Saturday, October 11th | 10AM – 12PM

18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404

Free + Open to the Public

What started as a response to the devastating fires that impacted Los Angeles has evolved into a space for the whole community to process current stressors in our lives and the state of the world.

Join us again on Saturday, October 11th, from 10am-12pm for a community art-making gathering focused on safety, connection, and healing. These open studio-style gatherings provide space to process our experiences as a community through creative expression, with licensed mental health and trained arts healing practitioners available for support. This month’s practitioners are Nicole Rademacher, ATR-BC, LMFT; Addalee Lyon, ATR-P, AMFT; and Diane Campbell, SEA Certified, Radiance Sutras Meditation Teacher.

The final 30 minutes will be dedicated to optional sharing in community. Each gathering is FREE and welcomes participants of all ages and offers a nurturing environment. Art supplies and light refreshments provided.

This will be the last convening of the year, but Art-making in Community will return in 2026.

Let us know you’re coming: https://bit.ly/art-making-community-healing

*This gathering is not a replacement for therapy, though many facilitators are licensed therapists. A resource list will be provided at the event to support you in finding specific support.
*These sessions are volunteer-run. 18th Street Arts Center has generously donated its space and promotional efforts. Supplies for these sessions are funded in part by donations through the Arts & Healing Initiative.

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Check out this new webinar!

“Service utilization characteristics among adolescents from racial and ethnic minority groups at elevated risk for suicide: A scoping review” was published in the May 2024 issue of Children and Youth Services Review. Read this now.

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation Volume 25 Issue 5

Christine A. Courtois and Julian D. Ford have published a new chapter in The Handbook of Trauma Transformative Practice titled Trauma-Transformative Principles in the Treatment of Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders. You can find the book here.

Please take some time to review the articles published recently through the Journal for Trauma & Dissociation!

Available through Taylor and Francis here.

We would like to take some time to acknowledge the saddening loss of our amazing colleague, Dr. Maureen Allwood,. Please read Dr. Julian Ford’s statement regarding her passing and continued legacy here.

Thanks for reading, and if you are interested in submitting for the next issue, please check out our Submission Instructions for Authors page.

October 19 Webinar:

Gun Violence in the Street: Cultural Sensitivity in a Grounding with a Young Woman Experiencing a PTSD Flashback 

Video coming soon