Elvira Cruz, LSCW, is a behavioral health counselor who speaks about trauma recovery in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. In her work, she applies Triumph Over Trauma training and curriculum.

Elvira was trained as a Triumph Over Trauma facilitator at an event in September 2023 sponsored by Methodist Healthcare Ministries and the Valley Legacy Baptist Foundation.

Learn more at TriumphOverTrauma.INFO.

Your gifts help us provide Triumph Over Trauma training and mentoring. Give at harperhill.global/donate.

Sylvia Turner of the Mississippi Public Health Institute discusses a statewide recovery program that combines congregational care with mental health education and mentoring. Triumph Over Trauma is integrated with their programs.

To register for the MSPHI April 25, 2024 program, go to https://msphicrop.org/.

Go to TriumphOverTrauma.INFO for free resources and training. We invite you to support the training and mentoring of Triumph Over Trauma facilitators through harperhill.global/donate.

Welcome to the Women Arise Podcast. In this episode, you’ll find hope in Alaska. Rev. Murray Crookes’ community is progressing toward the goals of truth and reconciliation by revisiting the historical oppression of Native American people. Healing Circles provide a path to peace and are supported through the work of Triumph Over Trauma.

Go to TriumphOverTrauma.INFO for resources, registration, and more.

Learn more about Rev. Murray Crooks.

What are the effects on children of domestic violence households?

Jody Anderson, LCSW, describes her experiences with children, ages 5 - 8, who bonded over their common issues growing up during domestic abuse.

This episode provides insight and hope that came from their lives as Jody releases her new book, "Band of Angels" on Amazon.com.

If you experience domestic violence, call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. Hope is on the horizon.

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for action to address the public health crisis and the devastating impact of the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the United States. Dr. Murthy explains that disconnection fundamentally affects our mental, physical, and societal health. He also states that loneliness and isolation increase the risk for individuals to develop mental health challenges in their lives.

Through funding from SAMHSA’s Transformation Transfer Initiative, NASMHPD has partnered with peer-run and community-designed initiatives to serve diverse populations, including those experiencing trauma in their daily lives and individuals struggling with serious mental health challenges.

This Town Hall series will provide an opportunity for discussion and implementation of the six foundational pillars outlined by Dr. Murthy’s important report. National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors: https://www.nasmhpd.org/content/nasmh...

Town Hall Two: Peer-Led Inclusive Approaches Designed to Support, Unify, and Prevent Isolation Date: Monday, June 26, 2023 from 1 – 2:30 PM CST Understanding the impact of isolation and loneliness on emotional well-being and health, survivors of trauma, labels of mental illness, and substance use challenges have long-established healing communities designed to advance healing through connection and shared experience. Join us as we explore these examples, that range from open-access wellness centers to 24/7 peer phone lines and peer-run respites, which create an alternative to hospitalization during mental health crises.

Speakers: Raul Almazar, RN, MA Cherene Caraco Mary Ferreri Vesper Moore Rich Hollett

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for action to address the public health crisis and the devastating impact of the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the United States. Dr. Murthy explains that disconnection fundamentally affects our mental, physical, and societal health. He also states that loneliness and isolation increase the risk for individuals to develop mental health challenges in their lives.

Through funding from SAMHSA’s Transformation Transfer Initiative, NASMHPD has partnered with peer-run and community-designed initiatives to serve diverse populations, including those experiencing trauma in their daily lives and individuals struggling with serious mental health challenges.

This Town Hall series will provide an opportunity for discussion and implementation of the six foundational pillars outlined by Dr. Murthy’s important report. Click here to view the report. 

Town Hall One: 
Deepening trauma-informed knowledge, faith leaders are providing innovative programs that restore connection to self and others.  The TAMAR program, originally funded by SAMHSA, provides weekly groups focused on understanding the impact of trauma on all aspects of our lives, offering connection, healing, community, and hope.

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors: https://www.nasmhpd.org/content/nasmhpds-center-innovation-health-policy-and-practice

Triumph Over Trauma: https://TriumphOverTrauma.INFO 

Friendship Bench (Charryse N. Wright):  https://www.friendshipbenchzimbabwe.org/

Winning Wealth, Netzer: Ministries of David S. Smith

Peer Lifeline (Arsania Wright) https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/mentalhealth/documents/Lifeline_FBI_Contact_Maps_011023.pdf 

Rosa Rodriguez wrote the song, "Mujer Vida" for Harper Hill Global and Colleagues in Care's campaign to reduce maternal mortality caused by hypertension.

In this interview, Rosa describes what it was like to put her creativity to the test - singing about the subject of hypertension. 

Visit HarperHill.Global to learn how we creatively share life-giving information with communities throughout the world.

You can contribute to the global effort by giving to HarperHill.global/donate. Together, we communicate health and hope.

In 2022, Tameka Ferebee began writing a healing song for Triumph Over Trauma, a movement for trauma recovery. In the midst of writing, she and her family experienced the devastating loss of her nephew.

In this episode, Tameka shares how this song came to be and how it is helping her and others recover.

Text HOPE to 615-933-5387 to receive daily messages that enliven the spirit within. Triumph Over Trauma is produced by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors in partnership with Harper Hill Global.

Triumph Over Trauma resources can be downloaded at TriumphOverTrauma.info, and facilitator registration is available on the site.