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Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 1/4/163:40 PM

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4 myths that make L.A. County's homeless problem worse [LATimes.com]

Jane Stevens · 1/3/168:51 PM

Some myths about homelessness get repeated so often that they become accepted as true. But with more than 31,000 people sleeping in our parks and on our sidewalks every night here in Los Angeles County, we cannot allow fallacies to drive our homeless policies. “Some people just want to live on the street” is perhaps the most dangerous myth about homelessness. Yes, some people resist moving into short-term shelters because that may require separating family members, losing one's...

How L.A. County can open more doors for homeless women: Guest commentary [DailyNews.com]

Jane Stevens · 1/3/168:49 PM

Los Angeles County’s 2015 Homeless Count showed a 12 percent jump in homelessness, grabbing headlines and leading to a declaration of “emergency” by elected officials. Yet another number stands out — 33 percent, representing the over 13,000 women who make up the county’s homeless population. A woman experiencing homelessness enters a system designed by and for the majority. Her homelessness may have resulted from a violent home, a final paycheck, or untenable...

Trauma Informed Schools

Should Trauma Equal a Disability? (CNN.com)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 1/1/164:20 PM

Thank you to LA TI Task Force member, K-Rahn Vallatine, Live Above The Hype, for sharing this CNN video with an update on the trauma informed schools lawsuit with the Compton Unified School District. To view the video; http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/12/30/straight-outta-compton-lawsuit-trauma-children-school-sidner-pkg-ctn.cnn

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Survey Infographic from TIC Task Force of Greater LA

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 1/1/1610:22 AM

Team member Devika Shankar has a talented gift of creating surveys and infographics! Please find the Survey Results from the Trauma Informed Care Task Force of Greater Los Angeles. Thank you Devika!

Judge orders changes to L.A. County jail inmate discharge policy (DailyNews.com)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 12/18/1510:40 AM

This April 14, 2015 staff file photo shows the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Mental Health Unit at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility. Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/File Los Angeles County jails have frequently been referred to as the largest de facto ental health facility in the country. On any given day, the region’s jails house and treat an average of 3,500 to 4,000 mentally ill inmates -- more than the number of patients managed in the entire...

Welcome to the TIC Education Workgroup

Nkem Ndefo · 11/22/1512:57 PM

Welcome to the TIC Education Workgroup! For those that were unable to attend our recent community round table, the Greater LA Task Force is mobilizing through the formation of specific workgroups. These groups will inform the Task...

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2nd Community Roundtable on November 10th @ 6:00 pm

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 10/26/159:39 AM

Please join us! Attached, please find our Community Trauma / Community Healing Roundtable flyer. Hosted by Hillsides located at 149 Pasadena Avenue, South Pasadena 91030 on Tuesday, November 10th from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, we look forward to...

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Cultivating Knowledge through Communities of Practice

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 9/27/157:41 PM

From Deanna Handel, Ventura County ACEs Connection group Community Manager. For a different work project, I came across this slideshow on cultivating knowledge through communities of practice, with a focus on online communities, and it...

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CYW releases "Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California's Response to ACEs"

Jane Stevens · 9/1/157:13 PM

The Center for Youth Wellness released a new report “Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California’s Response to ACEs”. This report is a follow up to last November’s Children Can Thrive Summit. ...

100 Resilient Cities - Rockefeller Foundation

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 8/21/1511:23 AM

http://www.100resilientcities....ience-challenge#/-_/ Los Angeles, chosen by the Rockefeller Foundation, is one of the 100 Resilient Cities globally. With a population, geography, infrastructure, and economy comparable to those of states and...

Table read of a musical theater piece about trauma

Liz Schiller · 8/17/153:41 PM

Hi folks, I will also post this on the events calendar. I've been writing a musical theater show called PTSD: A Musical Guide to Surviving for the past two and a half years. The book (dialog) is now done, and many of the song lyrics have...

Washington, DC, City Council Education Committee probes how trauma-informed schools can help students

Alicia St. Andrews · 7/22/1510:56 AM

Two-and-a-half years ago, a school administrator confronted District of Columbia Councilmember David Grosso with a stark and surprising reality when he visited the Walker-Jones Education Campus to learn about a literacy intervention program. At the...

Trauma Informed Task Force of Los Angeles

Community Roundtable Launch - A rousing success!

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 7/17/158:30 AM

The Los Angeles Trauma Informed Task Force launched their first Community Roundtable on Tuesday, July 14th, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. A rousing success, their location was at City Council Member Mike Bonin's Westchester Field Office located at...

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