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From EdSource, September 12, 2020 With nearly three-fourths of 18-29 year olds reporting they are feeling down, hopeless or depressed, California colleges are attempting to respond to the rising mental health needs of students during the coronavirus pandemic. Isolation, with students confined to studying online, has heightened their sense of loss and hindered colleges’ ability to identify those needing help. California’s community colleges, which serve by far the largest number of college...

By Yolo County Children's Alliance, September 2020 Parents and caring adults make such a difference in children’s lives in so many ways. Two incredibly important ways that we can connect with our children are through talking to them and playing with them. When you sing a lullaby to your baby, ask your toddler about what she sees out of the car window, talk to your preschooler about her favorite animal, have a conversation with your 5 th grader about what she learned in school, or listen to...

This International Webinar is being organized by the Professional Institute of Business, Bangladesh on September 13, 2020 at 6:30-8:30am PST / 7:00-9:00pm IST. Join these experts on suicide. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqNQ0RV7NuYPO6DAnUAMxNYaQTDTcWogV7Apf3jguGyJs_nQ/viewform

It's the CA Community College Assoc for Occupation Education conference! Keynote Speaker, Susan Jones of Creative Behavior Systems The impact of ACEs on children can manifest in difficulties focusing, self-regulating, trusting others, and can lead to negative cognitive effects. One study found that a child with 4 or more ACEs was 32 times more likely to be labeled with a behavioral or cognitive problem than a child with no ACEs. CCCAOE is looking for ways to educate participants about ACEs...

From Child Mind Institute, September 11, 2020 Please join us for our 10th annual celebration of scientific achievement in child and adolescent psychology, psychiatry and developmental neuroscience, featuring 2020 Sarah Gund Prize recipient W. Thomas Boyce, MD . This event also includes a powerful roundtable on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice on child and adolescent mental health and the development of the next generation of scientists and clinicians. Moderated by...

By Daniel Tan, Public Policy Institute of California, September 11, 2020 As the pandemic continues to threaten the physical health and well-being of many Californians, mental health professionals across the state have also acknowledged its widespread psychological impact. Although the mental health consequences of epidemics are not well documented—in part due to the rarity of these events— existing research shows an association between large-scale disasters and mental and behavioral...

By Stephen Merrill, Edutopia, September 11, 2020 Some of the first adorable patients to trickle into Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’s pediatric clinic when it opened in 2007—long before she was named the first surgeon general of California—were referred by teachers and principals. Sitting in her examination rooms back then, in one of San Francisco’s poorest neighborhoods, Burke Harris knew almost immediately that something was amiss. Her young patients arrived with tentative diagnoses of...

By Camila Barbour, EdSource, September 9, 2020 As a community school manager in Oakland, where I coordinate student support services to increase opportunities for learning, I’m always especially attuned to the trauma that students in my school carry on a daily basis — and to how that burden is even heavier when they come to school hungry. There is an urgent need to ensure these kids get the school meals they rely on. Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced an extension...

On Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September, 13th we will be streaming the documentary Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion, Their Pain . For more information about this documentary, please visit here and here . How to Stream Portraits of Professional CAREgivers from ACEsConnection: Join ACEsConnection if you are not already a member (it's free). Join the Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival Community where the film will be streamed from. Go to the Transform...

By Kellie Schmitt, Center for Health Journalism, September 1, 2020 A measure that grants California nurse practitioners the ability to practice without physician supervision passed the state legislature Monday, the culmination of a long and contentious legislative journey. The bill gained momentum as the pandemic put a spotlight on health care disparities and workforce shortages. After years of similar attempts , the state legislature passed AB 890, sponsored by Assembly Member Jim Wood,...

By Jeremy Loudenback, The Imprint, August 31, 2020 Over the objections of county governments and local probation agencies, the California Legislature has reached an agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom to phase out the state’s youth prison system, while raising the age to 25 for some youth to remain in the juvenile justice system. Under the terms of a deal reached on Friday night, beginning on July 1 of next year, the state will stop accepting the majority of youth offenders who are found to...

By Edwin Poon, The Orange County Register, September 8, 2020 There's no doubt the COVID-19 health crisis has affected the mental health of most, if not all, of our population. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll found most Americans (53%) now say pandemic-related stress and worry has had a negative impact on their mental health. The study also highlighted the connection between mental and physical health. More than half (52%) of respondents say they have experienced at least one...