V, The Importance of Community Engagement to Reduce Substance Use and Promote Community Well-Being . The session will focus on the essential role that community involvement plays in advancing research related to substance use prevention, intervention, and recovery. Drawing on diverse expertise, speakers will highlight how engaging communities not only enhances the relevance and...

“Perceiving the world as a dangerous place, full of evil plans in which ‘evil’ sometimes has to be overcome by force, is not a world view that you simply wake up with one morning,” explained Hanne Duindam, professor at Utrecht University, in the Netherlands to the Keystone-SDA news agency. When conspiracy theories spread rapidly online during the Covid pandemic, the researcher wanted to know where this world view came from. She looked for answers to these questions in data from Zurich: the...

A clinic dashboard showed green indicators across the board. Waiting times down. Referrals completed. Attendance stable. Digital uptake improving. By every operational measure, the system looked successful. But a few corridors away, a patient was already slipping out of care. Not Suddenly. Gradually. She had attended appointments and moved through services. Referrals were marked complete. Yet somewhere between transitions, continuity broke. No follow-up. No confirmation she reached the next...

( Photo from May 13, 2026 of Ben David, chief executive officer of the New Hanover County Community Justice Center ; Elaine Miller-Karas , key creator of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) and co-founder of Trauma Resource Institute ; J'vanete Skiba , director, New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force ; myself , and Casey Gwinn , founder, Alliance for Hope International , co-founder, Camp Hope , on break at a strategic planning session for the New Hanover County Community Justice Center.

"Digital health is producing more platforms than pathways." Every year, new apps, dashboards, and digital solutions are launched with the promise of transforming care. Yet many health systems remain deeply fragmented, particularly for populations navigating HIV stigma, mental health challenges, migration barriers, homelessness, or social exclusion. The problem is not innovation itself. The problem is that many digital tools are designed as isolated products rather than integrated continuity...

The Addiction Science Defense Network ( ASDN ) six-part congressional briefing series continues with Part V, The Importance of Community Engaged Research to Reduce Substance Use and Promote Community Well-Being. The session will focus on the essential role that community involvement plays in advancing research related to substance use prevention, intervention, and recovery. Drawing on diverse expertise, speakers will highlight how engaging communities not only enhances the relevance and...

Healthcare systems measure waiting times, admissions, and vaccination rates. But "Trust" which is one of the most important determinants of continuity-of-care is rarely measured: trust. Not because trust is unimportant. Because systems treat it as intangible. "Yet trust is the mechanism that transforms access into sustained engagement." A patient may “Have Access” and still never return. The system records successful access. The patient records something different: “Not safe.” “Not...

We often describe healthcare as a “system.” But many patients experience it as a series of disconnected transactions. One service for HIV prevention. Another for mental health. Another for housing or social support . Each service may function well independently. Yet the burden of connecting them is placed on the individual already navigating stigma, trauma, instability, or exclusion. That is where fragmentation becomes dangerous. A patient can access care and still disappear from it. They...