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The other day, I heard about a funder who was advised by a consultant to get “out of the ACEs bubble” and move on to something else. That’s like telling geologists to move on from plate tectonics (how continents ride on moving plates to cause earthquakes and volcanoes). Or telling biologists and physicians to move on from germ theory , which showed that bacteria and viruses cause disease, not “bad air” (!). The science of positive and adverse childhood experiences is just as revolutionary as...

“Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media”, published today, is available at a pre-launch discount of up to $1.96 (from the $28 cover price to $26.04) via independent bookstores . The book is the seventh by Donna Jackson Nakazawa, acclaimed author, science journalist, international speaker and longtime friend of PACEs Connection. Jackson will join PACEs Connection for our second “Connecting Communities One Book at a Time”...

Tune into History. Culture. Trauma. – 1pm PT Thursday, September 15 – Encore of Agnes Woodward discussing murdered and missing Indigenous women. For the month of September, PACEs Connection is taking a break. Our staff will celebrate Labor Day and take this month to restore ourselves. We have picked our most popular episodes to run this month. This week's favorite was chosen by staff member Jenna Quinn, coordinator and environmental justice consultant at PACEs Connection. In honor of the...

Hi. Honestly, this is one of the worst videos I've done. However, every moment of life matters, and so if it's just one of those days and you only have X amount of time, you do what you can and move on; and it should still be of benefit. Video description: Briefly, how Connect All works with being prepared and some of the free available materials. Link: https://youtu.be/kcTmyXXiDz8

Cuerpo y mente. How do you stay healthy? Mariela Herrera speaks (and sings) about mind and body health. We need sun, but what else do we need to be healthy? #TogetherTuesday https://youtu.be/Rnrpeny9fW4

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN, September 12, 2022 Put on your walking shoes and don’t forget your step counter: You can reduce your risk for cancer, heart disease and early death by getting up to 10,000 steps a day, but any amount of walking helps, according to a new study. Health benefits rose with every step, the study found, but peaked at 10,000 steps – after that the effects faded. Counting steps may be especially important for people who do unstructured, unplanned physical activity such as...

By Saundra Amrhein, Photo: Courtesy/Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Herald-Tribune, September 2, 2022 Rebecca Gannon looked into the blank stares of the homeless women she was trying to help. Even as the women sat quietly with fidgeting infants, Gannon sensed they couldn’t hear her, their emotions roiling inside. “It almost seems like they can’t understand the situation that I’m sharing,” Gannon said. Housing Crisis: New Sarasota-Manatee housing collaborative may offer immediate help to...

By David Molloy, Photo: Getty Images, BBC News, September 12, 2022 Modern slavery is a growing challenge thanks to a mix of armed conflict, climate change and the global pandemic, a new UN report says. International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates suggest that 50 million people - or one out of every 150 people alive - are trapped in forced labour or forced marriages. That is up nearly 10 million on its numbers from five years ago. The ILO said the fact things were getting worse was...

By Anemona Hartocollis, Photo: Vanessa Leroy for The New York Times, The New York Times, September 12, 2022 A woman who lived in the shadows of Harvard discovers, at 80, that her enslaved ancestors had links to the university. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — On a cloudy day this summer, Roberta Wolff-Platt paid a visit to Christ Church, a short walk from Harvard Yard. Standing at the edge of a crypt in the church basement, she marveled that her ancestor Darby Vassall, born enslaved, had been buried here,...

By Katherine Dillinger and Deidre McPhillips, CNN, September 12, 2022 People who got intravenous ketamine at three private ketamine infusion clinics had “significant improvement” in symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, a new study says. The study, published Monday in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry , adds to a growing body of research showing ketamine’s promise in treating these conditions. It “gives some more real-world data, which is incredibly important” because it...

By Jason DeParle, Photo: Maddie McGarvey, The New York Times, September 11, 2022 With little public notice and accelerating speed, child poverty fell by 59 percent from 1993 to 2019, according to a comprehensive new analysis that shows the critical role of increased government aid. WASHINGTON — For a generation or more, America’s high levels of child poverty set it apart from other rich nations, leaving millions of young people lacking support as basic as food and shelter amid mounting...

PACEs Connection's own Lara Kain will be speaking during this webinar focused on trauma-informed strategies in schools. Join 4CA and the following panel of leaders in this discussion about policy perspectives on implementing trauma-informed strategies in schools, including an update on California’s $4.1 billion investment in Community Schools. Janis Connallon, Senior Health Policy Associate, Children’s Defense Fund-CA Elena Costa, Program Coordinator, Essentials for Childhood Initiative,...