Forensic Neuroscience (3 Nov 25 - AAMFT Conference) notes - Dr Jerrod M. Brown

 

     There is always new research.  Forensic Neuroscience is about understanding and managing criminal behaviour.  Half of the people in prison may not be treated with head trauma or injury.  Prefrontal cortex  -  hormones linked to anti-social.  Hormones are not working at optimal levels.  Brain gut -  what goes on in the gut, may show connection to the brain.  Increase a role in decreasing risk assessment.  Lead, mercury, food additives, can have a role.

-Head injury, child abuse exposure, mom pregnant smoking cigarettes, may increase mental illness, poor health.  Half of prisoners or more may have had a history of traumatic, even female population.  Front lobe impairment - can reduce clients ability to reach their goals.  Sex offenders - Alternations in frontal lobes and may be more.  Intimate partner violence -  may involve more dysfunctional - brain based impairments.

Session Two:   If can help stop smoking, may help in stopping alcohol ( both addictions).  Sensation seeking - has a tendency to in high risk behaviour, faster in substance abuse, financial risk.  Chronic stress-  may be a drive of anger.  

Bio Psycho Social Approach in Forensic Clinical practice - what is going on in community, home, toxins.  How would you start asking questions?  Getting in the habit of eating well, sleep ( a lot of issues), exercise.  Childhood - before age of 18, if trauma is not addressed, may grow up to have more issues.

Alexithymiat Violent Behaviour is emotional blindness.  Blinders linked to violent behaviour (lot of bullying behaviour, sex offender, homicide etc…..65% of alcohol and drugs - dealing with nutrition deficiency, sleep problems.  If don’t address it, may lead to more severe problems.  Violent behaviours - low blood sugars and problematic behaviours - mental aggression etc….

Western Diet, fat food, sweet beverages etc…would play a role in some cases in aggressive behaviour.  Lots of sugar can cause poor sleep, aggression, violence and impulsive behaviour. 

Circadian    Rhythm  Disruption-  One of the most important topics - chronic inflammation, mood , pain disorders - problems with skin.

Gut Microbiome Disruption-cholesterol issues.   70% to 91% coming out of prison are dealing with food insecurity.  Suicide in some issues, mental illness problems, cardia vascular problems.  More on slides.

next :      Food Insecurity screening Questions

CON - PREDITORS targeting children on line as young as 8

Thoughts of the week good/vs evil Protecting our children

 I posted the video on crypto because it seems to be encouraged to invest in which I won't.  However, where my thoughts were this week was around children and the need to protect them.   I have seen so many adults who suffered at the abuse they received as children which still haunts them and we need to take more responsibility to ensure that we report incidents to the police and we begin to hold media giants responsible for allowing preditors to target youth.   Last night on the news a new apperently experimental group called "CON" is targeting children in a horrific way.  They are cruel.  There are horrific united deplorable cowards out there encouraging children to do terrible things and they need to be hunted down, charged, locked down and locked up.  One elementary school in the GTA had to be closed down for a few hours because of targets towards their children.  Our children are precious gifts which need to be protected because they are so vulnerable.  We all have a responsiblity to protect those who cannot protect themselves.  Take a moment of silence and reflection.  See you next week.  Bye bye world.  

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Legacy, Resilience and mental Health in Todays America (notes) Little Rock

     When I attended the three day webinar at the end of the year, I was pleasantly surprised to see a panel stage, of the following speakers,  reminding me of an important historical event.   I took notes and this is my best for you.  I was so in awe!

Dr Milba Beals was born in 1941, a time when black people didn’t matter.  All consider the historical record to carry and without it we perish.

     Mrs Brown - Trickey :  She went into Social Work as a profession.  When she was 15 & 16, experiences helped her with other people.  

     National Guard and crowd.  She looked at a mob and felt she would not lose her intelligence and humanity.

     Mrs Green, feels she has has helped the voices of people of colour, all over the world.

Mrs Brown - “if I didn’t do it, who will?”  Experiences at Central High gave her the experiences for that.  Part of her strategy was looking at the participants of the mob.  “We each had our resources to survive.”  Didn’t tell parents very much.  “I don’t know what the other eight did but I would go home and my parents would ask how did the day go -tell my parents fine.”  “What are kids talking about that they are not sharing?”

Dr Roberts -  Resilience:  “You may have opportunity to grow.

Mrs Green (sp)  “  We have success with problem.  “We stood as a group.  We supported each other.”

     Hats off to the parents.

Story of Courage -  Mrs Colotta (sp) -  Hers was to go to college (thinks she had PTSD).  For 2 1/2 years so much happened.  Professors and counsellors were not available to her.  Dreams of being a doctor vanished.  For thirty years she did not speak of her time at Little Rock.  Writing my book, My Journey to Little Rock really helped.

Betsy  -  “Felt like a misfit.”  She has a record of being arrested for advocacy.  She didn’t have a book.  Had no understanding of mental health.  Lived with two psychiatrists and tried to make change.  Still does but in a different way.  That is, she works at her mental health.

Mr Green grew up with a family of school teachers.

• Mrs Melba Brooks -  “One important balance during that year and beyond has been air our contact and trust with each other.  And the times that we have gotten together has been extraordinary.”

     “Our parents had our backs.  The community of the coloured and I had the opportunities.  May 1957, the King came to our graduation.

Trickeny:  “We were 14 and 15 years old.  Now 84, we talk about it being an American story but it was a world story.

Question:  “ How did you manage to stay together - after 30 year anniversary at Little Rock.  

“We went through a lot in 1957.  After 30 th anniversary- a continuous.  68 years later and we’re still talking about it -“a life sentence”.

Melba Beans:  “We all met with Dr King, whereby he listened patiently and composed us by advising we were doing this for years yet unborn.”  “I believe we were attached because we could not talk to our parents.”

“ We can walk down the street thanks to you.”

Tichey -  she met with schools in New Zealand.  “Our kids need to be encouraged.  Prefers to talk to young people - want to learn.  Old people - they think you want to change their mind.  “All the progress seen in the last 70 years is being taken away.  It’s hurtful and harmful.  Books being banned.  Get list and go out and buy them. 

Melba Beals -  Warriors Don’t Cry  “I called my book that because most of all, must march.  FORWARD complaining very little or not at all.  “Keeping our eyes on the Prize.  

“AS LONG AS ONE OF US IS NOT FREE, ALL OF US ARE NOT FREE!!!!!!”

I have posted a video for you below.   

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