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Agenda and meeting minutes for the August 2018 meeting of the Dutchess County ACES Task Force.

Agenda and meeting minutes from the October 2018 Dutchess County ACES Task Force.

Agenda and meeting minutes for the September 2018 Meeting of the Dutchess County ACES Task Force.

April 2019 Dutchess County ACES Task Force agenda & meeting minutes

Agenda and meeting minutes for the February 2019 Dutchess County ACES Task Force.

Agenda, meeting minutes and attachments for the January 2019 Dutchess County ACES Task Force meeting.

The agenda and minutes for the June 2019 ACEs Task Force Meeting.

Agenda and meeting minutes for the March 2019 meeting of the Dutchess County ACES Task Force

Agenda and meeting minutes for the May 2019 meeting of the Dutchess County ACES Task Force.

Last year, the California Department of Health Care Services rolled out its plans for universal screening for trauma among its pediatric and adult Medicaid population. Beginning January 1, 2020, California physicians were able to receive an incentive payment of $29 for each pediatric patient screened for ACEs using the PEARLs ( Pediatrics Adverse Childhood and Resilience Study) tool. Dr. Dayna Long talked with ACEs Connection staff reporter Laurie Udesky about ACEs science, what led to the...

April 15, 2020 | 11:00 a.m. | By ASTHO (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials) Staff Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood and can have negative, lasting effects on health, wellbeing, and opportunity. These exposures can disrupt healthy brain development, affect social development, compromise immune systems, and can lead to substance misuse and other unhealthy coping behaviors. Examples of ACEs include experiencing...

Excerpts from the recent piece by writer, @Leah Harris , published in Mad in America . To read the rest of this piece by @Leah Harris , published in Mad in America , please click here.

The Pinetree Institute is a Maine non-profit located on the NH border in Eliot. They conduct research and present workshops on ACEs and resilience. A workshop with Dr. Christina Bethell was scheduled for today, but was cancelled because of COVID-19. Dr. Bethell's field of expertise is PCE (Positive Childhood Experiences) and their role in combatting ACEs and promoting resilience throughout the lifetime. Because of the circumstances, Pinetree Institute is offering a 40 minute podcast in which...

New and returning lawmakers take the oath of office on day one of Washington state's 2017 legislative session. — Jeanie Lindsay/Northwest News Network As advocates prepare to see how ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) science, trauma, and resilience play out in the 2020 state legislative sessions — many beginning in January — they are undoubtedly asking: “What does a legislator want?" It may be a stretch to play on Freud’s question: “What does a women want?", but the query captures how...

An ACEs Connection webinar co-sponsored with 4 CA In 2017, California became the first state in the country to pass a law supporting universal screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the 5.3 million children in the state’s Medicaid program. As clinicians around California await the state’s announcement of what this new policy will entail, many are wondering what it takes to integrate ACEs science in a pediatric practice. Meet Drs. Deirdre Bernard-Pearl, R.J. Gillespie and...

Register for A Better Normal- Our reckoning with race and equity at ACEs Connection

The Congresswoman Cori Bush and the musician FKA twigs describe how manipulative, isolating conduct known as “coercive control” helped trap them in abusive relationships. Lawmakers are starting to listen.

People who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will oftentimes struggle with low self-esteem . PTSD can directly impact your relationships , disrupt your daily life, and cause depression. PTSD also causes feelings of worthlessness and negative thought patterns that can directly impact how you navigate the world and how you feel about yourself. While PTSD can take months to years to overcome, there are some steps you can take to positively encourage a healthier self-esteem and a...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its first in a series of reports called “Snapshots” after polling 3,000+ parents about their experiences during the pandemic. Surprisingly, while many of the findings were concerning, most people reported a deepening relationship with their children despite the stress and tension they were experiencing.

You don't have to be a therapist to help survivors heal from trauma. Here are 6 key behaviors that embody what it means to be "trauma-informed" that we can all start doing right now.