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John Cole Please join us for the ongoing discussion of 'A Better Normal- Education Upended' led by Lara Kain, ACEs Connection's community manager for ACEs in Education . After two very fruitful conversations, we will start our deep dive into selected topics in education. During our recent conversations a recurring theme continues to surface regarding connections between families and schools during the current crises. Both challenges and successes have been shared and highlighted. This week...

On the eastern edge of Missouri, leaders of the Alive and Well network had generated a robust media campaign to help people understand the impact of trauma and toxic stress on health and well-being. There was a monthly column in an African-American newspaper, spots about toxic stress and resilience on urban radio stations and weekly public service features on the NBC affiliate, with physicians, clergy and teachers advocating ways to “be alive and well.” Two hundred and fifty miles to the...

(Thanks to Karen Clemmer for contributing to this blog post.) In our work towards breaking down silos, ACEs in Maternal Health Community Manager Karen Clemmer and I, the community manager of ACEs in Pediatrics , co-hosted a lively discussion for the April 3 “Better Normal” brainstorming session. The session included looking at workarounds for pediatricians and other health care providers during a time when all of our lives have been upended and rerouted, how we in our communities are being...

By Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, April 28, 2020 California schools could reopen this summer to help make up for a “learning loss” that early closures forced by the coronavirus pandemic caused this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. Schools typically start the academic year in mid- to late August, but the governor said that might be moved up to as early as July if the pandemic is under control. “We recognize there has been a learning loss,” Newsom said at a news conference. “We...

The English version launched on April 19, 2020, under the title Fighting the Big Virus: Trinka, Sam, and Littletown Work Together. It is a free resource developed in collaboration with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and Piplo Productions . The Spanish version is now available. Please help us to help the story reach families who may benefit from it. Este cuento fue creado para ayudar a los niños pequeños y a sus familias a hablar acerca de sus experiencias y sentimientos...

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, California Health Care Foundation, April 24, 2020 Many county correctional facilities throughout California are reducing their teeming populations to prevent large-scale COVID-19 outbreaks. The dorm rooms, dining halls, and recreation areas in many of these institutions are breeding grounds for spreading the virus, experts say. People have been complaining for weeks that inmates don’t have hand sanitizer or equipment like masks to protect themselves and that cramped...

CRI Live Webinar: Trauma-Informed Certification Course New Updated Course 1 - Prerequisite for all other CRI courses May 4 and 5, 2020 9:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT by Zoom webinar Become an Agent of Resilience and transform your community. Learn the science behind behavior and practical skills for addressing trauma and building resilience. The documentary 'Paper Tigers' documents a high school's journey to being the first trauma-informed high school in the country. This work was catalyzed by CRI's...

Most people know that some Veterans returning home from overseas where they served under combat conditions are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, did you know that PTSD can also affect those who have never served in the military?

By Dr. Robert Sege, positiveexperience.org, April 23, 2020 A lot has happened in the month since we first published “ Love in the Time of Coronavirus ” in this blog space. We are now publishing regularly and have featured the perspectives of Drs. David Willis , Danielle Laraque-Arena , Heather Forkey, and Moira Szilagyi . We have also established our own community at ACEs Connection , and post contributions there frequently. Visit our blog to read all posts, our publications page for media...

Join us in reflecting on the pandemic challenges shared by our ACEs Connection community members so far

Pairing TAT with the original CDC-Kaiser ACE Study is what makes the Healing ACEs with the TAT Program so powerfully effective.

By Jack P. Shonkoff and David R. Williams, Center on the Developing Child, April 27, 2020 The COVID-19 virus is ruthlessly contagious and, at the same time, highly selective. Its capacity to infect is universal, but the consequences of becoming infected are not. While there are exceptions, children are less likely to show symptoms, older adults and those with pre-existing medical conditions are the most susceptible, and communities of color in the United States are experiencing dramatically...