I don’t know if Ben Johnson will work out, and knowing the Bears chances are low. It is nice to see a Chicago team take a big swing and pay top of market prices.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Wednesday, Jan 22, 25 @ 8:37 am:
According to the Harvard Business Review, 60% of men and 50% of women have experienced trauma, and 1 in 25 have been diagnosed with PTSD. We have long recognized combat and war as causing trauma and PTSD, but it also comes from domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, secondary trauma of a loved one, and — like war — pandemics.
People of color are dsproportionately affected.
Covid, the murder of George Floyd and too many others, J6, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events have caused reports of trauma to skyrocket.
In response, experts have recommended that all employers adopt trauma-informed workplace to protect their employees, but few have. Not even government agencies. Not even government agencies that are on the front lines addressing trauma that the public experiences.
We talk a lot about crumbling bridges, roads and schools, and the impact that has on our state. But people are the most vital piece of our state’s public infrastructure. Whether it is our police and firefighters, our teachers and social workers, or even the people who work in cubicles doing clerical work — they are all experiencing wear-and-tear, and we need policies in place to take care of them, just as we take care of cracks in bridges or potholes in our roads.
The good news is that most of these policy changes cost nothing, or are much cheaper than losing trained, skilled employees and going through the process of hiring and training to backfill their position.
Biden made a quick pivot to declare a medical end to the pandemic once vaccines were widely available and infection rates dropped. Who can blame him? We all wanted the pandemic to be “over.” But just as the Vietnam War did not magically end for vets returning home, the pandemic has not ended for millions of Americans. The shockwaves of their trauma, and the trauma of many others continues long after the event.
The longer we wait to face the music, the harder the road to recovery will be.
How could was it this week? I had a 500 gallons delivery of LP heating oil delivered. When I checked my tank later that night, it only registered an additional 400 gallons from where it started. That’s a 20 percent contraction of the fuel. Talk about cold.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Wednesday, Jan 22, 25 @ 9:03 am:
Using the logic presented in the linked article below, since Illini football trounced Michigan, who trounced Ohio State–should that make the University of Illinois National Champions?
I agree that the Bears should be commended for paying top dollar for Ben Johnson. He was in high demand. He needs to have his say on the roster though. Otherwise he will fail like the rest of the Bear coaches. We need 4 Offensive linemen in the worst way.
I’d feel very confident on improving from 5-12 if we weren’t up against the NFC east and AFC north next season, including games at Philly, Washington, Baltimore, and Cincy. And with the north still stacked, it’s gonna be an uphill battle.
- ChicagoVinny - Wednesday, Jan 22, 25 @ 7:54 am:
I don’t know if Ben Johnson will work out, and knowing the Bears chances are low. It is nice to see a Chicago team take a big swing and pay top of market prices.
- JoanP - Wednesday, Jan 22, 25 @ 8:22 am:
Still cold.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Wednesday, Jan 22, 25 @ 8:37 am:
According to the Harvard Business Review, 60% of men and 50% of women have experienced trauma, and 1 in 25 have been diagnosed with PTSD. We have long recognized combat and war as causing trauma and PTSD, but it also comes from domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, secondary trauma of a loved one, and — like war — pandemics.
People of color are dsproportionately affected.
Covid, the murder of George Floyd and too many others, J6, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events have caused reports of trauma to skyrocket.
In response, experts have recommended that all employers adopt trauma-informed workplace to protect their employees, but few have. Not even government agencies. Not even government agencies that are on the front lines addressing trauma that the public experiences.
We talk a lot about crumbling bridges, roads and schools, and the impact that has on our state. But people are the most vital piece of our state’s public infrastructure. Whether it is our police and firefighters, our teachers and social workers, or even the people who work in cubicles doing clerical work — they are all experiencing wear-and-tear, and we need policies in place to take care of them, just as we take care of cracks in bridges or potholes in our roads.
The good news is that most of these policy changes cost nothing, or are much cheaper than losing trained, skilled employees and going through the process of hiring and training to backfill their position.
Biden made a quick pivot to declare a medical end to the pandemic once vaccines were widely available and infection rates dropped. Who can blame him? We all wanted the pandemic to be “over.” But just as the Vietnam War did not magically end for vets returning home, the pandemic has not ended for millions of Americans. The shockwaves of their trauma, and the trauma of many others continues long after the event.
The longer we wait to face the music, the harder the road to recovery will be.
- YDD
- H-W - Wednesday, Jan 22, 25 @ 8:45 am:
How could was it this week? I had a 500 gallons delivery of LP heating oil delivered. When I checked my tank later that night, it only registered an additional 400 gallons from where it started. That’s a 20 percent contraction of the fuel. Talk about cold.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Wednesday, Jan 22, 25 @ 9:03 am:
Using the logic presented in the linked article below, since Illini football trounced Michigan, who trounced Ohio State–should that make the University of Illinois National Champions?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/oregon-ducks-recognized-as-national-champions-despite-ohio-state-s-victory-over-notre-dame/ar-AA1xAKhI?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=05922fe9d5cc41b7a76972e293fbf79e&ei=12
- Mister Ed - Wednesday, Jan 22, 25 @ 9:35 am:
I agree that the Bears should be commended for paying top dollar for Ben Johnson. He was in high demand. He needs to have his say on the roster though. Otherwise he will fail like the rest of the Bear coaches. We need 4 Offensive linemen in the worst way.
- I-55 Fanatic - Wednesday, Jan 22, 25 @ 10:39 am:
I’d feel very confident on improving from 5-12 if we weren’t up against the NFC east and AFC north next season, including games at Philly, Washington, Baltimore, and Cincy. And with the north still stacked, it’s gonna be an uphill battle.
- Grimlock - Wednesday, Jan 22, 25 @ 11:47 am:
UIS just announced a voluntary separation incentive program for faculty and staff.