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A hug may be comforting to many children, but for a child who has experienced trauma it may not feel safe. That’s an example used by Julie Kurtz, co-director of trauma informed practices in early childhood education at the WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies (CCFS), as she begins a trauma training session. Her audience, preschool teachers and staff of the San Francisco-based Wu Yee Children’s Services at San Francisco’s Women’s Building, listen attentively.

The Escondido Union School District (EUSD) values its staff, students and families. The district welcomed their 1,800 employees to the 2017-2018 school year through events coordinated to connect staff to each other, develop a trauma informed school system and encourage staff wellness and self-care during events held on the first staff work days of the school year. On Thursday August 10 th , all EUSD employees attended an inspirational presentation by Dr. Dawn Griffin, Associate Professor and...

Every other year, the North County Gang Commission and County of San Diego host the Building Better Futures Summit, a free community event to provide residents with the latest information on gang reduction, intervention, prevention and suppression efforts in North County. The most recent summit was held earlier this year at the North Inland Live Well Center in Escondido on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Over 180 individuals representing the community, mental health, child welfare, public...

Jim Mickelson already had a background in social work, so when his wife became president of a local university and he noticed that the former foster youth who were students on campus weren’t succeeding at the same rate as other students, he came up with a plan. Now, he’s the founder and director of ACE Scholars Services at California State University, San Marcos, which works with former foster youth under the age of 30 who were in the foster care system from the time they were 13 for at...

kNOw MORE! is a student-centered human trafficking awareness and prevention curriculum, for middle school- and high school-aged youth in San Diego County. It is a comprehensive and engaging program based on the latest sex trafficking research in San Diego and developed in collaboration with experts from various sectors. The curriculum was designed to help young people recognize the red flags and vulnerabilities around trafficking and equip them to take action for themselves and their peers.

Please join us! Resilient San Diego! Attached, please find flyers in Arabic, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese . Please share with others. Save the date for Saturday, December 9th, from noon to 3:00 pm at Balboa Park! Our San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team (SD-TIGT) is hosting an event celebrating our members in the Recital Hall at Balboa Park. Who: Families ~ Youth ~ Community Partners ~ Professionals What: Celebrate our region's resilience building movement. FOOD. FUN. ACTIVITIES.

Mission: Promoting trauma-informed services in the San Diego region through collaboration, advocacy, and education. From a computer, click here to join WebEx meeting https://sdcountyca.webex.com/sdcountyca/j.php?MTID=m95c3987d95077cb3af9237e1e0df711f Meeting number (access code): 801 593 622 Meeting password: Trauma1! Join by phone only, call 240-454-0887 US Toll , Meeting number (access code): 801 593 622, Enter (#) when asked for an attendee ID. I. Introductions (Name and Organization) a.

The Diversity Development Center invites you to attend the first in a series of Strengthening Community Trust Symposiums to take place at Marina Village Conference Center Building A, 1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, CA 92109 on July 18th and 19th, 2018. FAMILY & YOUTH SUPPORT PARTNER MODEL A Family and Youth Support Partner is an individual, with lived experiences in the respective system(s), who is trained and hired to help other families as a paraprofessional. We believe trust is the...

In 2019, more than $40 million will become available to fund community-based, culturally rooted, trauma-informed services for youth in California as alternatives to arrest and incarceration. Thousands of California youth are arrested every year for low-level offenses. Youth who are arrested or incarcerated for low-level offenses are less likely to graduate high school, more likely to suffer negative health-outcomes, and more likely to have later contact with the justice system.

Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: One-Pager

English: The California Department of Public Health, Injury and Prevention Branch (CDPH/IVPB) and the California Department of Social Service, Office of Child Abuse Prevention’s (CDSS/OCAP) , Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative , ACEs Connection , and the Yolo County Children’s Alliance co-created “Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in both English and Spanish. This material is intended for Californian families experiencing the severe economic consequences resulting from...

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...

Awareness about health outcomes are as much about the long-term impact caused by adverse childhood experiences as they are by positive childhood experiences. By providing education on trauma-informed awareness and resilience building frameworks, the CRC Accelerator certification is a tool for both.

The culmination of thousands of hours from our Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) team in developing our TREC Model, we launched TRECeducation.com website on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Craig Beswick, Vice-President, School Development Division, Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation (LLAC) opened up our exciting launch, which was hosted by the beautiful UCSD Park & Market in downtown San Diego. Craig warmly welcomed over 200 attendees to our Awards Ceremony and TREC...