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ACE Surveys (different types of)

Emerald Montgomery ·
This is just the start of this list of survey resources. If you have ACEs surveys that you think belong on this list, please provide that information in a comment. Thank you!
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Canadians Joining community surge again

Elizabeth Perry ·
Canadian ACEs and Trauma-Informed Network membership is surging again. During these days of physical distancing we have the opportunity to expand our online connections. Now is a good time to plan next steps in our ACEs and Trauma Informed Canada implementation strategy. If you're Canadian, we want to hear what's happening in your region. Welcome all.
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Children and Youth Living with Family Violence During the COVID-19 Crisis (https://educ.ubc.ca/SOS/)

Elizabeth Perry ·
Canadian resource to support teachers while interacting with children and youth studying at home during covid 19 to check in and be alert for family violence and child abuse and neglect.
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Law and Justice Interview with Elizabeth Perry (Soundcloud.com/jane-mulcahy/)

Elizabeth Perry ·
1st Voice ACEs Canada Champion Elizabeth Perry shares why ACEs are meaningful to her and her vision for the future.
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Now is the Time to Be, not Do (interpersonalinsights.blog)

Elizabeth Perry ·
With Covid 19 keeping most of us at home, now's the time to let our lives catch up to us and envision a new future.
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Now is the Time to Be, not Do (interpersonalinsights.blog)

Elizabeth Perry ·
With Covid 19 keeping most of us at home, now's the time to let our lives catch up to us and envision a new future.
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Pandemics & Infodemics - Wisdom In The Time Of Covid-19 (YouTube.com)

Elizabeth Perry ·
Pandemics & Infodemics - Wisdom In The Time Of Covid-19 | Russell Brand & Dr. Gabor Mate
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Resources Compilation for Mental Health, Trauma during Covid 19

Elizabeth Perry ·
Dr Karen Treisman has created a page on her website to accumulate links to the extensive resources being developed by various experts to support children, youth, and adult mental health and trauma during Covid 19.
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The Brain Story Certification (AlbertaFamilyWellness.org)

Elizabeth Perry ·
The Brain Story Certification course is available free from Alberta Family Wellness Initiative and provides a comprehensive understanding of brain development from conception.
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Why Slowing Down & Reflecting On Our Lives And Values Is So Vital Right Now (YourTango.com)

Elizabeth Perry ·
The unbridled spread of COVID-19 has caused all but essential service providers to drop what we were doing and settle in at home. This forced slowdown is very uncomfortable for most. But, this forced slowdown may not necessarily be a bad thing. With many of us at home, now's a good time to let our lives catch up to us and envision a new future.
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Preventing Child Abuse during Covid 19

Elizabeth Perry ·
A recent webinar explored the topic Protecting Children from Abuse in the midst of the Covid 19 Pandemic
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Saint John New Brunswick becomes the first community in Canada to adapt and replicate the Self-Healing Communities Model

Denise Connors ·
Funded in September 2019 through the Social Innovation Fund and LivingSJ, the 3-year project is co-sponsored by Horizon Health Network and the Boys and Girls Club of Saint John. The project team is being guided, mentored and trained by world leaders Laura Porter, Kathy Adams and Dr. Robert Anda, Co-Principal Investigator of the original ACE study. The Self-Healing Communities Model (SHCM) has over 15 years of demonstrated success in Washington State. Communities who implemented the model...
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The Brain Builders Lab (2019-2021)

Denise Connors ·
ACEs and Their Significance in Substance Use and Addiction Early childhood experiences are important contributors to health outcomes across the lifespan. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), defined as negative, stressful, traumatizing events that occur before age 18, can increase the risk for negative health outcomes, including mental illness and addiction. ACEs are viewed as an important upstream determinant of health, and an awareness of this relationship can strengthen public health...
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Pandemic policing: Highlighting the need for trauma-informed services during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis

Elizabeth Perry ·
Journal of COMMUNITY SAFETY & WELL-BEING SERVICES Pandemic policing: Highlighting the need for trauma-informed services during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis Daniel J. Jones ABSTRACT There has been a move towards trauma-informed services in multiple systems whose services are provided by police, medical doctors, nurses, teachers, and social workers, to name a few. Trauma-informed practices are best described as understanding the psychological and physiological impacts of trauma in a...
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian families and children (www150.statcan.gc.ca)

Elizabeth Perry ·
Released: 2020-07-09 The COVID -1 9 pandemic has dramatically altered the way of life for Canadian families, parents and children. Because of physical distancing and employment impacts, parents have altered their usual routines and supports, and many children and families have been isolated in their homes for months. Children, in particular, may not have left their homes or seen any friends or family members other than their parents for an extended period, since children do not typically...
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COVID-19: Pandemic has hit special needs kids hard, advocate's report says [vancouversun.com]

Karen Clemmer ·
By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun, December 4, 2020 An astonishing number of families raising special needs children have been unable to access government respite funding and emergency supports put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a special report by B.C.’s representative for children and youth. The pandemic has cast a harsh light on a “crisis decades in the making” for families that rely on support for children with lifelong disabilities, neurological conditions and...
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Our Greatest Opportunity: Understanding ACEs & Building Self-Healing Communities

Denise Connors ·
The Public Health Association of NB & PEI, in partnership with Horizon Health Network and the Saint John Self-Healing Communities Team, is hosting two expert leaders in this field, Laura Porter & Nicole Sherren for an e-learning event on the topic of ACEs/Self-Healing Communities. January 19th 2021, 1:30-3:30pm (AST) Early Bird Tickets 25$ Available until December 31st! Regular Admission 35$ Available January 1st-19th Learn more: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), things such as...
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Ontario Supports Non-Profits Delivering Vital Services (Ontario News Release)

Karen Clemmer ·
Press Release, December 26, 2020. Funding helps organizations rebuild and recover from the impacts of COVID-19 TORONTO ― The Ontario government is providing nearly $41 million to help 486 non-profit organizations across the province to rebuild and recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. These grants are part of the first round of funding through the Ontario Trillium Foundation's new $83-million Resilient Communities Fund. The announcement was made today by Lisa MacLeod, Minister...
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More young men in Western Canada died than expected last year — and not just because of COVID-19 (www.thestar.com)

Elizabeth Perry ·
Young men are dying at alarming rates in BC and Alberta, and the situation is only exacerbated by Covid-19. Overdose deaths and suicide are killing devastating families and communities.
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Trauma-Informed Care Toolkit

Agnes Chen ·
Becoming Trauma-Informed "As we come together facing this global pandemic, we are all experiencing heightened levels of stress which could be viewed as a collective trauma. The purpose of this toolkit is to build a better understanding of what trauma is and how trauma affects the thoughts, actions and behaviours of people affected by it so that we can come together in solidarity and hope. As we come together facing this global pandemic, we are all experiencing heightened levels of stress...
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"The Brain's Journey to Resilience"

Agnes Chen ·
"The Brain Story is a story about how experiences shape our brains. As such, it is also a story about human relationships, because we depend on those around us for the experiences that build our brain architecture."-Alberta Family Wellness Initiative For those individuals who have taken the incredible Brain Story Certification through the Alberta Family Wellness initiative, AFWI has released a report on January 8,2021, titled: "EARLY LEARNINGS ABOUT USES FOR THE RESILIENCE SCALE METAPHOR IN...
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Inspiring Healthy Futures Initiative Launched in Canada

Elizabeth Perry ·
Over the past number of months, a collaborative of organizations in Canada has been undertaking an initiative they have called Inspiring Health Futures . It was inspired by the results of the 2020 Unicef Report on the well being status of children around the world. Canada ranked 30 / 38 countries and although this may seem shocking to some of us, many of us know the huge pressures many of our children live under, especially considering the rates of racism, poverty, and substance use...
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The Violence at Home Signal for Help (Canadian Women's Foundation)

“Signal for Help” is a simple one-handed sign someone can use on a video call. It can help a person silently show they need help and want someone to check in with them in a safe way. There’s ample evidence that disaster situations can lead to a surge in gender-based violence. Public health directives on home isolation might increase danger and risk for people in abusive relationships. The Signal for Help is a tool that may help some people, some of the time. Some people do not have the...
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The 2023 Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program is now Open For Registration

PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.
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Indigenomics 101: A new voice shows how to make room for First Nations at the economic table (financialpost.com)

Indigenomics Institute founder Carol Anne Hilton describes the Indigenous approach to economics as one rooted in values rather than a slavish commitment to market orthodoxy. PHOTO BY YOUTUBE To read more of Kevin Carmichael's article, please click here. The North American bison herd was all but destroyed by European “hide hunters” in the early 1880s, but it’s still possible to sketch the animals’ former range from outer space. A satellite image of the nighttime sky over the Canadian Prairies...
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