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September 2021

Riverside's new youth center offers robotics, coding, web design [pe.com]

By Genesis Chavez-Caro, The Press Enterprise, September 21, 2021 The Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center screams technology. It has 3-D printers, a sound room, a film-production room and a computer lab as well as a lounge equipped with six televisions ready to stream games from the communal Nintendo Switches and Xboxes. All of this is tucked in an unassuming building in Riverside’s Arlington Park waiting to be used at the grand opening Saturday, Sept. 25. [ Please click here to read more .]

Se acabo el plazo: Los legisladores de California no extenderán la prohibición de desalojos [calmatters.org]

By Manuela Tobias, Cal Matters, September 10, 2021 Es casi seguro que las protecciones de desalojo de California no se extenderán una vez que expiren después del 30 de septiembre, dijo hoy el presidente de la Asamblea de Vivienda del estado. La sesión legislativa termina este viernes, por lo que ese es el último día en que los legisladores podrían aplazar la fecha indicada. Pero el apetito político simplemente no está ahí para actuar, según David Chiu, un demócrata de San Francisco que...

'Literally saving lives': Tiny home project sheltering Alameda County's homeless [localnewsmatters.org]

By Keith Burbank, Local News Matters Bay Area, September 20, 2021 Ken Woodmansee, an unhoused man in Alameda County, was one of the first to park his van as part of First Presbyterian Church of Hayward’s park-out program. He had Thanksgiving dinner with Pastor Jake Medcalf and his family, who found Woodmansee to be “a beautiful, kind and fun soul.” Medcalf’s children especially loved Woodmansee and the family would stop to take him where he was going in the Hayward and Castro Valley area. [...

California schools prepare for thousands of Afghan refugee students [edsource.org]

By Diana Lambert, EdSource, September 20, 2021 I n California, home to the largest number of Afghan refugees in the country, school officials are preparing for an influx of refugee students who fled Afghanistan with their families after the Taliban seized power in the country last month. Schools are especially busy in Sacramento and Fremont, two of the largest Afghan communities in the state. Over 40% of the nation’s Afghan refugees have resettled in the Sacramento region in recent years,...

Bruce Perry, Melissa Merrick discuss "What Happened to You?"

Child psychiatrist Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey have known each other for more than 30 years. Both are deeply interested in childhood trauma and healing. But it was following a 60 Minutes segment Winfrey did in 2018 on childhood trauma, for which she interviewed Perry, that the two decided to take their work together to the next level. They tapped Oprah’s star power and worldwide reach and Perry’s deep expertise in brain science to collaborate on a book project, the recently released,...

California advocates press for expansion of visiting rights to incarcerated loved ones

In a recent nightmare, 8-year-old Jovina dreamt that her father got COVID-19. He was getting sicker, but she and her mother weren’t able to get there in time. “There,” in her father’s case, is a cell at the California Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville, California, nearly 300 miles from where she lives in San Jose. In Jovina’s mind are a swarm of worries about her father’s welfare, her mother Benee Vejar reports. If an earthquake shakes the Bay Area, Jovina says, “What if the building...

Dewan: Why we need wellness centers for schools [sanjosespotlight.com]

By Mary Ann Dewan, San José Spotlight, September 20, 2021 The last 18 plus months have been challenging for students, families and all school personnel due to pandemic-related circumstances. There was a crisis of youth mental health looming and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated this crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the number of people having thoughts of suicide and experiencing depression has nearly doubled as compared to the years before the pandemic.

Los Angeles County Supervisors Approve Therapeutic Approaches to Youth Detention [imprintnews.org]

By Jeremy Loudenbeck, The Imprint, September 15, 2021 Citing the need for “repair and healing,” members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to expand therapeutic approaches to juvenile detention Wednesday, calling on department officials to create plans for mentorships with formerly incarcerated adults, restorative justice programs and more time outdoors. The unanimously approved plan presented by Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl also directs county officials to...

How did Californians' health fare in 2020? New California Health Interview Survey findings explore how a year of unprecedented change impacted residents' health [healthpolicy.ucla.edu]

By Elizabeth Torbe, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, September 22, 2021 Nationwide, various reports on COVID-19 cases and deaths, racial injustice, and a presidential election flooded the media circuit throughout 2020. As the U.S. continues to grapple with the pandemic’s toll on countless lives, findings from the California Health Interview Survey , or CHIS, are taking a closer look at statewide impacts among 39.5 million Californians. The just-released data from the survey, which is...

New issue of insights: The Promise and Progress of Continuum of Care Reform

In this issue of insights, we provide data and perspectives on the progress and challenges of Continuum of Care Reform implementation based on three key goals—Center Youth and Family Voice, Focus on Connecting with Relatives, and Transforming the Use of Residentially Based Care. Data indicating progress (see below) includes the positive trend of youth moving from congregate care settings to home-based placements reflecting the commitment to connecting with relatives and extended family. And,...

September 29 Webinar - Implementing ACE Screenings: How-To Guide and Lessons From the Field [acesaware.org]

SPECIAL WEBINAR Implementing ACE Screenings: How-To Guide and Lessons from the Field Wednesday, September 29, 2021 12 - 1 p.m. Register Here Please join us for a special webinar highlighting the ACE Screening How-To Guide and implementation lessons from clinics across the state. This webinar will: Discuss ways the How-To Guide can help your clinic move further in its ACE screening journey. Highlight how several practices have implemented ACE screening for pediatrics and women’s health. Share...

FREE WEBINAR: The Impact of Mind Matters: Preliminary Evidence of Effectiveness in a Community-Based Sample

Becky Antle, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work and esteemed University Scholar at the University of Louisville, won The Dibble Institute’s national competition to evaluate Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience in 2019. As a result, Dr. Antle and her colleagues have conducted a randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of Mind Matters on a host of outcomes related to trauma symptoms, emotional regulation, coping and resiliency, and interpersonal skills for at-risk...

Reminder: September 22 Webinar - "The Science of ACEs and Toxic Stress, (Part 3)" [acesaware.org]

September 22 Webinar "The Science of ACEs and Toxic Stress, (Part 3)" 1.0 Continuing Medical Education / Maintenance of Certification Credit Available* Wednesday, September 22, 2021 12 - 1 p.m. Register Here Join us on September 22 at 12 p.m. for the final in a series of webinars that explore the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress. Dr. Rachel Gilgoff, Clinical and Science Senior Advisor, Aurrera Health Group, will dive into how providers can develop their...

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