January 2021

From The Catalyst Center, January 27, 2021 Through this training, you will gain insight and tools on ACEs, Toxic Stress, ACE screening, and unique populations experiencing ACEs, to then identify and engage community-based services to provide a warm handoff for patients and their families. Our ACEs Aware provider trainings will begin with the Orange County region on February 22nd, 2021. [ Please click here to register for the Provider Trainings .] We also invite ALL to join our regional...

By Center for the Study of Social Policy, January 26, 2021 Healthy Teen Network is currently seeking 18-26 year-old parents, who were in foster care around age 17, or have "aged-out" of the system, to participate in a new research projects centering and understanding the needs of young parents during the pandemic. Participants will receive compensation of $50 or $95, depending on how they choose to engage with the project. View the complete flyer here. For those interested, please email...

By First Focus on Children, January 26, 2021 Join us for a conversation with First Focus for Children and the Center for the Study of Social Policy to examine the history of racism within the child welfare system on Friday, January 29th at 12:00pm EST. This is the first in a series of public conversations on child welfare and race equity. You can tune in to the conversation on Facebook Live on January 29th — and we invite you to join us using # FosterUnderstanding . [ Please click here to...

By Center for Health Care Strategies, California Health Care Foundation, January 11, 2021 Within California, 70% of the approximately 150,000 people experiencing homelessness are living unsheltered, according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report developed by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Street medicine is the practice of providing basic medical care to people experiencing homelessness and living on the street. What began in the early 1990s with the recognition that...

ACEs Aware in Action Join the Movement to Screen, Treat, and Heal California patients, health care providers, and communities have weathered many storms over the past year. Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and responding to the symptoms of toxic stress will improve patient health now and in the future, unlocking the potential of an entire generation. Join the movement today to become ACEs Aware. ACEs Aware Announces Grant Awards to Support Trauma-Informed Networks of Care...

Further expanding the reach and impact of the ACEs Aware initiative , the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), in partnership with the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG), today awarded $30.8 million in ACEs Aware grant funds to 35 organizations across California. The grants will help build and strengthen robust networks of care to effectively respond to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress with community-based health and social supports that meet the...

ACEs science is waking the world up to the role of adversity - big and small, overt and covert, from acts of commission as well as acts of omission - as one of the most important non-genetic risk factors for chronic illness and other conditions that keep people from reaching their full potential. It is also paving the way for recognizing the role of other categories of adversity that shape health. Here are 7 additional categories of adversity that shape and influence health and more

Chloe Yang, 1/27/21, positiveexperience.org/blog A portrait of a doctor, the photographer’s father, reviewing charts during Covid-19. A snapshot of bubbles and chalk art. A photo of protestors fighting for more equitable school reopening plans. These are some of the winning entries to the HOPE High School Phone Photography Contest. Last fall, the HOPE National Resource Center announced this contest, open to all high school students in the Greater Boston area. To enter, students took...

Dear Friends and Allies, As we emerge from a year of crisis and despair, we are lifted by the hope of a new administration and the growing state and national consensus that we must respond at scale to the social and emotional challenges facing children. Challenges clearly driven by structural racism, the stabilization of poverty, and a culture that equates wealth with value, and fame with merit. CCT and our allies are doubling down on our commitment to reimagine children’s mental health as a...

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge joins the show to discuss trauma, the pandemic, and teletherapy. Dr. Ro has been busy and shares her great expertise and lessons learned during the pandemic and switch to teletherapy. https://connectingparadigms.org/blog/podcast/roseann-capanna-hodge-talks-trauma-teletherapy/

I am Selena Rowell, director of the Columbus County Partnership for Children in North Carolina. The reason why I support ACEs Connection is because of the great potential to promote healing and hope to individuals and even to the entire community. We value the work of ACEs Connection and its entire support team. ACEs Connection provides free guidance for any agency seeking to promote a more inclusive community. The guidance is also available for individuals who may be struggling or trying to...

WestEd recently created three infographics related to workforce issues and access following screening of young children that were developed by the California State Screening Collaborative , with funding from California Department of Public Health and California Department of Developmental Services, Early Start . Please consider reviewing and sharing with your networks. The infographics are attached below.