Tagged With "Assemblymember Dr. Arambula"
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A Legacy of Learning: Three Part Film Series
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A Legacy of Learning: Three Part Film Series
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A Legacy of Learning: Three Part Film Series
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Nurse to Nurse Bullying: A Sepsis in Healthcare (Webinar)
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Resilience Film Screening
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Resilience Rising: A Community Celebration - Resilience OC
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3rd "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" Meeting
Our 3 rd “Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma” meeting was held on Wednesday July 20 th , at Laguna Woods Village Community Center - Elm Room. Thank you Betsy S., for reserving our cool and comfortable meeting space. We had a total of 10 attendees; see attached Agenda and Meeting Notes . We were all warmly welcomed by Dana Brown, and we all had the opportunity to give a brief introduction of ourselves and share what we are grateful for. We were most certainly all grateful to listen...
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3rd "OC Healing Trauma" Meets Wed July 20 @ 6pm-8pm
Our 3rd "OC Healing Childhood Trauma" regular monthly meeting is: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Laguna Woods Village Community Center - Elm Room (Thank you, Betsy S., for the lovely room!) 24351 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA , 92637, CA Please know we're communicating from now on via ACEsConnection. Please click here to follow our monthly meetings on third Wednesdays at 6PM in Laguna Woods Village and lots more news:...
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Bringing Baby Home Educator Training
Bringing Baby Home Facilitator Training comes to Santa Ana, November 14-15, 2019. Research continues to show that our children are most fragile in the first years of their life. Even the strongest relationships are strained during the transition to parenthood. Lack of sleep, never-ending housework and new fiscal concerns can lead to profound stress and a decline in marital satisfaction – all of which affect baby’s care. Not surprisingly, 67% of new parents experience conflict, disappointment...
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"Building Violence Free Schools & Communities " ONE DAY CONFERENCE!
Tulare County CAPC is proud to provide this ONE DAY conference on "Building Violence Free Schools & Communities" featuring 3 nationally know speakers with first hand experience and expertise in the field of violence prevention. Dr. Melissa Reeves (Columbine, CO shooting) Scarlett Lewis (Parent of a child lost in Sandy Hook shooting) and Clayton Douglas (former student who planned a shooting) will provide us with critical knowledge and skills in violence prevention. **** FLYER AND...
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California bishops: The mental health care system is broken (americamagazine.org)
The Catholic bishops of California on May 1 released “ Hope and Healing ,” a pastoral letter on the care of those who struggle with mental illness . “People who suffer from severe and persistent mental illnesses are among the most misunderstood, ignored and unjustly stigmatized members of our society,” the bishops write in the passionate and strongly worded statement. “For them, our communities and parishes should be places of refuge and healing, not places of rejection or judgment.” “There...
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California gets its first ever surgeon general (ktvu.com)
California's first-ever Surgeon General has launched a listening tour that will take her around the state to hear about people's hopes for the new position and the state's new commitment to improving Californians' health. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is a pediatrician with degrees from U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Davis Medical School, and Harvard University. She says, as the daughter of a biochemist and a nurse, she knew what her dream job was at an early age. "My immediate priorities as Surgeon General...
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California is failing our kids [SactoBee.com]
California’s economy is the seventh-largest in the world, and home to global industries that have revolutionized our way of life. Yet when it comes to caring for our children, we are failing to provide the essential services they need to thrive and succeed. The facts are disturbing and unacceptable. California ranks 49th among the states for standard of living for kids; roughly half of children are in families in or near poverty; nearly three-fourths of our youngest kids don’t receive health...
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Depression not a normal part of aging (ocregister.com)
An expert on depression spoke to members of the Neurological Support Group to inform them about the mental disorder and its effects on seniors at the group’s meeting on March 1 in the Laguna Woods Community Center. “Depression is not a normal part of aging, because it’s just not,” said Dr. Timothy Yu, a depression researcher at Irvine Clinical Research. “Depression also looks different in older people.” Older adults might not have feelings of sadness, Yu said, but can still have depression...
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Echo Conference Feature: Neuroscience & The Havening Techniques
At the Echo conference in Los Angeles on March 18 & 19, 2019 we will be showcasing many new and traditional ways to use the body to reverse the impact of trauma. One of these ways is Havening. During her workshop, Dr. Kate Truitt will explain how stressful events impact brain functioning and how the Havening Techniques harness the power of neuroplasticity to create sustainable healing. Her workshop will cover: Fundamentals of the Havening Techniques Key areas for fast and effective...
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Great videos on the what we are learning about telomeres (and how to lengthen them!)
I get daily updates Nutrition.org in which Dr. M Greger reports on the science of the benefits of plant based diets. Here he covers telemores and what science is showing related to meditation, exercise and diet for lengthening telemores. I found these videos very interesting but I won't be eating processed meats anytime soon! Research Into Reversing Aging Does Meditation Affect Cellular Aging? Telomeres: Cap It All Off with Diet
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Hundreds gathered in City Heights last month for the San Diego premier of Resilience -The Biology of Stress and Science of Hope.
The crowd arrived to the aroma of freshly popped popcorn that wafted through the Cherokee Point Elementary School auditorium. With bags of popcorn and plates filled with fresh-cut fruits and vegetables from trays on tables lining the wall, the service providers, policy makers, community advocates, graduate students, teachers and parents settled in for a movie and a panel discussion that brought many to tears. Dr. Dawn Griffin, a professor in Alliant International University departments of...
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Orange County’s “Healing Childhood Trauma!” Meeting Notes June 15, 2016
Orange County’s “Healing Childhood Trauma!” 2nd Meeting: June 15, 2016 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village - Elm Room - Community Center 24351 El Toro Road Lake Forest, CA 92630 Attendees: (alphabetical) Marguerite Bonnett, Mary Brogdon, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Jane DeVries, Marlene Sanders, Betsy Starkweather, Jennifer Marlene Swanson Welcome & Introductions Thanking Betsy Starkweather for graciously reserving our meeting space, Dana welcomed everyone and invited them...
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Policymaker Education Day Registration STILL OPEN!
Registration is still OPEN for another week to the second annual Policymaker Education Day hosted by the California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity (4CA) in Sacramento on May 22nd! Don't miss this opportunity to be able to share your thoughts and expertise with your Assemblymember or Senator on how to address childhood adversity in your communities. Guest speakers include Assemblymember Dr. Arambula of Fresno County, Ted Lempert of Children Now and Sarah Pauter of Phenomenal...
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Syrian Children in a state of Toxic Stress
An article posted by BBC News captures what the children of Syria are experiencing and how many of these children don't know anything but war. This is a huge public health concern that could lead to irreversible damage to an entire generation of children. Save the Children shares, "Millions of Syrian Children could be living in a state of "Toxic Stress" due to prolonged exposure to the horrors of war." I have attached the Report, Invisible Wounds produced by Save the Children if you're...
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Transgender children now have access to specialized care at 2 Orange County hospitals (ocregister.com)
Transgender youth no longer need to travel long distances to have their health needs met with the opening of two Orange County hospital programs offering medical and psychological services. Last month, Children’s Hospital of Orange County launched the Gender, Puberty and Sex Development Program. In the fall, UC Irvine Medical Center opened the Pediatric Gender Diversity Program. “Our job is to understand who these children and adolescents really believe they are and help them become the...
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Veterinarians treat homeless pets at Santa Ana River Trail for free (ocregister.com)
The services were offered by two groups, the Healthcare Emergency Animal Rescue Team out of Yorba Linda run by veterinarians Debra and Dr. Todd Kopit, and Dr. Mark Malo, vice president of the Animal Health Foundation, a nonprofit that is a charitable wing of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association. The veterinarians did wellness checks, vaccinations, de-worming and parasite treatment. “We launched this program because we know there are many services for homeless people but not...
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Making Connections Symposium ~ Impact of Gang Culture on Community Well-being
Making Connections Symposium: Exploring the Impact of Gang Culture and Gang Violence on the Mental Health and Community Well-being in Los Angeles County. MAY 11, 2016 8:30 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. at The California Endowment KEYNOTE SPEAKERS GEORGE WEAVER , BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE LOUISE GODBOLD , ECHO PARENTING AND EDUCATION DR. D’ARTAGNAN SCORZA , SOCIAL JUSTICE LEARNING INSTITUTE & INGLEWOOD SCHOOL BOARD MUSIC PERFORMANCE: THE RHYTHM ARTS ALLIANCE DRUMMERS FOOD: CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH...
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Meeting Notes - July 20th - Orange County's "Healing Childhood Trauma!"
Orange County’s “Healing Childhood Trauma! 3rd Meeting: July 20, 2016 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village Elm Room - Community Center 24351 El Toro Road Laguna Woods, CA 92630 Attendees : (alphabetical) Marguerite Bonnett, Mary Brogdon, Dana Brown, Todd Garrison , Connie Hornyak , Jennifer Swanson Martene, Wayne Munchel, Marlene Sanders, Betsy Starkweather, Amanda Varrone. Welcome & Introductions Thanking Betsy Starkweather for graciously reserving our meeting space, Dana...
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Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience Two-Day Intensive Training
with Author, Carolyn Rich Curtis, Ph.D. 8:30 AM–5:00 PM $399 for 2-day Intensive Training CEUs are available for an additional charge. Each trainee must have a copy of Mind Matters ($299 plus tax (CA and SD only) plus S/H) As a result of this training , you will learn to teach: Self-soothing skills to manage emotions Ways to analyze stressful thoughts How to deal with intrusive memories Ways to develop a protective lifestyle And you, as an instructor, will learn . . . How to provide a safe...
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Neurofeedback works: Van der Kolk
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk MD just posted a webinar on Neurofeedback that knocked me out. "Nothing I know can do that," he said, on first seeing Neurofeedback's results. This changes the map of trauma healing. Watch now; it may not be up long. I had a big emotional reaction to his revelations on how my brain still doesn't work in some areas . Click for van der Kolk video and to see what happened to me: http://attachmentdisorderhealing.com/neurofeedback-van-der-kolk/ Please forward this your...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Agenda
Orange County ACEs Task Force AGENDA January 17, 2017 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village - Performing Arts Conference Room 23822 Avenida Sevilla Laguna Woods, CA 92630 Share highlight of your role with OC ACEs Task Force in 2016 - Share how you’re feeling in your heart of your journey as a community leader Participatory Decision Making Process Develop Shared Understandings * Education Committee Work Group Resilience: Friday November 18th, 2016 7:00- 9:00 pm Center for Spiritual...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Agenda 2/21/17
Orange County ACEs Task Force AGENDA February 21, 2017 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village - Performing Arts Conference Room 23822 Avenida Sevilla Laguna Woods, CA 92630 Please RSVP with: Mary Brogdon- Organizer mlbrogdon@mac.com (714)624-4368 Inform Guard that you are attending the Information Meeting. - Mindfulness Moment - Shared Understandings - Welcome new visitors - Sign card of gratitude for Dr. Heather & Rev. Pattie Center for Spiritual Living - Update from...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Minutes 1/17/17
Orange County ACEs Task Force AGENDA January 17, 2017 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village - Performing Arts Conference Room 23822 Avenida Sevilla Laguna Woods, CA 92630 In attendance: (alphabetical) Mary Brogdon, Marguerite Bonnett, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Marlene Sanders Share highlight of your role with OC ACEs Task Force in 2016 - Share how you’re feeling in your heart of your journey as a community leader Marguerite: Her highlight was the Resilience screening in SD. Mary:...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force - Meeting Notes - January 17, 2017
Orange County ACEs Task Force AGENDA January 17, 2017 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village - Performing Arts Conference Room 23822 Avenida Sevilla Laguna Woods, CA 92630 In attendance: (alphabetical) Mary Brogdon, Marguerite Bonnett, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Marlene Sanders Share highlight of your role with OC ACEs Task Force in 2016 - Share how you’re feeling in your heart of your journey as a community leader. Marguerite: Her highlight was the Resilience screening in SD Mary:...
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A Better Normal Friday, June 19th at Noon PDT: LGBTQ+ Identity and Race in the US: An Intersectional Discussion On Historical and Generational Trauma
Please join us for the ongoing community discussion of A Better Normal, our ongoing series in which we envision the future as trauma-informed. LGBTQ+ Identity and Race in the US: An Intersectional Discussion On Historical and Generational Trauma With Panelists Rev. Dr. D. Mark Wilson and Alexander Cho, Ph.D., Moderated by ACEs Connection staff members Jenna Quinn and Alison Cebulla Friday, June 19th, 2020 Noon to 1pm, PT (3pm to 4pm ET) >>Click here to register<< Please join us...
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Trauma-informed policing: Learn how three highly experienced community leaders strengthen ties between police and community
ACEs initiative participants in communities where there is tension between the community and law enforcement will want to join Becky Haas in a compelling conversation on law enforcement, ACEs science, COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement and protests. Haas is a nationally recognized adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) science initiative builder and trainer. She and colleagues Renee Wilson-Simmons, the head of the ACE Awareness Foundation of Memphis, Tennessee, and Maggi Duncan,...
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CALIFORNIA ACES ACADEMY: Parental ACEs and Pediatrics: Transforming Well Care [avahealth.org]
CALIFORNIA ACES ACADEMY (CAA) , funded by ACEs Aware, is providing free online training to Medi-Cal providers and others featuring: Practical strategies for integrating trauma-informed health care into your team’s practice that improves patients’ well being and the productivity of your practice. Meet colleagues with experience and success providing trauma-informed health care in their practices. Learn from national and local experts. Talk to other professionals from your region in small...
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Cultural Differences in Crisis Intervention
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"Women and Stress" Provider Engagement Training
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Play Therapy and ACEs Training
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We’ve changed our name to PACEs Connection!
We have some very exciting news! As of today, ACEs Connection is now PACEs Connection. PACEs stands for Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences.