May 2021

The Essentials for Childhood Initiative would like to share a new resources titled, “Creating Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments for Children.” This new resource is intended to elevate primary prevention strategies that support creating Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments (SSNR&Es) for children and highlight 2019 data from the Awareness, Commitment, and Norms Survey provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This document was...

From The Burke Foundation, May 19, 2021 Interview with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris & Dave Ellis We recently sat down with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California’s first surgeon general, and Dave Ellis, the first executive director of the Office of Resilience at the New Jersey Department of Children and Families. A pioneering voice on prevention, early identification, and treatment of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Dr. Burke Harris gained national prominence with her viral 2015 TED talk...

On May 14, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the May Revision of his State Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget proposal. The May Revision supports vital services that reinforce the state’s commitment to preserve and improve the overall health and well-being of all Californians, while operating within a responsible budgetary structure. The May Revision includes a number of proposals designed to advance and augment the impact of ACEs Aware , as well as proposals relevant to supporting the goals and...

With your help, we can ensure that state leaders make even stronger investments in the systems that serve kids, and enact a final budget agreement that does right by all children and youth in California. Please sign on to this letter urging Governor Newsom and the Legislature to prioritize dollars in the state budget for supports for kids, paying special attention to investments in child care, school-based mental health, and for children in foster care. [ Please click here for more...

By Hong Truong, California Health Care Foundation, May 20, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 60,000 deaths and nearly 3.7 million infections in California, a devastating event that vividly underscores the deep-seated health inequities faced by the Latinx and Black communities. The coronavirus methodically demonstrated the need for California to reengineer its health care system to eliminate those disparities and provide better care for everyone. High on the list of needed...

This report provides a snapshot of LEA planning during COVID-19. We reviewed Learning Continuity Plans adopted by 48 LEAs across the state. We analyzed these plans not only to determine whether LEAs met legal requirements, but also to find out how these LEAs were planning and investing funds to support all students and especially students with unique needs and students of color, who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. We identify in this report a multitude of promising...

1.0 Continuing Medical Education (CME) / Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Credit Available* Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Noon - 1 p.m. Register Here Join us on June 2 at Noon for the first in a series of webinars that will explore the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress, presented by California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris . This webinar will: Cover the science of how ACEs and toxic stress can impact our biology. Explain how ACE screening can be used to...

Western Youth Services is hosting various Peer-to-Peer and Network of Care Events for May and June 2021.

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By Oriya Cohen and Maya Brennan, Housing Matters, May 8, 2021 Suburban communities across the United States are rapidly diversifying. As suburbia becomes less white, new residents have reshaped its form and use, expanding a particular version of the American dream to include their diverse histories and cultures. Asian Americans have been central to this process, overcoming a long history of exclusionary immigration policies and racially restrictive housing policies to stake their claim in...

By Edward L. Machtinger, Alicia Lieberman, and Marguerita Lightfoot, JAMA Pediatrics, May 10, 2021 To the Editor We read with great interest the article by Baldwin et al, which contributes to a substantial body of research describing the staggering population-level effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on many of the most common causes of adult illness, death, and health disparities. The principal conclusion the authors derive from their elegantly designed study is that a...

By Carolyn Jones, EdSource, May 14, 2021 After a year marked by anxiety and isolation for many young people, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a windfall for youth mental health services in California on Friday. In his updates to his proposed 2021-22 budget , Newsom increased funding for school and community counseling programs that will make therapy and other mental health services available to every Californian under age 26, he said. “The (budget revision) proposes a statewide and comprehensive...