October 2020

By Desiree Murray, Lina Guzman, and Melissa J. Perez, National Resarch Center on Hispanic Children & Families, September 23, 2020 Latino families have experienced a disproportionate burden from the COVID-19 pandemic. As of September 2020, Latinos have represented 29.5 percent of all COVID-19 cases for which race/ethnicity data are available (while representing only 18.5 percent of the total U.S. population). Latinos also have the second-highest mortality rate of all racial/ethnic groups...

By M. Rhonda Sneeringer, Tahoe Daily Tribune, September 25, 2020 We all face challenges and obstacles in life. Some, unfortunately, endure greater or ongoing trauma. Children are especially vulnerable to toxic stresses and traumatic events, and multiple studies show that adverse childhood experiences can have serious consequences on children’s health and well-being into their adult lives. The first and groundbreaking ACEs study was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Kaiser...

By Ashley Mackin-Solomon, La Jolla Light, September 28, 2020 A La Jolla pediatric office is one of a select few to pilot a new screening and treatment program for adverse childhood experiences, known as ACEs, as a way to lessen the possible long-term negative health effects associated with them. Through an initiative known as ACEs Aware, a first-of-its-kind effort led by the California surgeon general’s office and the Department of Health Care Services to cut ACEs and related stress in half...

The ACEs Aware September webinar, “ Assessing Readiness & Building Resilience in the Clinical Workforce: A Foundation for ACE Screening Integration ” is now available to watch at ACEsAware.org . Presenters discussed: Workforce resilience and trauma-informed principles A review of resources and tools, including tips for reducing staff stress and burnout Examples and lessons learned about supporting organizational readiness and building workforce resilience Practical tips to support...

presented by Brooks Keeshin, MD Thursday, October 15, 2020 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (PT) Dr. Keeshin provides clinical care to children and adolescents with histories of child abuse and other traumatic experiences at Primary Children’s Center for Safe and Healthy Families. Additionally, Dr. Keeshin performs research and directs programs designed to improve the detection and response to children at risk for traumatic stress and suicide within healthcare and affiliated settings, including a SAMHSA...

New research shows that more parks could increase life expectancy in high-need communities. Our new toolkit supports community-driven advocacy for park equity. Prevention Institute, in collaboration with UCLA and the Powering Healthy Lives through Parks Community Advisory Board, has published new research about the relationship between parks and life expectancy and an advocacy toolkit that community-based organizations can use to push for park equity. The research shows that: Increasing park...

Celinda Gonzales has a long list of worries: She worries about COVID-19, which recently spiked near the Yurok reservation where she lives in Humboldt County. She worries about the wildfires threatening her remote, forested town, Weitchpec. She worries about gill rot and algae blooms in the Klamath and Trinity rivers, which join together just over the hill from her trailer; she worries, too, about what the resulting small salmon runs mean for her financially struggling community. And she...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed policing bills that ban chokeholds, allow the state Department of Justice to investigate police shootings and give counties more oversight of sheriff's departments. Impact: The signings represent a win for police reform advocates and Democrats who introduced a wave of bills after the May police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Still, the moment is bittersweet for these groups after some of the most aggressive proposals — including bills to...

By Carolyn Jones, September 29, 2020, Lake County Record Bee. Schools can serve as a hub for an entire community after a disaster, experts say For some students, the fire is only the beginning. The nightmares, the grief and an all-consuming dread can persist for months or even years. That’s what teachers and school employees have observed among students in California’s fire-ravaged areas, especially Sonoma and Butte counties, where deadly wildfires have struck repeatedly in recent years.

By Marisa Kendall, September 30, 2020, Mercury News. New study highlights racial inequity in police citations Black and Latinx residents in California are much more likely to be cited by police for minor offenses than White residents — a disparity that’s particularly egregious in Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco, according to a new report. Last year, police in California issued more than 250,000 citations for things like loitering, jaywalking and owning a dog without a license, according...