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Neesha Allen
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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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Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Initiatives [CTIPP]
CTIPP CAN Call - Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Initiatives - September 15th, 2-3:30pm ET/11am-12:30pm PT - Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/742183645 Meeting ID: 742 183 645 One tap mobile +19292056099,,742183645# US (New York) Please join us for next week's CTIPP CAN Call, which will focus on building mental well-being for infants, toddlers and preschoolers and the adults who care for them. This month's presentation will feature Drs. Kaitlin Mulcahy and Gerry Costa, and Kelly...
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NC Child Legislative and Policy Update call 11 a.m. EST, Fri. Sept.10, 2021
Special NC Child Legislative Update: COVID Delta Variant & Children Presenters: Dr. Zack Moore, State Epidemiologist & Dr. Kelly Kimple, Women’s & Children’s Health Section Chief Friday, 9/10, 11:00 am All Friday updates will be provided live in both English and Spanish. Sign up here to attend. 2021 NC Statewide Virtual Policy Institute The NC Collaborative for Children, Youth, and Families and Prevent Child Abuse NC announce that registration for the 2021 Policy Institutes is...
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FREE WEBINAR - The Impact of Mind Matters: Preliminary Evidence of Effectiveness in a Community-Based Sample
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...
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** NCTSN September 2021 Spotlight ** [mednet.ucla.edu]
While natural disasters can strike at any time with very little warning, families and communities can take steps to prepare in the event that a disaster does occur. With the devastation caused by ongoing events (hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, COVID-19) across the nation, this reaffirms the need for disaster preparedness. Our thoughts are with the families, children, and communities who have been affected by these disasters. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) has resources...
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Supporting Mental Well-Being through Child Care Settings - 9/30, 1:30-3:00 ET
A webinar offered by the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) Thursday, September 30, 1:30 - 3:00 pm EDT Register today . Addressing the mental health needs of child care providers and children in care is vital in the face of the pandemic, a population-level traumatic event. CTIPP is offering a "plug and play" framework to ease the process of developing a continuum of training, reflective coaching, and consultation to build the capacity for supporting relational health...
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[The Grand Finale] All new Talks on Trauma featuring 33+ amazing experts, celebrities & healers [wisdomoftrauma.com]
We are just a few days away from broadcasting our all-new 7-day event October 4‒10 , which includes the Talks on Trauma Series Part 2 , a showing of the Wisdom of Trauma Movie, daily meditations, integration sessions, and artistic performances. Dr. Gabor Maté will be in conversation with 33+ trauma experts, physicians, authors, visionaries and artists. The talks will be exploring how trauma relates to parenting, chronic pain, the medical paradigm, the climate crisis, politics, spirituality,...
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Join us October 27, 2021 for the inaugural event in our Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice System series, “The Relationship between PACEs and the Criminal Justice System”
Please join us for a new series entitled: Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice. This monthly series will feature conversations facilitated by Porter Jennings-McGarity, PACEs Connection Midwest and Tennessee community facilitator and criminal justice consultant, with special guests to discuss the need for trauma-informed criminal justice system reform. Using a PACEs-science lens, this series will examine the relationship between trauma and the criminal justice system, what needs changing, and...
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New statue at Cameron Art Museum honors U.S. Colored Troops [WWAY]
By Celeste Smith WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — Hundreds of people visited the Cameron Art Museum on Saturday, to witness the unveiling of a sculpture and exhibit of work representing African-Americans in the cape fear and the country. The United States Colored Troops public statue “Boundless” sits on the site where the civil war battle of forks road took place on the grounds of the Cameron Art Museum. The statue was crafted by artist and Duke University Professor Stephen Hayes, and features the...
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November Resiliency Task Force Meeting
New Hanover Resiliency Task Force Meeting 11/23/21 Tina Pearson, the Director of the Task Force, began the meeting by inviting the folks attending to place in the chat what they were grateful for...the chat streamed with things such as family, health, friends, pets, the work being done in the community, this group. Rev. Clifford Barnett introduced the mission and vision of the Task Force and shared what they do. Rev. Barnett shared a beautiful quote, “If you want to go fast go by yourself,...
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Register now for "Building the Movement with Coalitions", presented by the Campaign for Trauma-informed Policy and Practice, PACEs Connection, and the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives
Please register now at this link to reserve your spot. You’re invited to participate in Building the Movement with Coalitions, the first of eight remarkable workshops featured in the series, “ Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience ”. The first half-day workshop will occur virtually on January 7th from 1-5pm ET/10am-2pm PT. It focuses on the history and future of the movement and building community-owned, trauma-informed, prevention-focused, and healing-centered...
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January 19th CTIPP CAN Call - Trauma-Informed Initiatives in Baltimore and Maryland
Join us next Wednesday for two excellent CTIPP CAN presentations to begin our 2022 lineup. Baltimore Councilman Zeke Cohen will discuss the work, started by the late Congressman Elijah Cummings, that is making the city of Baltimore trauma-informed. Claudia Remington will describe new trauma informed initiatives by the State of Maryland, including legislation that created a Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to make the State trauma informed. We will also report on the first...
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Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience Workshop Series Session 2 - January 21st, 2022 from 1-5pm ET/10am-2pm PT - Education and Health Care
Lee Johnson III PhD and Sandra Bloom MD to lead discussion on emerging trauma-informed policies and practices in the education and health care fields. What are ways that these fields are taking PACEs, Prevention, and Trauma science into consideration, and what can advocates do to help further advance these and other promising practices? It's free to join, so sign up at this link today! You’re invited to participate in Building the Movement in Education and Health Care , the second of eight...
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Free Resilience Film Screening and Panel Discussion Focused on Black Resilience
Join us for February's screening of RESILIENCE at Cameron Art Museum which will center Black resilience and highlight the work of Stephen Hayes. February 4 at Noon there will be a screening of the film Resilience and a panel discussion focused on Black Resilience as well an an opportunity to view the incredible work of Stephen Hayes. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and admission is FREE!!!! For more information, contact jvanete@ciscapefear.org
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Foster Family Summit FREE Virtual Event
Each year the Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina (FFA NC) hosts a conference for foster parents which focuses on current needs. This year, FFA NC has recognized that information for and about teens who have been placed in the foster care system is in high demand. FFA NC, in partnership with the NC Department of Health and Human Services and community stakeholders, has titled this year's Summit "Teaming with Teens." Our "Teaming with Teens" conference will explore a variety of topics...
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Register now! Building the Movement in the Child Welfare and Justice Systems February 4, 2022
February 4th, 2022 - 1pm-5pm ET/10am-2pm PT - Building the Movement in the Child Welfare and Justice Systems Making these sectors trauma-informed, prevention-focused, and healing-centered You’re invited to participate in the third of eight remarkable workshops featured in the series, “Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience”. This half-day workshop will occur virtually and focus on promising practices in the child welfare and justice systems, as well as teach...
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9th Annual First 2000 Days Community Summit
Smart Start of New Hanover County and local Faith Leaders host the 9th Annual First 2000 Days Community Summit! This is an online event. Pre-registration is required-- Click HERE . Keynote speaker, Jessica Taylor-Pickford , an expert in the field of infant and early childhood mental health. Attendees will listen to panel discussions, participate in dialogue about issues surrounding infancy and early childhood mental health, and discuss its meaning in our community. We invite our community...
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February 18, 2022 - Day 4 - Building the Movement through Transformative Justice and Faith-Based Communities
Day 4 - Building the Movement through Transformative Justice and Faith-Based Communities February 18, 2022 - 1pm to 5pm ET/10am to 2pm PT Panel 1: Transformative Justice Grant-funded workshop provided by Mazzoni Center and WOAR. This workshop will give a foundational look at transformative justice with the goal of better understanding how to support people who have experienced violence through community-based approaches. The audience will learn about the core tenets of transformative...
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Workshop REMINDER: Building the Movement with Populations with High Prevalence of Trauma - Friday @ 1pm EST/10am PST [npscoaliton.org]
We are excited to present the fifth workshop session this Friday and hope you can join us live! Of note, we are now offering participation certificates to those who can be with us live on Friday afternoons and to make that easier we have also decided to shorten this workshop session to 3 hours ! Please help us in #BuildingTheMovement by sharing this workshop series with colleagues and help us reach our next milestone of 3K registered. Day 5 - Building the Movement with Populations with High...
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Resilient Guilford Network (NC) shares resources for talking with children about war in the Ukraine
In light of recent events, Resilient Guilford Network is sharing resources from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) in response to the war on Ukraine. Some are specific to military families, while others are more general resources. Please see the links below and let us know if you have questions and how we can help support your local efforts. Deep breaths as we start a new week together. We look forward to staying connected and are grateful for all you do. General Child...
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March Monthly Meeting
Reverend Clifford Barnett, one of our co-chairs served as our host. Turning the Wheel led our resiliency skills practice today. I hope that inspires you to take advantage of one of their Creative Play Pop-Ups in the future! We are excited to announce that we will be co-hosting a virtual screening of Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope with Resilient Brunswick and the Pender County Resiliency Task Force on April 28, 12:00-2:00 pm. Nick Pylipyw from Cape Fear Collective...
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Amy Read
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Cape Fear collaboration to view the film Resilience
Join three Resiliency Initiatives in the Cape Fear area to be part of the imperative conversation and learning of information about the biology of stress and resilience. Thursday, April 28 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. virtual event! Register Here .
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Introducing the Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program at PACEs Connection!
Introducing the Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program at PACEs Connection! DONIELLE PRINCE (PACES CONNECTION STAFF) 3/8/223:01 PM PACES CONNECTION IS EXCITED TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW CREATING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES (CRC) ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. (CLICK HERE TO REVIEW A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH EVENT. SEE BELOW FOR APRIL EVENT TIMES). THE 16 HOUR CRC ACCELERATOR IS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS AND ADVOCATES IN TRANSFORMING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS...
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Register now! Dr. Bruce Perry to discuss historical trauma and help launch new "Connecting Communities One Book at a Time" book study with his best-seller, "What Happened to You?"
Please join us on June 28 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation with best-selling author Bruce Perry. Ingrid Cockhren , CEO of PACEs Connection; Mathew Portell , PACEs Connections’ director of communities, and Perry, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, will engage in a conversation concerning historical trauma and Perry’s best-selling book " What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing, " which he co-authored with Oprah Winfrey. Please share this blog...
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Join us to talk with the nation’s first known 'minister of gun violence prevention,' this Thursday for our podcast 'History. Culture.Trauma.'
Ingrid Cockhren, PACEs Connection CEO, welcomes Rev. Deanna Hollas , the nation’s first known “minister of gun violence prevention,” for this week’s episode of "History. Culture. Trauma." on Thursday, June 2, at 1 p.m. PT; 4 p.m. ET. They will discuss the more than 60 mass shootings in the United States during the month of May 2022 — including the shooting of 10 Black adults and one White adult in Buffalo, New York, and last week’s killing of 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.
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New Hanover County Board of Commissioners to proclaim this “Resilient & Thriving Communities Week!”
FOR STATEWIDE EVENT INFO CLICK HERE The New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force is excited to share that, later today, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will proclaim this “Resilient & Thriving Communities Week!” Click HERE to learn more about all the resilience-focused events you can attend. We hope you will join one or more! Let us know if you have an event you would like us to share! Please don’t forget to follow us on Facebook ! EVENT INFO HERE
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New Hanover County Proclamation Approved as Part of Statewide Resilience Week!
This week, counties across North Carolina are celebrating Healthy and Resilient Communities week. There are some 15 counties in the process of having their respective county commissioners sign a proclamation such as the one signed by New Hanover County commission chair Julia Olson-Bozeman. (See attached photo.) Among the statewide activities being offered today, as part of the weeklong celebration, all are invited to participate in the following: 10:00-11:00am: Navigating the General...
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Join us for the JUNE 2022 round of Creating Resilient Communities!
June event dates listed for the PACEs Connection Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program. JOIN US!!!
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Free to COOPs and your members: RYSE Center Presents: Radical Inquiry session on supporting BIPOC Youth Liberation!
COST: $150 - General Registration F REE - Cooperative of Communities Network Members using code P CCOOP22 Register here and use code PCCOOP22 J oin the RYSE Center and PACEs Connection on July 12. 2022 from 10 am-1 pm PT / 12 pm-3 pm CT / 1 pm-4 pm ET to examine how conventional social science research often produces and replicates unjust and harmful narratives about Black, Indigenous, Youth of Color (BIPOC) capacities, priorities, dreams, and needs. At the same time, research upholds and...
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June Monthly Meeting- Equity and Inclusion
New Hanover County had over 50 people attend the June monthly meeting that focused on equity and inclusion with guest from Access Wilmington, Speak Ya Peace, and INClude. Access Wilmington https://www.accessilm.org/miracle-league-of-wilmington Access Play, Access Fit, Accessible Adventures john@accessilm.org Maleenee Cooper: Founder of Speak Ya Peace - is passionate about creating safe spaces and opportunities for folks to share their story and speak their truth through spoken word. Speak Ya...
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Potluck for Peace- YOUTH EDITION!
Wilmington, NC - YWCA Lower Cape Fear will host a community art event as part of its signature event Potluck for Peace. The event is for children, teens, and their caregivers and will be held at YWCA Lower Cape Fear (2815 South College Road) on Thursday, July 21 at 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. YWCA’s Potluck for Peace Youth Edition is a chance to bring our community’s youth together to collectively work towards inclusion, equity, and justice through conversation and collaboration. Participants will...
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JULY 2022 round of the Creating Resilient Communities webinar series!
Join us for the JULY 2022 round of the Creating Resilient Communities webinar series! DONIELLE PRINCE (PACES CONNECTION STAFF) 7/1/226:22 PM We at PACEs Connection know that a deep understanding of the science of positive and adverse childhood experiences (PACEs) can help organizations and communities solve their most intractable problems. Early adopters have shown STUNNING results in schools, family practice clinics, opioid prevention programs, etc. In thousands of schools—including schools...
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Join us for the JULY 2022 round of the Creating Resilient Communities webinar series!
Join the PACEs Connection Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Accelerator Program to create a resilient community in your own neighborhood, town or city! It’s free!
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LINK-UP Event with SaySo
LINK-UP Saturday, August 6th 9:30am-3:30pm 1939 Independence Blvd. Wilmington, NC 28403. LINK-Up is a one-day event that provides youth, ages 13-16, with an opportunity to build friendships and participate in workshops based on 2 of the 8 LINKS outcomes! The day will include information on Safe and Stable Place to Live and Academic/ Vocational Education Goals. There will also be O-LINK-Pic games, lunch, and door prizes! All materials will be provided, and youth participants will receive end...
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Coastal Coalition for Substance Awareness and Prevention Providing Trauma Informed Policing Training
The Coastal Coalition for Substance Awareness & Prevention (CCSAP) of New Bern, North Carolina is proud to offer an in-person day of trauma-informed training to members of law enforcement facilitated by national subject matter expert, Becky Haas. This event for members of law enforcement is free of charge, however registration is required. A certificate of attendance with contact hours will be provided. Trauma-Informed Police Training: Law enforcement professionals have a history of...
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Cape Fear Community Racial and Health Equity Summits
Our 2nd annual Summit will be held on September 16, 17, and 18 at Sokoto House at 1219 Dawson St. This event is free to attend in-person or via Zoom, but sign-up registration for sessions is required. Attend at least one live presentation and get access to recordings of every session on Sokoto House Academy, our learning management system. Click for more details about the Racial Equity and Health Summit .
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New Trainers of Stewards of Children Sponsored by the Carousel Center
On Friday, August 19, 2022, the Carousel Center, sponsored a Train the Trainer of the prevention program called Stewards of Children that works to prevent child sexual abuse. Folks from a variety of sectors in the tri-county area attended the training. Learn more about the Carousel Center and Darkness to Light.
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Historical Marker Ceremony for Dr. Hubert Eaton, Sr.
Historical marker celebrating local civil rights leader to be unveiled on May 1 Provided by Linda Thompson, NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC, April 27, 2023 – The life and work of Dr. Hubert Eaton, a local civil rights champion and community leader, will be commemorated with the installation of a North Carolina Civil Rights Trail marker in front of the Historic Downtown Courthouse in Wilmington (24 N Third Street). A ceremony to officially unveil the marker will take place at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 1...
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Community leader Bo Dean uses and shares PACEs Connection information and support to “connect to the best of what and who we are”; urges your support!
Bo Dean with New Hanover area Community Resiliency Model trainers Audry Hart, the late Chris Johnson, and J'vanete Skiba. Bo Dean answered the call for monthly donations to PACEs Connection more than a year ago for many reasons, one of the main ones being that PACEs Connection and the work it supports helps us “live into our humanity.” In addition to his supporting learning and development for some 2200 employees in New Hanover County, North Carolina, Dean also co-chairs the County’s...
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The 2023 Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program is now Open For Registration
PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.
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The 2023 Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program is now Open For Registration
PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.
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“Caring for our own” theme emerges at May Meeting of North Carolina Chief Justice’s Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts
Ben David, co-chair of the North Carolina Chief Justice's Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts, shares plans to sustain the work done during the two-year term of the Task Force, to "care for our own" speaking of North Carolina's children, youth, families, communities, victims of crimes, members of law enforcement, the judiciary and court officers and staffers. He also shared Chief Justice Paul Newby's hopes of "getting ACEs-informed courts" into the culture, and said a national conference for...
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Check Out New July Dates Added to the 2023 CRC Summer Curriculum and the Official Launch of the Dedicated CRC Community Page
July is a time to celebrate all summer has to offer by building bridges and innovating with community to get to the heart of trauma-informed awareness and resilience building. This month, we’ve added new July dates to the summer 2023 *CRC* curriculum—but that’s only half of the good news. Last year, the CRC began as a pilot program. Now that it's evolved, what better time to bring accelerator participants together in a PACEs Connection CRC community than the summer? We are proud to announce...