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From Number Story, October 14, 2021 What happens when two powerhouse leaders team up to address one of the most pressing issues of our time? Find out here in this dynamic conversation between Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Nadine Burke Harris. Here are a few highlights … [ OPRAH ] “The realization of what happened to you literally colors your entire worldview … Your childhood experiences don’t define you, but they do leave an imprint. You need to be aware of what that imprint is.” [ Please click here...

Join the Children's Hospital of Orange County & a group of local experts in this 2-part ACEs Conference! Deepen your understanding of short and long-term physical and psychological effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Enhance your skills in identifying children with ACEs Learn how to approach overall care for children with increased clinical risk for toxic stress. Featuring: Dr. Michael Weiss Dr. Heather Huszti Dr. Reshmi Basu Dr. Sheila Modir Rebecca Hernandez Register in...

Eisner Health's Journey Through Implementing Trauma Informed Care Since July 2020, ACEs Aware has awarded 185 grants totaling $45.1 million to organizations statewide to augment the state of California’s work on the ACEs Aware initiative. Origins Training & Consulting received one of these grants to tell the story of Eisner Health's journey in implementing a trauma-informed approach as written by @Lori Chelius . Executive Summary “When we take care of ourselves, that’s when we can...

TOMORROW Wednesday October 20, 12:00 - 1:30 PT Join the UC Davis Health Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to learn strategies for healing toxic stress.

By National Governors Association, October 18, 2021 Executive Summary Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have a significant impact on health and well-being, that can continue into adulthood. Interest in preventing and addressing the consequences of ACEs, including toxic stress, has grown across sectors and is shaping policy discussions among state and local leaders who are eager to support effective prevention, detection and intervention strategies. COVID-19 has brought additional...

Technical assistance is available to applicants until 11/1. Last month we launched People, Parks, and Power (P3), a national initiative to invest in green space, health equity, and racial justice. P3 is a joint effort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, led and managed by Prevention Institute. Through this new initiative, $7 million in funding is available for community-based organizations and base-building groups working to advance park and green...

We all have a role to play in making sure children have the opportunity to thrive. In Child Abuse and Neglect: What It Is and What to Do About It , you will learn more about the types of child maltreatment, what to do when you think a child or family needs more support, and how to make a report if you suspect that a child has been abused or neglected. We all want children to be safe and healthy. However, the heartbreaking reality is that every year thousands of children are victims of child...

According to the National Survey of Children’s Health, 34.8 million children across the United States are impacted by ACEs. ACEs are exposures in childhood to abuse, neglect, parental incarceration, divorce, or domestic violence that have been shown to affect virtually every domain in which a child functions. ACEs are associated with health impairment across the life course and are strongly related to the prevalence of numerous health problems (Felitti, et. al, 1998). The Trauma-informed...

The Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative , a project of the California Department of Public Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch (CDPH/IVPB) and the California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention (CDSS/OCAP), invites your participation in an upcoming webinar, “Child Wellbeing During the Pandemic” that will be held on Thursday, November 18, 2021 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST. The purpose of this webinar is to increase understanding of child well-being...

California will require eligible students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend school in-person, but only after the Food and Drug Administration fully approves the vaccine for more school-aged children, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. "I believe we'll be the first state in America to move forward with this mandate and requirement," Newsom said from a school in San Francisco. He said student vaccine mandates will keep more kids safe and learning continuously in classrooms. The...

PACEs Connection's Race & Equity Workgroup is examining historical trauma in the United States of America and its impact on American society in a series of virtual discussions. This series, which began in July 2021, highlights several region within the United States and outlines how unresolved historical trauma has impacted every aspect of American life and directly shapes the socio-political landscape of today as well as the overall well-being of Americans. The purpose of these...

Please join us for our new series Education Upended: Talking Out of Turn . This monthly series will feature a conversation facilitated by Lara Kain, PACEsConnection Education Consultant , with special guests on education related current events and hot topics. We will use a trauma-informed and PACEs science aware lens to examine what is going on K-12 education, what needs changing, and strategies being used in the field to disrupt harmful policies and make positive changes in the system.