S2: E7 - "Trauma & Addiction" with Cheri Littlefield, LCSW, LCAC
About Cheri Littlefield:\nCheri graduated from Olivet Nazarene University with a BS in Elementary Education in May of 2000. \xa0She then started her profession in the area of Student Life and Administration at a residential high school on Ball State\u2019s Campus in Muncie, IN. \xa0She, later moved back to her childhood home in Elkhart, IN and began her career in the field of social work. \xa0Shortly after she moved back to the Michiana area, she went to graduate school at Indiana University of South Bend and received her Masters in Social Work in May of 2010. \xa0She has worked as a case manager, clinical therapist, clinical and administrative supervisor, as well as partnered with community stakeholders to bridge the gap with access to treatment for those that struggle with mental health and addiction issues. \xa0She has spent the last 9 years working in the field of addiction and specializes in addiction treatment. \xa0Cheri has also taught at IUSB in the social work program and has enjoyed training interns. Cheri enjoys spending time with her family and friends, especially her niece and nephews.\nResources to help those struggling with Trauma, Addiction and other mental health related issues:\n- Ted Talk: How Childhood Trauma affects Health Across a Lifetime:\n\xa0\xa0\xa0https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?language=en\n- Ted Talk: The Stigma of Addiction:\n\xa0\xa0\xa0https://www.ted.com/talks/tony_hoffman_the_stigma_of_addiction\n- Podcast: Healing from Trauma and Addiction:\n\xa0\xa0\xa0https://youtu.be/6A1VHxKLIcI\nHotlines:\n- National Center for Victims of Crime: 800-394-2255\n- National Child Abuse Hotline: \xa0800-422-4453\n- National Domestic Violence Hotline: \xa0800-799-7233\n- National Sexual Assault Hotline: \xa0800-656-4673\n- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: \xa0888-628-9454\n- National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: \xa0866-331-9474\n- National Drug Helpline: \xa0844-289-0879\n- National Alliance on Mental Illness: \xa0800-950-6264\n- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Hotline: \xa0800-662-4357