January 2022

By Alejandro Lazo, Photo: Pablo Unzueta/Cal Matters, Cal Matters, January 21, 2022 Los trabajadores esenciales, como Brittannie Gulley la cajera del supermercado, están una vez más en la primera línea de otra oleada de COVID-19. Solo que esta vez, están en el trabajo sin las políticas iniciales destinadas a protegerlos. A medida que se desarrollaba la pandemia, California canalizó beneficios de emergencia por desempleo y aprovechó un superávit presupuestario para ayudar a los trabajadores a...

By Carolyn Jones, Photo: Alison Yin/EdSource, EdSource, January 25, 2022 N early everyone has experienced a degree of anxiety or depression due to the pandemic. But for young Black people also confronting persistent racism and ever-widening inequities, the current moment has led to an acute crisis in mental health. The suicide rate among Black youth, which for years trailed that of Asian and white students, has doubled since 2014 is now twice the statewide average, far exceeding all other...

By Kelly Davis, Photo: Adriana Heldiz, The Imprint, January 10, 2022 D’Andre Brooks landed his first strike at 16. It was 2002, and friends he was with at a San Diego trolley station decided to rob two people. Brooks said he didn’t participate. But according to court records, prosecutors argued that simply by being there, he’d aided in the robbery. At the time, the offer of probation and a single strike in exchange for a guilty plea seemed like his best option — the teenager just wanted to...

Want to keep up with PACEs news and science when you're not on our site? Connect with us on social media to stay up to date on trauma-informed and resilience-building practices! We will be sharing articles, resources, and upcoming events. Check us out across all of our social media platforms: PACEs Connection on LinkedIn PACEs Connection on YouTube PACEs Connection on Twitter PACEs Connection on Instagram PACEs Connection on Facebook If you're ever looking for quick access to any of our...

I am sharing great news! Collaboration is a benefit for many stakeholders. In 2022, we have confirmed support for the 23rd Annual Families and Fathers Conference, as of yesterday, from the following: The Annie E. Casey Foundation First 5 California Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Nurturing Fathers Program The support allows giving a LIMITED amount of discounts for NEW registrations. FFCA will discount 50% off in-person attendees, going from $299 early to $149.50. We will also give a 35%...

By Isabella Grullón Paz, Photo: Max Forster/Save the Redwoods League via Associated Press, The New York Times, January 26, 2022 Tucked away in Northern California’s Mendocino County, the 523 acres of rugged forest is studded with the ghostlike stumps of ancient redwoods harvested during a logging boom that did away with over 90 percent of the species on the West Coast. But about 200 acres are still dense with old-growth redwoods that were spared from logging. The land was the hunting,...

By Maggie Angst, Photo: Unsplash, The Mercury News, January 26, 2022 San Jose firearm owners will soon be subject to new gun control laws that no U.S. citizen has faced before — that is, if the divisive regulations hold up in court. In two separate votes, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday night passed a first-of-its-kind ordinance requiring residents who own a gun to carry liability insurance and pay an annual fee aimed at reducing gun violence. Proponents like Mayor Sam Liccardo...

The Hanna Institute Summit is an immersive, multi-day, fully virtual conference focused on learning and sharing new and proven approaches to trauma-informed care. In 2022, the Summit will focus on community violence and will offer a profound opportunity for deep learning, evolution and healing within our collective communities. We invite you to hear from leaders and activists in the field, and lean in to meaningful - at times, uncomfortable - learning to unearth legacies and practices that...

In Honor of Black History Month 2k22 Please Enjoy the Following NEW Trainings: Facilitating a Full Expression of Resilience: BIPOC are resilient. In learning how trauma is formed and passed from one generation to the next in our communities, we will understand how to facilitate a full expression of resilience in vulnerable communities. This course takes a deep dive into the reality of flight or fight mode and how many people enduring oppression, discrimination and hate live with a constant...

By Heather Tirado Gilligan, California Health Care Foundation, January 24, 2022 Governor Gavin Newsom wants to make California the first state to remove immigration status as a barrier to eligibility for Medicaid (called Medi-Cal in California), making health insurance accessible to all undocumented residents with low incomes. In his proposed state budget released on January 10, Newsom included Medi-Cal coverage for an estimated 700,000 undocumented, uninsured adults (PDF) with low incomes...

On Friday January 28, at 3PM PST DHCS will host the first in a series of webinars focused on the “ Providing Access and Transforming Health ” or “PATH” initiative. California recently received federal approval to implement the PATH initiative as part of the state’s 1115 demonstration waiver. PATH will support implementation of CalAIM (starting this year with Enhanced Care Management, or “ECM,” and Community Supports) by making funding opportunities available to its “on the ground” partners...

Please join us for a presentation of MARC ATR Network Survey findings from the study’s principal investigator, Margaret Hargreaves, PhD, MPP, Senior Fellow with NORC at the University of Chicago. The survey presentation will be followed by a panel discussion featuring network experiences from Fresno County, CA, and New Jersey. Guest Speakers: Amanda Adams , New Jersey Education Association Ingrid Cockhren , PACEs Connection Martha Davis , Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Dave Ellis , New...