January 2021

As an Early Childhood Educator it is my Duty to Advocate for The Needs & Well-Being of ALL Children. Especially The Children Here in The City Of VALLEJO. I Will do Everything Possible to Speak Up and Bring Awareness to EVERYONE about the Impact ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences). You Will Be Educated, Encouraged and Empowered to Take the Action Necessary as Parents & Teachers to Create Healthy Environments for OUR CHILDREN. There Is Work to Do💪🏽. Come Learn More Every Wednesday🤗

Dear Friends and Allies On behalf of the millions of California’s children entitled to mental health support and services, we are pleased to share this groundbreaking report: “ Meeting the Moment: Improving EPSDT Implementation in California to Address Growing Mental Health Needs .” READ THE REPORT Envisioned by the California Children’s Trust (CCT), and written by the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), the report offers advocates and...

A federal report last year identified California as leading the nation in serious complaints and inspection concerns about subpar care at hospices. Senior advocates, such as those at the California Senior Medicare Patrol, weren’t surprised by the findings, noting that they regularly field hospice-related complaints from seniors and their family members. A recent Los Angeles Times investigation pointed to hundreds of complaints about patient mistreatment and questionable practices by hospice...

On January 8, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom released California’s proposed fiscal year 2021-22 budget . The Governor’s budget includes a proposal to extend Proposition 56 funding for the ACEs Aware initiative through June 30, 2022. The ACEs Aware initiative is a vital part of the Medi-Cal program’s response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, helping providers identify, prevent, and treat the secondary health effects associated with increased levels of stress caused by the pandemic. ACEs...

By Sarah Mizes-Tan, CapRadio, January 11, 2020 A.J Crisostomo’s parents have lived in Sacramento’s 95823 zip code since they immigrated to the United States from the Philippines 35 years ago. Since then, nothing has changed their life in their neighborhood as much as the pandemic. “It’s a little less lively. You don’t see people out,” said Cristostomo, who now lives downtown, but still visits his parents in South Sacramento. Crisostomo said there are a lot of immigrant families in the area...

By UC Davis Office of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, January 2021 Addressing Privilege and Anti-Blackness in Academic Medicine invites participants to consider how racial inequities persists in the health care research system. This interactive session will explore ways that UC Davis Health can be a part of the solution. Participants will bring their expertise and experiences so that we can identify sites for personal and collective action. Topics covered include: Legacies of...

So often the work we do around ACEs, trauma, and resilience can be seen as part of the larger landscape and not receive the recognition it deserves. Today I am happy to share tha t Elizabeth Smith the Sonoma County ACEs Connection Community Manager was formally selected by the City of Sebastopol! The City of Sebastopol explains why Elizabeth was selected: Elizabeth is an author, public speaker and advocate for suicide awareness and the prevention of child abuse and neglect. She is the...

Do you feel your stress rising, especially as COVID and political disturbances are raging? We Are Resilient is a practical hands-on approach to strengthening resilience and reduce stress. We can all benefit from recognizing what gets in the way of our resilience as well as learn how to practice these practical skills which promote it. We Are Resilient is particularly helpful for healthcare providers and staff to be more comfortable addressing ACEs and trauma and provide trauma-informed care.

Draft ACEs Aware Trauma-Informed Network of Care Roadmap is Open for Public Comment until January 15, 2021 The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), in partnership with the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG), recently released for public comment a draft ACEs Aware Trauma-Informed Network of Care Roadmap . This is an important part of a first-in-the-nation statewide effort to train providers on how to screen patients for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The Roadmap...

By The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, Youth Forward & CA Urban Partnership, January 2021 If you register for one convening, you will recieve updates and calendar invites for all eight virtual convenings. The option to select multiple dates help us plan accordingly, but is not required . Join California organizers and advocates for 8 virtual convenings (60-90 min each) to learn about Prop. 64 implementation and build our movement to repair the harm caused by the War on Drugs by...

By Kathleen R. Page and Alejandra Flores-Miller, New England Journal of Medicine, January 7, 2021 In March 2020, when there were 30,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the United States, one of us wrote about the pandemic’s effects on undocumented immigrants. 1 By August, there were about 50,000 new U.S. cases per day, and we had spent several months caring for patients with Covid-19. Today, revisiting the issues of anti-immigrant policies, limited access to care, language barriers, and the need...

By Niu Gao, Julien Lafortune, and Laura Hill, Cal Mattrs, January 5, 2021 With coronavirus cases spiking across California, districts have paused or delayed plans to reopen schools. Most school districts will continue to rely on distance learning for the coming months. Prior to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent proposal to provide $2 billion in incentives for California schools to reopen for in-person instruction for younger students, Los Angeles Unified last month reversed course on its school...