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ACEs Connection Overview
ACES CONNECTION NETWORK OVERVIEW ACEs = Adverse Childhood Experiences 2 SITES ACEsTooHigh.com A solutions-oriented news site for the general public that covers stories on ACEs, trauma, and resilience. ACEsConnection.com An action-based...
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#ACEs Canada Update @ACEsCanada2020
Elizabeth Perry provides an update on her advocacy efforts to increase awareness, prevention and healing of ACEs in the Canadian context through her #ACEs Canada organization.
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This is GREAT news! Thank you for posting this! I think all the work you have done and continue to do (in addition to your website ) demonstrates your passion and dedication to the ACES movement. You are making a difference in Canada and leading the way for the rest of us to join you in solidarity
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Introducing: ACEs Connections in Ontario, Canada
An introduction to our new community, ACEs Connections in Ontario, Canada. You will find the details of the who, what, where, when, why of our community. Come join us!
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This is such exciting news Maria. Thank you for launching this community for folks in Ontario to gather and connect. As we all work together, we will build a quilt across Canada to enfold all our children, young and grown, to support all of us in living our best lives and achieving our potential, fully supported and free from threat. This is my wish. You are a genius. I'm so delighted to meet you. Elizabeth
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BOOKS: Children's Books About Building Resilience - (Understood.org)
Understood is a non-profit dedicated to serving the millions of families of kids who learn and think differently. If you are an educator, work with children and families or you are a parent/guardian, you may find this list of books and the Understood.org website helpful for children with exceptionalities (learning/behavioural challenges).
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Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective - [thetraumafoundation.org]
The Trauma Foundation recently published a video to give the general public an overview of the effects of psychological trauma and chronic stress on the physical body over time.
Adverse childhood experience science is also explained and demonstrated with excellent animations.
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Call for Ontario Volunteers!
A call for volunteers for the ACEs Connections in Ontario, Canada community. On the PACEs Connection map, there are hundreds of members from Ontario. How can we get everyone engaged with the ACEs movement in our province?
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Racial Trauma [PTSD Research Quarterly]
With public attention currently focused on racial disparities because of the Black Lives Matter movement, it is timely and necessary to focus on PTSD and racial trauma. This is a critical area of study because young children may be affected by experiences of racism yet lack the verbal skills to process these experiences. The latest literature on the adverse impact, underlying mechanisms, assessment and treatment of racial trauma and PTSD...
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BOOK – Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies
Decolonizing Trauma Work, one of the first books of its kind, is a resource for education and training programs, health care practitioners, healing centres, clinical services and policy initiatives.
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OMSSA: Online Workshop Trauma-Informed Care
OMSSA: Ontario Municipal Social Services Association The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association offers online workshops in trauma-informed care. The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA) is a non-profit association whose members are Ontario's Consolidated Municipal Service Managers (CMSMs) and District Social Services Administration Boards (DSSABs). What they do By supporting, connecting and advocating for our members across Ontario, we help them to achieve their...
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Adoption Ontario Offers Grief, Trauma & Loss Webinars
Tasks to be Mastered to Facilitate Healing from a History of Grief, Loss and Trauma Part 1 & 2 with Judy Archer, MSW, RSW Recommended Audience Prospective caregivers, adoptive parents, foster parents & professionals Description Upon placement, children face two daunting emotional issues: forming an attachment to new caregivers while simultaneously grieving separation, loss and more often than not, reactivation of any trauma from the past. In this webinar, prospective caregivers,...
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@Sharon E Swaffield it's great to see the fantastic work coming out of McMaster! Thank you for sharing your experience. Research is always better when frontline workers like yourself can confirm the findings.
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FREE WEBINAR - The Impact of Mind Matters: Preliminary Evidence of Effectiveness in a Community-Based Sample
Becky Antle, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work and esteemed University Scholar at the University of Louisville, won The Dibble Institute’s national competition to evaluate Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience in 2019. As a result, Dr. Antle and her colleagues have conducted a randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of Mind Matters on a host of outcomes related to trauma symptoms, emotional regulation, coping and resiliency, and interpersonal skills for at-risk...
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Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice with Special Guest, Becky Haas, Pioneer in Developing Trauma-Informed Judicial Initiatives
Please join us for our new series entitled: Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice. This monthly virtual Zoom series will feature conversations facilitated by Dr. Porter Jennings-McGarity, PhD/LCSW, PACEs Connection’s criminal justice consultant, with special guests to discuss the need for trauma-informed criminal justice system reform. Using a PACEs-science lens, this series will examine the relationship between trauma and the criminal justice system, what needs changing, and strategies being...
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Re: BOOK – Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies
I read this book quite recently. And then in a friend I see it here in the discussion. I guess it's fate and I have to write my own review of it. And so, the book is very worthy and will suit those who like to reflect on philosophical themes, mental, you know. I even wrote about it in my project, found a website that writes essays for you, used https://paperell.net/ for that. Basically everything has to do with our personal traumas, physical and psychological. And they can help us become...
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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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Plans afoot to bring stability to PACEs Connection
To all of you, who, like me, love this website and want to see it and its communities flourish as we work to prevent and heal trauma; build resiliency: please know there is a move afoot by a small group of strategic partners to find a suitable host for PACEs Connection. More will be announced in the coming days. In the meantime, friends, we are figuring out email addresses and other communications logistics and opportunities. PEACE! Carey Sipp, former director of strategic partnerships ...