By Ray Delgado, Global Newswire, March 10, 2021
Hillsides has received a $300,000 grant from the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to establish a network of care among partner agencies as part of the state’s ACEs Aware Initiative. The grant is the second phase of funding Hillsides has received as part of the initiative following a $100,000 grant in June last year that established a learning community to promote the ACEs Aware Initiative.
This new round of funding is earmarked for the establishment of a “network of care” among numerous regional Medi-Cal providers who were part of the phase one learning community. Hillsides is one of 35 organizations throughout the state who received a total of $30.8 million in ACEs Aware grant funding to effectively respond to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress with community-based health and social supports that meet the needs of children, adults, and families. ACEs Aware seeks to change and save lives by helping Medi-Cal providers understand the importance of screening for ACEs and training them to respond with trauma-informed care, which recognizes the widespread impact of trauma, integrates knowledge of trauma into treatment, and promotes the healing of families, children and communities.
“We are so honored to have been selected to lead this Southern California regional cohort for this important work that will greatly improve the way we treat children and adults who have experienced ACEs and trauma,” said Stacey Roth, Hillsides President and CEO. “We have seen remarkable results in treatment outcomes when we adopted a Trauma-Informed Care approach to our treatment. And our partners from the first phase of the project are primed to build a robust learning community of ACEs-informed providers that should significantly alter the way services are offered.”
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