Psychological resilience

Meeka's Secret Game App Teaches Emotional Intelligence and Self-Advocacy Skills to Defend Against Childhood Abuse

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Thursday, April 11, 2019
Articles, Human behavior, Humans, Adverse childhood experiences, Mental health, Bullying, Abuse, Child and adolescent psychiatry, Child abuse, Me Too movement, Psychological resilience, Childhood trauma

In the age of the #MeToo movement, Meeka's Secret addresses the taboo topic of childhood abuse offering an age appropriate tool to raise awareness of harm and teach emotional intelligence, self-advocacy and resilience.

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  • In the age of the #MeToo movement, Meeka's Secret addresses the taboo topic of childhood abuse offering an age appropriate tool to raise awareness of harm and teach emotional intelligence, self-advocacy and resilience.
  • It teaches young children how to identify and address physical and sexual abuse to help prevent childhood trauma.
  • "I created Meeka's Secret to teach children, parents and communities how to cope with childhood abuse and heal,"said Sahar Shams, Founder of The HoOoOo Foundation and creator of Meeka's Secret app.
  • Meeka's Secret engages children, parents and mental health professionals in building skills to safeguard against childhood abuse.

New Kognito Simulation Helps K-12 Schools Respond to Community Deaths

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Modeling and simulation, Human behavior, Simulation software, Articles, Simulation, Roleplay simulation, Psychological resilience, Web-based simulation

NEW YORK, April9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Health simulation company Kognito today announced a new professional developmentrole-play simulation that prepares K-12 school personnel to respond to a death in the school community.

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  • NEW YORK, April9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Health simulation company Kognito today announced a new professional developmentrole-play simulation that prepares K-12 school personnel to respond to a death in the school community.
  • The 40-minute online simulation is designed to foster healing and build resilience among students and staff in the aftermath of a tragedy.
  • Resilient Together: Coping with Loss at School features scenarios tailored to different roles within the school community.
  • Kognito is a health simulation company whose evidence-based simulations harness the power of role-play conversations with virtual humans to improve social, emotional, and physical health.

Best’s Market Segment Report: AM Best Maintains Stable Outlook on Spanish Non-Life Market

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Friday, April 5, 2019
Professional services, Finance, Insurance, Economy, Articles, Insurance, Insurance industry, Marketplace, Psychological resilience, Market segmentation

AM Best is maintaining a stable market segment outlook on the Spanish non-life insurance market, supported by key factors that include the robust, albeit slowing, growth of the Spanish economy, the insurance sectors resilience against the turbulent geopolitical landscape and its ability to adapt to changing customer needs and new regulations.

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  • AM Best is maintaining a stable market segment outlook on the Spanish non-life insurance market, supported by key factors that include the robust, albeit slowing, growth of the Spanish economy, the insurance sectors resilience against the turbulent geopolitical landscape and its ability to adapt to changing customer needs and new regulations.
  • A new Bests Market Segment Report, titled Market Segment Outlook: Spanish Non-Life, states the Spanish insurance market has shown resilient performance, producing solid underwriting results despite competitive market conditions and slowing economic growth.
  • After gross domestic product growth peaked at 3.6% in 2015, the Spanish economy has been slowing down, nevertheless remains resilient.
  • In the face of various pressures, the Spanish insurance market continues to display strong credit fundamentals.

Leslie Chapman-Henderson Wins William Gray Award for Outstanding Service in Hurricane Preparedness and Resilience

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Thursday, April 4, 2019
Disaster preparedness, Motivation, Psychological resilience, Self-sustainability, Hurricane preparedness, Articles, Human behavior

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas, April 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the National Tropical Weather Conference awarded nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) President and CEO Leslie Chapman-Henderson the William Gray Award in honor of her twenty-year legacy of service to the cause of hurricane preparedness, safety, and resilience.

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  • SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas, April 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the National Tropical Weather Conference awarded nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) President and CEO Leslie Chapman-Henderson the William Gray Award in honor of her twenty-year legacy of service to the cause of hurricane preparedness, safety, and resilience.
  • Ms. Chapman-Henderson received the award on the opening day of the annual gathering of hurricane experts.
  • Chapman-Henderson is a nationally-respected advocate for building codes and beyond-code innovation and advances the cause of disaster resilience by creating innovative collaborations with public, private, and nonprofit organizations.
  • Since 1998, her leadership has grown the FLASH partnership as well as the disaster resilience movement overall.

Resilience Matters: Strengthening Communities in an Era of Upheaval

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Urban planning, Urban resilience, Psychological resilience, Articles, Ecological resilience, Kresge, Biology, Academic disciplines

In 2018, URP collaborated with a diverse group of writers to share ideas of how to prepare for an uncertain tomorrow.

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  • In 2018, URP collaborated with a diverse group of writers to share ideas of how to prepare for an uncertain tomorrow.
  • Those ideasoriginally published as articles and op-eds in outlets like The New York Times, The Hill, and Colorlineshave been collected in a new e-book " Resilience Matters: Strengthening Communities in an Era of Upheaval ," available for free online.
  • In 2013, Island Press launched the Urban Resilience Project (URP) with support from The Kresge Foundation and The JPB Foundation.
  • The project brings together thought leaders from a broad range of expertise to generate and cross-pollinate ideas on urban resilience in the era of climate change.

Continuity Software Introduces Next Generation of Resilience Assurance Solutions Preventing Downtime, Data Loss and Cyber-Resilience Risks in Hybrid IT Infrastructure

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Business continuity, Articles, Digital technology, Mental health, IT risk management, Cyber resilience, Disaster preparedness, IT infrastructure, National security, Psychological resilience, Disaster recovery, Resilience

NEW YORK, April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuity Software , the leading provider of proactive IT and cyber resilience assurance solutions for hybrid IT environments, today unveiled its brand new AvailabilityGuard NXG technology, the next generation of the company's resilience assurance solutions.

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  • NEW YORK, April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuity Software , the leading provider of proactive IT and cyber resilience assurance solutions for hybrid IT environments, today unveiled its brand new AvailabilityGuard NXG technology, the next generation of the company's resilience assurance solutions.
  • Proactive resilience assurance is the missing piece to attaining desired resiliency levels.
  • "We are thrilled to announce the next generation of our resilience assurance solutions," said Gil Hecht, CEO of Continuity Software.
  • Our solutions protect mission-critical data residing in vulnerable storage systems against cyber-attacks, prevent data loss, and ensure data recoverability.

Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson Releases New Book, "Over My Shoulder: A Columbine Survivor's Story of Resilience, Hope, and a Life Reclaimed"

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Monday, April 1, 2019
Columbine, Psychological resilience, Articles, Human behavior

When the shooting began, Kacey hid under a table with only a chair to protect her.

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  • When the shooting began, Kacey hid under a table with only a chair to protect her.
  • Moments later, she was shot at close range, her shoulder bones reduced to dust and hand severely injured.
  • Minutes later, she fled the school with fellow survivors, in shock and at risk of bleeding to death.
  • Her newly released book, "Over My Shoulder: A Columbine Survivor's Story of Resilience, Hope, and a Life Reclaimed" shares this story.

George Jacob, President & CEO of Aquarium of the Bay, receives distinguished 2019 RCGS Louie Kamookak Medal

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Friday, March 29, 2019
Articles, Awards, Natural environment, Bay Ecotarium, Knights Bachelor, George Jacob, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, David Attenborough, Psychological resilience, EcoTarium, Ecological resilience, Climate resilience

"It is both humbling and gratifying to be recognized and more so, to learn the August awardees outside of Canada, Sir Attenborough and President Carter.

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  • "It is both humbling and gratifying to be recognized and more so, to learn the August awardees outside of Canada, Sir Attenborough and President Carter.
  • Dignitaries and special guests shared their congratulations to George Jacob for this glorious achievement:
    "We protect the things we love.
  • What's next for George Jacob and how will the RCGS medal impact him moving forward to the Bay Ecotarium?
  • Plans are progressing to convert the Aquarium into the world's first Climate Resilience and Ocean Conservation Living Museum.

Voting on "Best Harbor in the U.S." open to everyone who loves the coast.

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Friday, March 15, 2019
Motivation, Psychological resilience, Self-sustainability, Articles, Health

Voting is now open to ALL people who love the coasts.

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  • Voting is now open to ALL people who love the coasts.
  • US Harbors' president, Anastasia Fischer, said "There is something magical about harbors.
  • Visitors can vote for their favorite harbor at usharbors.com/bestharbor2019 from now until April 14th, 2019.
  • The mission of the company is to promote the sustainability and resilience of coastal communities, both economically and environmentally.

SBP Launches New Educational Flood Awareness Initiative in At-Risk Communities

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Thursday, March 14, 2019
Types of insurance, Economy, Finance, Money, Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, SBP, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, Home insurance, Insurance, Flood insurance, Flood, Psychological resilience

SBP's online training aims to dispel common misconceptions about flooding and homeowner's insurance coverage, placing heightened emphasis on the value of flood insurance.

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  • SBP's online training aims to dispel common misconceptions about flooding and homeowner's insurance coverage, placing heightened emphasis on the value of flood insurance.
  • "Flood insurance is the number one predictor in the length of time it will take a family to recover after disaster," said SBP Co-founder and CEO Zack Rosenburg.
  • "If we can increase flood insurance take-up rates in at-risk communities, that means less dependence on federal assistance and nonprofit rebuilding.
  • Through its resilience training, SBP works to share lessons learned, prevent common barriers to recovery and help communities utilize SBP's standardized, repeatable and proven-effective model.