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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

By Sara Tiano and Kelly Davis, the Imprint, September 2, 2021 Before July when it became unlawful, California officials sent hundreds of vulnerable children each year to residential treatment programs as far-flung as Wyoming and Florida. They were kids who the courts, social workers and probation officers decided were too troubled to place in family foster homes or in local group facilities. Their behaviors were so unsafe and mental health issues so severe, local officials determined, their...

By University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences , September 3, 2021 Researchers at UCLA Health have been awarded $3 million from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to develop a statewide stress surveillance system and establish a network of physicians and scientists to study how stress impacts the body and what can be done to increase resiliency. “Stress is among the leading causes of disability and death in California, especially if experienced early on in...

By Heather Tirado Gilligan , Healthcare Foundation, September 14, 2021 A surge of serious COVID-19 cases fueled by the delta variant has swamped hospitals in California’s Central Valley. The region’s health care system is so overwhelmed that Fresno County’s interim health officer implored county residents at a press conference to do more to control transmission. “ Please wear a mask ,” Rais Vohra, MD, pleaded as he waved a black disposable mask. “If you want to know how you can make sure...

By Angela Hart , Kaiser Health Network, September 8, 2021 Living unmedicated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Eugenia Hunter has a hard time recalling how long she’s been staying in the tent she calls home at the bustling intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Oakland’s hip Uptown neighborhood. Craft coffee shops and weed dispensaries are plentiful here and one-bedroom apartments push $3,000 per month. “At least the rats aren’t all over me in here,” the...

The California Department of Public Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch (CDPH/IVPB), Suicide Prevention Program , Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative , and CORE State Injury Prevention Program invite your participation in the “ Preventing Trauma and Suicide during Catastrophic Events and Beyond: Strategies for Preventing Suicide in California ” webinar on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (PST). In this webinar, presenters from the Prevention Institute and...

Dear Friends and Allies, Concerns for children’s mental health are on the top of our state policymakers’ agendas, and CCT has recently provided data, research and testimony to find solutions. In just the last few weeks, the Little Hoover Commission published the results of an extensive series of hearings: COVID-19 and Children’s Mental Health: Addressing the Impact and on August 18 the California Joint Senate Hearing on Education and the Pandemic Response , heard from panels of experts to...

By The HOPE Team, 9/15/21, positiveexperience.org/blog Each person is an individual with essential human dignity. Our society, however, continues to struggle with persistent racism. Today, we have posted a new statement about how HOPE intends to infuse an understanding of race, racism, and anti-racism into our work. Beyond individual biases, systems perpetuate inequity via systemic racism, endangering the health of children and families of color . HOPE core faculty member Dr. Baraka Floyd...