Tagged With "ACEs Central Florida"
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Last chance to apply for a scholarship for the Creating a Resilient Community Conference!
Apply for a Scholarship In this new video PJI Director, Rachel Allen shares some exciting information regarding what you can expect at the upcoming Conference! Register for the Conference Conference Overview: The Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College, the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County, the Creating a Resilient Community Network and Title Sponsor, Orlando Health, are excited to invite you to register for the Third Annual Creating a Resilient Community (CRC): From Trauma...
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Spring 2021 Community Conversation w/ DOH-Charlotte and FGCU
The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County (DOH-Charlotte) is pleased to announce our first bi-annual Community Conversation for Spring 2021 in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), Department of Health Sciences at the Marieb College of Health & Human Services. Community Conversations is a health series by the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County that will invite various public health experts to discuss current health topics and trends most relevant...
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2011-2021—A decade of steady growth in ACEs and TI laws and resolutions in the states
In 2019 and 2020, dozens of states enacted nearly 60 laws and resolutions that reference adverse childhood experiences or trauma. In this post, there's an interactive map that shows them all.
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The best way to start any meeting. Ever.
Following a brief mindfulness check-in, PACEs Connection staff meetings begin with the review of our Vision, Mission, and Values statements, as well as our Equity and Inclusion Statement. At a recent meeting, top row, L-R, Ingrid Cockhren, Carey Sipp, Donielle Prince, Jane Stevens. Middle row, L-R, John Flores, Porter Jennings-McGarity, Jenna Quinn, Gail Kennedy. Bottom row, L-R, Rafael Maravilla, Natalie Audage, Alison Cebulla, Samantha Sangenito. A couple of times last week I felt my body...
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Florida receives federal grant to bring “Handle with Care” supports to any Florida community
The state of Florida received a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to implement Handle with Care in any Florida community that wants it. This grant includes training, resources, and technical support for both school districts and police departments as the program carries out. Initial funding to implement the program is vital because, once off the ground, upkeep for the program is inexpensive. The SAMHSA grant will only last for four more years,...
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Share Your Positive Childhood Experiences
Good morning PACEs Connection! One of the ways our local community is working to raise awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is through an upcoming week-long awareness campaign in November. We are collaborating with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) through various media campaigns and we need YOUR HELP ! We would like to get brief testimonials of positive childhood experiences. They can be: 20-30 second video clips of you, friends, or family (that would like to participate),...
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A Trauma-Informed Approach to Vaccine Hesitancy (Sign On Letter Attached In First Line)
Please sign onto and share this memo supporting using a trauma-informed approach to decreasing vaccine hesitancy! Many of the challenges we are facing with vaccine hesitancy can be better understood by looking at the issue through a trauma-informed lens. The following memo has been developed with input from many of the clinical and academic thought leaders from the trauma healing field to offer supportive guidance to the Administration. To successfully address this challenge, we need to...
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A Trauma Informed Approach to Vaccine Fear
PLEASE SIGN ON TO THIS MEMO TO SUPPORT OUTREACH ALONG THESE LINES TO THE ADMINISTRATION! If the goal is to impact meaningful change, it might prove helpful to view vaccine fear through a trauma informed-lens. There is an intentional shift from the use of the word “hesitancy” and instead using the more specific and appropriate term “fear”. We are more likely to change that which we better define and understand. The following memo has been developed with input from an interdisciplinary team of...
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Parenting to Prevent & Heal ACEs Handout
This handout is based on the work of Donna Jackson Nakazawa , who worked with us and generously allowed us to paraphrase content from her book, Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology & How You Can Heal . Donna's book specifically addresses those of us parenting with ACEs (which she also does brilliantly in the powerful documentary, Wrestling Ghosts , which is about parenting and healing from ACEs). This handout can be downloaded, distributed, and used freely. It is...
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2021 ACEs Awareness Campaign in Charlotte County, FL
Monday, November 15 th , 2021 marks the launch of Charlotte County’s ACEs awareness week to raise awareness about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and to highlight the importance of fostering Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) in the lives of our children and youth. Last year, the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners granted an ACEs awareness county proclamation; however, still in the throws of COVID-19 precautions and response, our community was unable to celebrate the...
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Charlotte County, FL ACEs Aware 2021
Visit our FB page today and every day this week to follow our ACEs Awareness Campaign 2021: Healthy Charlotte County - Posts | Facebook ..........and remember to register for FREE screenings of Resilience: The Biology of Stress and The Science of Hope on Wednesday, November 15, 2021 and One Nation Under Stress on Friday, November 19, 2021. Both hosted by Health Planning Council of SWFL . Register for FREE using the links below: Resilience:...
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Charlotte County ACEs Aware 2021
Good morning PACEs Community, Today begins a full week-long campaign of raising awareness about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) that make all the difference! Visit the Healthy Charlotte Facebook page throughout today and each day this week to find more videos like the one below: https://youtu.be/1YEuiwHVpoY #JOINTHEVILLAGE! #CharlotteCountyACEsAware2021
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How Common Are ACEs? - Charlotte County ACEs Awareness Campaign 2021
Upwards of 61% of adults surveyed across 25 states have reported experiencing at least 1 ACE. In Florida, as of 2019, 65.3% of adults surveyed for the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS) reported having experienced at least 1 or more ACEs. This is an increase from 49.7% when surveyed in 2010. #JOINTHEVILLAGE! #CharlotteCountyACEsAware2021
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Break the Cycle Challenge Day 1: Charlotte County ACEs Aware 2021
#JOINTHEVILLAGE! #CharlotteCountyACEsAware2021 #BreaktheCycle of #AdverseChildhoodExperiences
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Break the Cycle Challenge Day 2: Charlotte County ACEs Awareness Campaign 2021
#CharlotteCountyACEsAware2021 #JOINTHEVILLAGE !
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Featured Agency - Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity
For Charlotte County's Day 2 ACEs Awareness Campaign, our Featured Agency is Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity. FEATURED AGENCY: Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity Housing is the foundation to healthy living. Secure, stable, clean housing gives families the chance to maintain security and stability in other areas of their lives including mental health, work, and school. In 2017, inadequate housing accounted for 14.7% of child removals from homes in Charlotte County, FL. As of July...
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Positive Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Shared - Charlotte County ACEs Awareness Week 2021
Positive Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Shared. They make all the difference! #CharlotteCountyACEsAware2021 #JOINTHEVILLAGE !
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Featured Agency - Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN) Task Force
For Charlotte County's Day 1 ACEs Awareness Campaign, our Featured Agency is the Charlotte County Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN) Task Force. Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN): Charlotte County Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN) Taskforce formed in May of 2017 as part of the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) taskforce on Maternal and Child Health. The group consists of nurses and community partner representatives from various agencies including Bayfront Hospital, DOH-Charlotte, Charlotte...
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Community Conversation December 3, 2021
The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County (DOH-Charlotte) will be hosting our second Community Conversation Friday, December 3, 2021 in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), Department of Health Sciences, Marieb College of Health & Human Services. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Shelby Gilbert, Associate Professor of Public Health at FGCU. Dr. Gilbert will present and lead us in a discussion on community health disparities and inequities in transportation access...
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"Me & My Emotions: A New, Free Resource for Teens"
Please see this (https://www.pacesconnection.com/g/quebec-aces-and-trauma-informed-network/blog/520508840683208701 ) blog post from QUEBEC ACES AND TRAUMA-INFORMED NETWORK (CAN) . Me & My Emotions is a great FREE resource that helps individuals 13+ build resilience and find healthy coping mechanisms for mental health stressors. https://www.pacesconnection.com/g/quebec-aces-and-trauma-informed-network/blog/520508840683208701.
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Child Abuse Month Training - Protective Factors and True Colors
The Department of Children and Families along with The Ounce of Prevention Fund Florida is happy to announce Protective Factors and True Colors training throughout Circuit 12 (Manatee, Sarasota and Desoto Counties) April 11, 12 and 15 th . We are honored that the Manatee County Children’s Advisory Board and the Family Safety Alliance are hosting the trainings . Save the dates as registration is March 14 – April 7 through Eventbrite. The trainings are FREE. Protective factors are conditions...
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As We Transition to the Recovery Phase of Hurricane Ian “Look out for the Helpers”
The last 24 hours have reminded us of our individual vulnerability, as well as the vulnerability of our community and our state. Hurricane Ian is an example of a traumatic event in the third realm of ACEs that can bring about increased stress and strong emotional reactions. We acknowledge that this can be an incredibly challenging time for many and we encourage people to stay connected, reach out for help when needed, and support each other as you are able. This is how we can build...
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How to Help Survivors of Extreme Climate Events (psychologytoday.com)
By Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW Building Resiliency to Trauma Psychology Today, September 30, 2022 Mental health can suffer after extreme climate events. KEY POINTS Mental health conditions exacerbated by natural disasters include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. After a disaster, the number of people needing assistance from the mental health systems strains or exceeds community capacity. There are simple strategies helpers can use to help survivors restore...
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Job Opening! Director of the New Trauma and Resilience Collaborative, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
We are pleased to provide a career opportunity at Florida State University , located in Tallahassee, FL. FSU is recruiting a Director for the new Trauma and Resilience Collaborative (TRC) . The Director of TRC will identify, harness, and promote the university’s trailblazing multidisciplinary expertise on trauma and resilience. This is a Faculty I 12-month salaried position. The Director will be responsible for the growth of TRC programs and end users by successfully recruiting partnerships...