August 2021

It is with great excitement and enthusiasm that I have accepted the position at PACEsConnection as their full time Trauma-Informed Education Consultant. I have been with PACEsConnection since 2018 in the role of Community Facilitator, supporting cross-sector resilience initiatives in Southern California, managing the PACEs in Education site, and tending to education related topics as time allowed. The dream has always been, even before I started working here in an official role, to have...

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“I have an ACE Score of 10"…. I whispered aloud to myself after taking the ACE Questionnaire for the first time over a decade ago. After first hearing about the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, frequently referred to as the ACE Study, I was hooked and have wanted to know and share what I can about this research since my discovery. I believe this research can change the shape of public health and improve the outcomes for all Americans. For those who know about this world-changing...

By Genoa Barrow, Center for Health Journalism, August 23, 2021 As a Black female neurosurgeon in affluent Folsom, Dr. Kawanaa Carter is paid well, but has spent the last six months healing the community for free. Armed with the knowledge that African Americans are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic — and the data to back it up — Dr. Carter and other advocates have stepped up to vaccinate thousands throughout the region. They’ve focused on areas like Del Paso Heights, North...

By Jeremy Loudenback, The Imprint, August 18, 2021 P rogressive prosecutors from San Francisco to Philadelphia spoke out on a livestream Wednesday, blasting the enduring legacy of the term “superpredator” and highlighting how its racist premise has fed a recent backlash against juvenile justice reforms. Organized by the nonprofits Fair and Just Prosecution and the Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth, the Facebook Live discussion included district and state attorneys in Cook County,...

By Kelly Hooper, Politico, August 22, 2021 In a CNN interview conducted shortly before he died, former Michigan Rep. Paul Mitchell stressed the importance of bipartisanship in today’s politics and learning to accept and find value in people with differing views. “For me it's innate to just say where can we agree? There's value in people you don't agree with.” Mitchell said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper that aired Sunday. Mitchell, who died Aug. 16 at the age of 64 after a battle...

New council will advise Healthy Blue Medicaid plan for a seamless system of care DURHAM, N.C. – Building on its ongoing commitment to improve the health and well-being of children and families in foster care across the state, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) has formed a new Foster Care Advisory Council to work with and advise its Healthy Blue Medicaid plan. The Advisory Council will serve as a valuable resource in ensuring those in foster care are receiving the...

If you suffer from unconscious eating, your ACEs may be impacting your ability to lose weight. Unfortunately, a simple diet or exercise program won’t work because it doesn’t address the WHY behind your unconscious eating patterns in the first place. Learn the link between ACEs and unconcious eating.

Check Your Mail! The ACEs Aware “State of CAre” campaign kicked off in May to raise awareness about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), toxic stress, and the long-term health effects they can have on children and adults if not addressed. The goal is for clinical teams to take the free, online ACEs Aware training and get certified to screen for ACEs. As part of the campaign, a package of new ACEs Aware materials has been sent to all eligible Medi-Cal providers across the state. In early...

By Nikki Wentling, Stars and Stripes, August 25, 2021 President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bill into law that will allow some veterans with mental health conditions to receive service dogs. The new law orders the Department of Veterans Affairs secretary to develop and launch a five-year pilot program that provides service dog training to benefit veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Previously, the VA only covered some costs of service dogs for veterans with certain...

By Alejandra Salgado, Cal Matters, August 23, 2021 This past school year, Madeline Waters struggled to find a way to pay for food while also studying for classes. As a nutrition major at Sacramento State, she wasn’t unfamiliar with what skipping meals could mean for her academic career. So this spring she applied, yet again, for food stamps. “I was really hungry, and my brain cells were barely functioning,” she said. “I was trying to get food and I’d fill out the paperwork and I was trying...

By Michael Tubbs and Libby Schaaf, The Imprint, August 16, 2021 L orrine Paradela is a single mom raising two kids on a tight budget who knows what it’s like to stay up at night worrying about how to pay the bills. She is not alone, particularly since the pandemic, which has put an even heavier economic burden on women of color. What sets her apart is that she had an economic lifeline during the height of the pandemic — an extra $500 a month on top of the income from her job. As a...