Tagged With "Children's Guidance Center"
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A Legacy of Learning: Three Part Film Series
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Community Mentor Summit (San Diego, CA)
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Resilience Film Screening
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TBRI(r) Bootcamp
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12 Myths of the Science of ACEs
The two biggest myths about ACEs science are: MYTH #1 — That it’s just about the 10 ACEs in the ACE Study — the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study . It’s about sooooo much more than that. MYTH #2 — And that it’s just about ACEs…adverse childhood experiences. These two myths are intertwined. The ACE Study issued the first of its 70+ publications in 1998, and for many people it was the lightning bolt, the grand “aha” moment, the unexpected doorway into a blazing new...
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$3 billion state program hopes to improve healthcare for the poor in 18 counties, including O.C. (ocregister.com)
Orange County hopes to get homeless residents into housing – and help them stay there. Riverside County plans to connect former inmates with health clinics and social services. Placer County is opening a respite center where homeless patients can go after they leave the hospital. Those are just some of the pilot projects in a $3 billion experimental effort officials hope will improve the health of California’s most vulnerable populations. The effort is a recognition that improving people’s...
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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 "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" meeting TONIGHT...
Looking forward to seeing you this evening at our 3rd "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" meeting. Please find our Agenda attached. Location: Laguna Woods Village Community Center - Elm Room 24351 El Toro Road Lake Forest, CA 92630 Thank you for your leadership and engagement as we build resilience in Orange County! In gratitude, Dana Brown Cell (858)472-2321
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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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4th "Healing Orange County From Childhood Trauma" Meeting
Our 4 th “Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma” meeting was held on Wednesday August 17 th , at Laguna Woods Village Community Center - Elm Room. We are all grateful for Betsy Starkweather graciously reserving our meeting space. We had a total of 7 attendees, see attached for Agenda and Meeting Notes. We were all warmly welcomed by Dana Brown, and we were all given the opportunity to share what we are passionate about. It was very inspiring to hear that we all shared a cohesive...
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4th "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" Meeting on August 17th
Orange County’s “Healing Childhood Trauma!” 4th Meeting: August 17, 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) Mary Brogdon, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Connie Hornyak, Joanie Laidley, Elynn Light, Marlene Sanders. Welcome & Introductions We are all grateful for Betsy Starkweather graciously reserving our meeting space. Dana Brown, warmly welcomed attendees and invited them to share...
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6th Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Notes
Orange County ACEs Task Force AGENDA October 19, 2016 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village Elm Room - Community Center 24351 El Toro Road Laguna Woods, CA 92630 Attendees: Connie Hornyak, Kathy Brous, Marguerite Bonnet, Marlene Sanders, Mary Brogdon. Welcome & Introductions Mindfulness Minutes/Intention - We didn’t practice meditation; all members present were excited to discuss the Agenda. E ducation Committee Work Group Paper Tigers: Debrief Friday, 10/14/16, Screening at...
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7th Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Agenda
Orange County ACEs Task Force AGENDA November 16, 2016 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village Elm Room - Community Center 24351 El Toro Road Laguna Woods, CA 92630 Welcome & Introductions - Share how you’re feeling in your heart presently. E ducation Committee Work Group Resilience: Friday November 18th, 2016 7:00- 9:00 pm Center for Spiritual Living, San Clemente - View Resilience Screening - Update logistics of Friday’s screening (encourage to sit up front rows at Center) -...
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ACEs Connection Network Confab -- Southern California, May 10, 2016
(l to r) Sienna, one of the teens from Youth Voice from City Heights; Dana Brown, ACEs Connection Network regional facilitator and co-founder of Youth Voice; Francisco Mendoza, CEO, Mendoza Consulting; Jessica, Youth Voice; Lizette, Youth Voice; Talitha Thompson, Youth Voice co-facilitator; Joshua Aguirre, RISE Up Industries board of directors; Stephanie Linderman, Youth Voice mentor; Arturo Soriano, Youth Empowerment co-founder; (in front) Adrian, Youth Voice.
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ACEs gets a day at the (Sacramento) Capitol!
No matter where you are, be sure to follow the events of the day on twitter: Follow @acestoohigh and #4CAKidsDay17 to get live updates all day.
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Broadening Your Network and Identifying Partners for More Resilient, Healthier Communities
Who should you partner with to create lasting change through resilience in your community? The Building Community Resilience (BCR) initiative aims to address, prevent, and reduce the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adverse community environments (ACEs) on children’s health and wellbeing ( The “Pair of ACEs” ). An essential element of the successes of BCR’s five test sites around the country has been strategic collaborations. In your work to build resilience, identifying...
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Building Resilience in Children - 20 Practical, Powerful Strategies (backed by science)
This is an accessible, practical article. After a brief definition and explanation of resilience, it gives 20 easy, realistic strategies for building resilience in children. Share this with everyone you know! http://www.heysigmund.com/building-resilience-children/
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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 2018 State Profile
Hi, Everyone: Here’s the state profile for California. To review the entire profile, open the PDF that is attached to this post. If you have corrections or additions, please leave them in the comments section of this post. We’ll be reviewing the comments regularly and doing fact-checks. The information you give us will also help us determine how to organize and expand the information in the state profiles. We will be turning this post into a living profile that, with your help and input,...
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California: Drop-In Center Services for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (chronicleofsocialchange.org)
“The County of Orange (County) Social Services Agency (SSA), Children and Family Services Division will be seeking program statements from for-profit organizations, private nonprofit organizations, public educational institutions, or municipalities with experience in providing a Drop-In Center facility that would include offering services and support to victims of sexual exploitation, potential victims and their family members. The Drop-In Center will provide services and programs for...
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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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California issues update on state residents' ACE scores from 2011 & 2013 surveys
The latest adverse childhood experiences survey from the California Department of Public Health shows that 42% of the population has an ACE score of 3 or higher; 16% have an ACE score of 4 or higher. Those with an ACE score of 4 or higher are: 3x more likely to be current smokers 4x more likely to have a depressive disorder 2x more likely to have asthma 2x more likely to be obese 4x more likely to have COPD 3x more likely to have a stroke Here are a few other highlights from the six-page...
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County Approves Homeless Shelter, Armory Shelter Operator (voiceofoc.org)
(Santa Ana, CA) — The Orange County Board of Supervisors has selected Mercy House Living Centers Inc. to operate a new 200-bed year-round emergency shelter and multi-service center in Anaheim to serve those without permanent housing, as well as operate seasonal cold-weather shelters at National Guard armories in Fullerton and Santa Ana. Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to select Mercy House, which for years has partnered with the County to provide emergency shelter and housing services.
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County Buying Building for Mental Health Services Along Santa Ana River (voiceofoc.org)
Orange County officials are moving forward with plans to create a center for mental health and drug treatment services next to the Santa Ana River, with county supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approving the nearly $8 million purchase of a large office building to house it. The center, if it comes to fruition, is seen by advocates and officials as a major step toward addressing a severe shortage of mental health service options in Orange County that health experts have said contributes to...
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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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Early childhood educators learn new ways to spot trauma triggers, build resilience in preschoolers
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.
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Enroll today for the December 5, 2019 SoCal Learning Community!
Welcome to the 2019 - 2020 SoCal Learning Community series! This 4-part series is designed to build leadership capacity to improve outcomes for children and families in the SoCal region. Re-visioning Prevention: Exploring Systems Innovation and Best Practices in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Join us for the second convening in December and participate in this innovative peer learning experience, hear from topic experts and connect with colleagues in the SoCal region. Date:...
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Festive event at Santa Ana homeless shelter works to develop the trust of a community in need (ocregister.com)
The Homeless Connect event was the brainchild of shelter manager Doris Starling of the Midnight Mission, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit contracted to run The Courtyard, and Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, whose First District includes the Civic Center. Information and services were available from a variety of participants: Orange County Health Care Agency, the Orange County Public Defender's Office, 2-1-1 Orange County, Illumination Foundation, Share Ourselves, Goodwill of Orange...
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Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day will commemorate those who’ve died (latimes.com)
They, the homeless, were Tim Houchen’s friends and neighbors during his destitute years. As he watched years ago from his humble dwelling in the sprawling homeless encampment at the foot of the Santa Ana Civic Center, he thought about the loneliness and futility of that particular brand of dying. “You start to get the sense that the flesh and the spirit don’t die at the same time,” Houchen said. “A lot of times, these people’s spirits are gone months before their bodies pass. It’s really sad...
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How One Connection at CYW’s ACEs Conference Sparked Awareness into Action
Origins offers a number of training and consulting services. We developed The Basics as a half-day session to provide the foundation to support trauma-informed and resilience practices across sectors and industries. The session includes an overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, the neurobiology of toxic stress, the impact of social and historical trauma, and the science of resilience. We have tested The Basics with two cross-sector audiences, in Los Angeles and Phoenix.
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How these shipping containers converted to housing have affected homeless veterans (ocregister.com)
Potter’s Lane, the name of the 16-unit micro housing project on Jackson Street, bore no resemblance to what Harrell imagined a few months ago, when he first heard about the idea from people at the Veterans Affairs Community Resource and Referral Center in Santa Ana. Constructed and managed by the nonprofit American Family Housing , whose headquarters is right next door, Potter’s Lane has attracted wide attention as an innovative approach to a stubborn problem: quick and affordable housing...
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'I'm looking for a fresh start,' say ex-cons attending job, resource fair in Anaheim (ocregister.com)
Austin Barry stood outside of the Honda Center on Tuesday looking for a little redemption and a job. Just eight days out of prison for a robbery conviction, the 24-year-old Mission Viejo resident was among 200 former offenders who attended the Orange County Re-entry Resource Fair, which connected felons with employment opportunities, legal advice and drug-treatment programs. “I’m looking for a fresh start, which is kind of hard for any person with a record,” said Barry, who served a 2...
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ITRC 2018 California Conference: Preparing People for Climate Change in California
To See the Conference Agenda, List of All-Star Speakers, and To Register Click Here Why Should Californians Attend This Unique Conference ? From high levels of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), to job and financial struggles, racism and other forms of inequity and injustice, traumatic stress is epidemic today. Climate change will aggravate all of these existing adversities, and add many new ones as well. Yet, California is leading the U.S. in finding innovative new ways to address...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force meeting on September 21, 2016 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We look forward to seeing you at our Orange County ACEs Task Force meeting on Wednesday, September 21st, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the Elm Room of the Laguna Woods Village Community Center.
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Orange County hiring 'homeless czar' in its focus to help those in need [OCRegister.com]
Efforts to help and house Orange County’s homeless may become more fruitful under a soon-to-be hired “homeless czar” and the formation of a faith-based coalition focused on Santa Ana’s Civic Center, site of the county’s highest concentration of people living on the streets. County officials confirmed that Susan Price, who has been the point person on homeless issues for the city of Long Beach, is expected to start work May 27 as Orange County’s social care coordinator, a job that entails...
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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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Orange County’s only sexual assault examination unit gives rape victims the care that ERs often can’t provide (ocregister.com)
In a light-blue room called The Safe Place, Malinda Wheeler gazed at a painting she had commissioned by a sexual-assault victim. It shows a young woman sitting on a ledge and includes a simple message: “Your feelings matter. Your voice matters. You matter. Your story matters always.” For nearly two decades, Wheeler, through her company Forensic Nurse Specialists, has run The Safe Place at Anaheim Regional Medical Center, Orange County’s only sexual-assault examination unit, the main place in...
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Orange County Trauma and Resilience Network One Pager
Attached find a 2018 version of Orange County community profile detailing information about your community ACEs initiative. This will be shared with CA legislators at the Trauma-Informed Policymaker Awareness Day on May 22nd in Sacramento. I attach it here as a PDF ready to print and share! I also have uploaded into 'Resources for Downloading' the same PDF, and an editable Word document so that you can update or otherwise improve it. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to...
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San Juan Capistrano Christian PTSD Drug Rehab Trauma Informed Care Launched [newswire.net]
By willian brown, Newswire, February 6, 2020 San Juan Capistrano Christian PTSD drug rehab center PTSD & Trauma Drug Rehab launched trauma informed care services and a special First Responder Drug Rehab Program in Orange County. These services are delivered by licensed counselors and therapists as residential or outpatient treatments. San Juan Capistrano Christian PTSD drug rehab center Christian Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centers (CDAT) dba PTSD & Trauma Drug Rehab has launched...
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Santa Ana May Convert Part of Jail to Mental Health Center (voiceofoc.org)
Citing a severe shortage of mental health services in Orange County, Santa Ana officials are considering turning much of their mostly-vacant city jail into a mental health treatment center. “Here in Orange County, we have a crisis with mental illness,” said Councilwoman Michele Martinez in proposing the change during Tuesday’s city council meeting. Martinez said the number of mental health treatment beds in the county dropped from 1,217 in 1995 to 481 today in a county with a total...
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Strengthening Community Trust Sypmposium - Family & Youth Support Partner Initiative
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...
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Strengthening Community Trust Sypmposium - Family & Youth Support Partner Initiative
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...
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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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Temporary homeless shelter approved in Santa Ana while county, city point fingers (ocregister.com)
Orange County plans to open a temporary homeless shelter in a former Santa Ana bus terminal within 30 days in an effort to address mounting pressure to reduce a large homeless encampment that has engulfed nearby government offices, causing health and safety problems. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to convert the terminal and directed County CEO Frank Kim to meet with Santa Ana City Manager David Cavazos to find a suitable Santa Ana location for a permanent homeless...
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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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Why Defending the Homeless in Court Is Not Enough [TheAtlantic.com]
Driving around this small city, I stopped at a red light at W. Civic Center Drive and N. Ross Street in downtown. In one corner is the concrete building that houses the Public Defender’s office, across the street is a bail bonds storefront, across from that is a private law firm with its name in big gold letters. Perpendicular to that is the city’s homeless encampment , from where hundreds of people live out tenuous lives steeped in poverty in the heart of one of the country’s richest...
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3rd "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" meeting
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Learn to Be Well (Experience L!fe Magazine)
Captured from an article in the Experience L!fe magazine, Author Courtney Helgoe writes L earn to Be Well . Helgoe introduces studies that reveal the brain’s response to the experience of four traits: resilience, positive outlook, focus, generosity, and how we can cultivate these traits to experience well-being. The 4 Traits of Well-Being Well-being consists of four basic traits: resilience, positive outlook, focus, and generosity. What follows are studies conducted at the University of...
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Meet the judge at the center of O.C. riverbed homeless case who is known for his unconventional, hands-on approach (latimes.com)
Carter's uncommon approach to his cases has been on display recently. The 73-year-old U.S. District Court judge is presiding over a clash pitting homeless advocates against officials from Orange County and the cities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa and Orange who are seeking to clear out homeless encampments along a three-mile stretch of the Santa Ana River trail. Officials began clearing the river encampments last month, but the judge insisted it be done "humanely and with dignity," and issued a...