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California PACEs Action

July 2020

CA 2020 State Legislative and Budget Updates

The pandemic created an extraordinary legislative calendar beginning in the spring of 2020 in Sacramento. In addition to the legislature currently being out for summer recess and staff working remotely, a new budget shortfall ended many promising policy bills and budget requests. As of this writing, the legislature is planning on resuming at the end of July through the end of August with a compressed calendar. Regarding the budget, California had a surplus of $6 billion in January 2020 when...

Technology Divide Between Senior 'Haves' and 'Have-Nots' Roils Pandemic Response [californiahealthline.org]

By Judith Graham, California Healthline, July 23, 2020 Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with physicians. These have been lifesavers for many older adults staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. But an unprecedented shift to virtual interactions has a downside: Large numbers of seniors are unable to participate. Among them are older adults with dementia (14% of those 71 and older), hearing loss (nearly...

[Repost] UPCOMING WEBINAR: Fundamentals of ACE Screening and Response in Adult Medicine [acesaware.org]

Webinar: Fundamentals of ACE Screening and Response in Adult Medicine Wed, Jul 29, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT [ Please click here to register .] Panelists will discuss the components of screening adult patients for Adverse Childhood Experiences ( ACEs ) and toxic stress and developing comprehensive treatment plans. With distinct clinical viewpoints and a case-based format, this webinar will cover: The value of screening adults for ACEs and toxic stress and responding with evidence-based...

Many Latino workers fear getting tested for COVID-19. A San Francisco program aims to change that [latimes.com]

By Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, July 21, 2020 At least once a week in the mornings, Elsa Hernandez walks the mile from her apartment to the Mission Language and Vocational School, sometimes falling in line behind hundreds of other Latinos picking up groceries from the Mission Food Hub. But on a recent Thursday afternoon, she stood in a different line near the hub. Wearing a mask, her red glasses propped on her head, Hernandez, 44, a longtime resident of San Francisco’s Mission District,...

Congress urged to address trauma in the 4th COVID bill

Now that the July 4 th congressional recess has ended, negotiations around the fourth major COVID relief bill are underway between the Congress and the Administration. How the chasm between Congress and the White House will be bridged is a path uncertain, with massive differences between the House and Senate complicating the work. As the pandemic rages across the U.S., there is now at least a consensus that action is needed. But no agreement exists on a payroll tax cut, unemployment...

Virtual Training Opportunities Available!

*Training Extension* Since we had such high interest in our virtual trainings from March-June, we are happy to announce that we have been funded to provide additional sessions of our virtual trainings through the end of September. Please visit strategiesca.org to view dates and times and to register for the upcoming training! All instructor-led trainings will take place online. Enroll below, and check out our eLearning classes! Trauma-Informed Care: 8/12 & 9/3 Trauma-Informed Care:...

Study Shows Excellent Preschool Experience Can Narrow Racial Achievement Gap [chronicleofsocialchange.org]

By Nadra Nittle, The Chronicle of Social Change, July 1, 2020 Highly trained, well-paid preschool teachers with low-student ratios, clean, safe classrooms with blocks, playdough, art supplies and outdoor spaces where kids can run and play could be key to closing the racial achievement gap, according to a new Rutgers University study. The June policy analysis by the university’s National Institute of Early Education Research concludes that preschools have more influence on the academic...

UCSF study shows health workers grappling with pandemic anxiety: 'It's exhausting' [sfchronicle.com]

By Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, July 21, 2020 Dr. Robert Rodriguez’s anxiety rises and falls with the number of coronavirus cases and deaths. Fear that he could get infected at his San Francisco General Hospital job, or bring the virus home, affects his sleep. He doesn’t hug his 16-year-old son as much. Other worried family members avoid interacting with him. The stress isn’t sustainable, he said. “If day after day, you’re waking up and dealing with patients that are extremely...

ACEs Aware in Action July Newsletter [acesaware.org]

Have You Completed the ACEs Aware Training? Eligible Medi-Cal providers : It’s not too late to self-attest to completing the ACEs Aware training. As a reminder, eligible Medi-Cal providers must self-attest to completing the certified ACE training to receive payment for ACE screenings conducted after July 1, 2020. Don't Forget to Self-Attest ACEs Aware has answers to your attestation questions at ACEsAware.org/FAQ . After finishing your training at Training.ACEsAware.org , you can find the...

Hidden Risk of Domestic Violence during COVID-19 [ppic.org]

By Joseph Hayes and Heather Harris, Public Policy Institute of California, July 21, 2020 The state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has sent Californians back into their homes . Yet for Californians living with an abusive partner, “home” is not safe—and sheltering in place can make reporting domestic violence and getting help harder. Although incidents reported by police do not seem to have increased since shelter-in-place began, data from hotlines and service providers suggest a...

Police Reform from THEIR Inside Out - The Fishbowl

If you can’t get another person to understand how you feel, get them to feel how you feel Systemic racism doesn’t merely exist between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It exists within the police force between black and white police officers. Many white police officers may not be aware of it – possibly because the “white privilege” that exists in many departments makes white officers as oblivious to that privilege as white civilians are – but my black police officer friends...

A Resolution Denouncing Racism and White Supremacy, and Supporting Equity, Wellbeing and the Safety of Black People and #BlackLivesMatter

WHEREA S , since our nation ' s inception , institutional and structural racism and injustice , namely the ma li gnancy and toxicity that i s white suprem acy , ha ve led to deepening racial disparities across all sectors of society and have lasting negative consequences for our communities , cities , and nation , robbing countless lives and futures of people of color in the process ; and WHERE AS , hist o rically , when Black people have fought for a more democratic society , the lives of...

Tiny foothill school district in California reaches out to other countries for reopening plan [edsource.org]

By Diana Lambert, Ed Source, July 17, 2020 Eureka Union School District’s seven campuses in Placer County may seem a little unfamiliar to students when they return to school on Aug. 13. The district, which serves 3,345 students at schools in Granite Bay and Roseville, will reopen its campuses — barring any major spikes in the number of coronavirus cases in their communities. But things will be a lot different from years past. Students will have lunch and spend recess with the same group of...

Nearly all California schools ordered to shut down. Online classes mandatory [calmatters.org]

By Ricardo Cano, Cal Matters, July 17, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that more than 5.5 million California students will not be allowed to attend school for in-person education this fall. Instead, all education for at least 90% of the state’s children must be held online. Under the requirements , California school districts cannot reopen campuses until their counties stabilize coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. The governor’s announcement follows weeks of pleas from school...

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