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Legislation Signals Growing Support for Significance of Trauma Indicators [CaliforniaHealthline.org]

As a college student, Rob Bonta had a summer job working as a counselor for troubled kids. Now, two decades later he is bringing legislation to address some of the needs he saw then. “I worked with some of these kids as a counselor out of college, and I’d walk them home and hear some of these stories,” Assembly member Bonta (D-Oakland) said. “Shootings they heard. Or shootings they witnessed the night before.” It was the summer of his junior year at Yale, when...

California bill would fund trauma and mental health services for students [AsianJournal.com]

CALIFORNIA schools will once again be able to offer mental health programs for students in kindergarten and grades one to three who are struggling with anxiety and other trauma or stress related symptoms, if a bill introduced in the legislature earlier this week passes. AB 1644 was introduced by Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) and is co-sponsored by Children Now, a statewide youth advocacy organization headquartered in Oakland, and by state Attorney General Kamala Harris. “The...

Small wonders: Chico State professor offers lessons in tiny-house villages [NewsReview.com]

From TV shows such as Tiny House Hunters to books such as The Big Tiny, the notion of living a smaller-scale life has large-scale awareness. “People are overhoused,” said Mark Stemen, Chico State professor of geography and planning, noting how the average American takes the same amount of residential space that two generations ago sufficed for an entire family. The popular—and popularized—approach to downsizing is the tiny home that resembles an RV, with comforts of...

Humboldt Health Study Shows Native Americans Die Younger Than Whites [TwoRiversTribune.com]

American Indian people in Humboldt County,on average, will die 12 years earlier than their White counterparts, according to the most recent summary of health trends by the county’s health department. The study was issued by the Humboldt Department of Health and Human Services and is available online at http://goo.gl/G3vdQ4. Humboldt County had a population in 2010 of almost 135,000 and the state had a population of just over 37 million. The Humboldt County population that year was 77...

Should Los Angeles County Predict Which Children Will Become Criminals? [PSMag.com]

One of the primary goals of Los Angeles County’s child welfare system is keeping kids out of lock-up. But in this pursuit, the county took a surprising step: It used a predictive analytics tool as part of a program to identify which specific kids might end up behind bars. The process wasn’t incredibly complicated: It involved administering and assessing a questionnaire about a child’s family, arrests, drug use, academic success, and abuse history. But the goal was...

Orange County gets to 'Meet a Muslim' at the mall [SCPR.org]

Standing in a shopping mall with a sign is perhaps an unconventional way to meet people, but it works. At least according to about 50 volunteers who organized a "Meet a Muslim" event over the holiday weekend at the Irvine Spectrum shopping center. "Hi, hello!" Afreen Gaffar greeted passers-by as they walked past the group's table, set up outside a chain restaurant in the center. Inspired by a similar "Ask a Muslim" event on the East Coast , organizers of Saturday's event in Irvine said...

Santa Barbara County supervisors relinquish $38.9 million grant for treatment facility [LompocRecord.com]

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors split Tuesday on a decision to relinquish a $38.9 million state grant for a transition complex that was recently cut from plans for a North County jail. The 3-2 decision effectively kills a last-minute proposal from Sheriff Bill Brown, who sought reconsideration of the grant to alternatively fund the 228-bed treatment facility, which would have been staffed by the county’s Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services department. The board...

Despite progress, African Americans more likely to be expelled, less likely to excel [ModestoBee.com]

Jaimare Limbrick, 14, talks with sister Eriqua Thompson, 7, in Modesto _________________________________ Modesto City Schools has slashed its numbers of suspensions and expulsions, adding proactive programs and in-school options. But African Americans, especially boys, are still far more likely to be kicked off campus than people of other ethnicities. “Back in (2011-12) we stuck out like a sore thumb because of the expulsions. Now the numbers are way down, so something’s...

Mind Powers: Meditation Matters for Special Education Students [ChronicleofSocialChange.org]

While meditation has expanded  in recent years from a zen-seeker’s path to higher consciousness to a best practice for hard-charging CEOs, it’s now gaining a foothold at a school in Southern California serving students with serious emotional and behavioral issues. Administrators at the Five Acres School in Altadena, Calif., are testing whether meditation and mindfulness can help students succeed in the classroom. A new mindfulness program implemented there in two semesters...

Keeping Trauma-Informed Teachers in Oakland’s Schools [ChronicleofSocialChange.org]

Last New Year’s Day,  when 13-year-old  Lee Weathersby III  was shot and died in Oakland, Calif., nearly 200 of his middle school peers and teachers received therapy. In the Oakland Unified School District, Sandra Simmons’ job is to help coordinate that therapy on school campuses. As a Behavioral Health Program Manager for the district, Simmons oversees crisis response across the district. She has organized behavioral health training and counseling for students,...

The conference you've been waiting for!

On March 16 & 17 in Los Angeles, Echo Parenting & Education is convening the Great and the Good of trauma-informed schools for a national forum (international, actually, thanks to our Canadians registrants). This forum is a chance to deepen your knowledge about childhood trauma, participate in resiliency-building somatic (sensory) activities, and to learn about best and promising practices from pioneers around the nation who are working to create trauma-informed schools. And it...

San Diego training opportunity with Dr. Felitti and members of the Academy on Violence and Abuse

The 30th annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment kicks off next week at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina.  This annual event brings an estimated 1,800 - 2,000 multidisciplinary professionals in the child abuse field from around the world each year.  This year, the Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA) is hosting one of the preconference sessions on Sunday, January 24th from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.  This session, titled: Building Trauma...

Pipeline to Prison May Start with Childhood Trauma [CalHealthReport.org]

By Leah Bartos Pediatric patients giving their health histories at the Center for Youth Wellness, a health clinic in the impoverished Bayview Hunter’s Point area of San Francisco, are asked for more than the usual details about allergies and current prescriptions. Doctors there need a different kind of medical history: did their parents use drugs or have a mental illness? Were any family member in jail or prison? Have their parents divorced or separated? Have they suffered from...

Why California’s Once-Dismissed Idea to Give Everyone a Paycheck Is Gaining Ground [ZocaloPublicSquare.org]

Do you want your ham and eggs, California? It is one of the oldest and most enduring ideas in our state: Government should provide everyone with a minimum amount of money on a regular basis. It goes back to the 1930s, when Californians narrowly rejected the so-called “Ham and Eggs” proposals to give Californians a $30 check every Thursday. Now, this notion is back, a subject of books and op-eds and speeches, especially in the Bay Area, and with some bipartisan political momentum.

Shasta County Public Health looks to measure wellness by looking back at childhood experiences [Redding.com]

The Shasta County Department of Public Health is looking at a new way to address healthiness, and it starts by looking back at childhood experiences. Adverse Childhood Experiences, also known as ACEs, are childhood experiences that are unhappy, unhealthy and hurtful before age 18. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looking at ACEs suggests that these "experiences are major risk factors for the leading causes of illness and death as well as poor quality of life in...

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