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Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Agenda - 5/16/17
Orange County ACEs Task Force AGENDA May 16th, 2017 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village - Performing Arts Conference Room Clubhouse #3 - 23822 Avenida Sevilla Laguna Woods, CA 92630 Please RSVP: Mary Brogdon-Organizer mlbrogdon@mac.com (714)624-4368 Inform Guard at gate that you are attending the Information Meeting. ● Share highlight of gratitude in your last month ● To create a safe space, our Shared Understandings are: - Treat others with kindness ~ Respect others opinions ~...
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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 Minutes 9/21/16
Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Minutes September 21, 2016 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village Elm Room - Community Center 24351 El Toro Road Laguna Woods, CA 92630 Attendees: Marguerite Bonnett, Mary Brogdon, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown (via speakerphone), Floree McFadden, Wayne Munchel, Tammy Ramsay, Marlene Sanders. Welcome & Introductions - Mindful Moment: Focused and Relaxed Exercise Marlene led the group with five minutes of mindful meditation and supported the...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Minutes - November 16, 2016
Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Minutes 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 In attendance: (alphabetical) Mary Brogdon, Marguerite Bonnet, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Connie Hornyak, Welcome & Introductions - Share how you’re feeling in your heart presently. Ed ucation Committee Work Group Resilience: Friday November 18th, 2016 7:00- 9:00 pm Center for Spiritual Living, San Clemente -...
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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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Re: 6th Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Notes
What an amazing group of leaders! Congratulations to the Orange County ACEs Task Force for your launch of both Paper Tigers and Resilience at the Center for Spiritual Living! Tremendously exciting momentum gaining traction in Orange County...
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Re: Support Group for Relative Caregivers
Hello Rachel, We have a support group on the 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month from 2-3:30pm at OC United in Fullerton. More details and registration for childcare can be found at www.ocunited.org/respite & I have attached the flyer as well.
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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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ACEs Connection Overview
ACES CONNECTION NETWORK OVERVIEW ACEs = Adverse Childhood Experiences 2 SITES ACEsTooHigh.com A solutions-oriented news site for the general public that covers stories on ACEs, trauma, and resilience. ACEsConnection.com An action-based...
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Directory of ACEs Connection How-Tos
JOIN How-To: Join ACEs Connection How-To: Join ACEs Connection Groups INVITE How-To: Invite Others to Join ACEs Connection How-To: Invite Others to Join an ACEs Connection Group SIGN IN & UPDATE PROFILE How-To: Sign In to ACEs Connection How-To: Update Your Profile and Contact Info How-To: Add or Change a Profile Picture EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS How-To: Customize Your Email Notifications for ACEs Connection Main Site How-To: Customize Your Email Notifications for ACEs...
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RESPITE | Building a Trauma-Informed Community Conference - 2021
We invite you to join us for our Annual RESPITE | Building a Trauma-Informed Community Conference Saturday, March 27, 2021 from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (PST) ONLINE Via Zoom About the Conference: Learn more about the impacts of trauma through an informative and interactive day of training with education , resources , and tools that will equip you and your environment to serve the most vulnerable among us. The day will include main sessions, tailored breakouts, and community connections that will...
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Resilience Film Screening and Training
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Resilience Film Screening and Training
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Resilience Film Screening and Training
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Resilience Film Screening and Training
Western Youth Services CEO Dr. Lorry Leigh Belhumeur in collaboration with the Orange County Community Foundation’s Impact Philanthropy Group are hosting a screening of the highly acclaimed documentary "Resilience - The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope" and a discussion after the screening all on Zoom.
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Upcoming Peer-to-Peer and Network of Care Events
Western Youth Services is hosting various Peer-to-Peer and Network of Care Events for May and June 2021.
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Check-In Challenge Success for Mental Health Awareness Month
This past May, for Mental Health Awareness Month, CHOC challenged the community to “check in” on each other with a five-week “Check-In Challenge,” which was created by its volunteer mental health advocacy committee. Each Monday, CHOC challenged its social media and blog followers, as well as providers and staff, to check in with a different community group, from caregivers to “strong friends.” The need to “check in” was inspired by the experience of living through the pandemic for well over...
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How an ACE Score Impacts a Life, a Family, a Community
As a mental health agency for children, we have witnessed the impact of an ACE Score in the lives of children, families, and our community of Orange County since 1972.
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Mitigating the Impact of ACEs and the Toxic Stress Response During and After COVID-19
Ways to mitigate the toxic stress reponse resulting from COVID-19 and often associated with Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs.
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Combining ACEs and PEARLS Assessments to Provide Healing Solutions
The ACE Study provides insight into the traumatic experiences that occurred in childhood. PEARLS was developed to learn more about related life experiences
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ACEs Aware: Supporting & Building Resilience in Children in the Office & School
Join the Children's Hospital of Orange County & a group of local experts in this 2-part ACEs Conference! Deepen your understanding of short and long-term physical and psychological effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Enhance your skills in identifying children with ACEs Learn how to approach overall care for children with increased clinical risk for toxic stress. Featuring: Dr. Michael Weiss Dr. Heather Huszti Dr. Reshmi Basu Dr. Sheila Modir Rebecca Hernandez Register in...
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The Hidden Biases of Good People: Implicit Bias Awareness Training
The Dibble Institute is pleased to present an introductory webinar by Rev. Dr. Bryant T. Marks Sr. of the National Training Institute on Race and Equity , which will provide foundational information on implicit bias. It will focus at the individual level and discuss how implicit bias affects everyone. Strategies to reduce or manage implicit bias will be discussed. Broadly speaking, group-based bias involves varying degrees of stereotyping (exaggerated beliefs about others), prejudice...
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Seeking Speaker for ACES in criminal justice training
Hello, Seeking a SME in ACEs/trauma and CJ to speak to a group of 50-75 collaborative treatment court staff in Irvine area on December 3rd. There may be a small honorarium offered-confirmation needed on the honorarium. I welcome any referrals or questions. Thank you.
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*Time-Sensitive* grant opportunity to support violence reduction (CalVIP RFP)
This year, the California legislature approved $209 million for competitive 3-year grants to cities disproportionately impacted by violence to improve safety and promote healing in communities. 53 California cities are eligible to apply for this grant, more than ever before! In San Diego County, community-based organizations (CBOs) that serve the residents of the cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, or El Cajon are also eligible to apply. You are receiving this email either because your...
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Top Reasons for Joining the Summit
Virtual Conference | April 5-6, 2022 Our world gets more complex every day. So it's more important than ever to address the traumas that affect our communities. That’s why we’re coming together at the Hanna Institute Summit: to heal our communities. But why should you join us? Here are the top three reasons people attend the Summit: 1) Learn from Experts From best-selling authors Ibram X. Kendi and Resmaa Menakem to Nancy Dome and Dr. Gary Slutkin, national and Bay Area experts will bring...
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From Trauma to Resiliency: Reflecting on our inner journey
Back in 2019, we began planning to write a book, From Trauma to Resiliency, that would describe the experiences of survivors who have experienced multiple traumas and who have benefitted from relationship-based, collaborative family-school-community-based services. We asked colleagues doing amazing work in San Diego County to contribute chapters, and they shared stories of oppressed, traumatized groups of survivors that include, people who have faced abuse, war, and poverty,...
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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...
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World Mental Health Day: Mobilizing the Human Family Through the CRC & the PACEs Movement
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.
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Early Relational Health Innovators Partner In Program Supported by PACEs Connection Cooperative of Communities Members in Twelve California Counties
Christina Bethell, Ph.D, MBA, MPH, founder of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI), principal author of the groundbreaking study on positive childhood experiences, and creator of the free Well Visit Planner, among other innovations. Two internationally-respected leaders and innovators in complementary aspects of early relational health and childhood and maternal health equity recently launched a partnership they believe will benefit everyone from newborn babies and...
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Strength Through Unity: Nurturing Trauma-informed Resilience in Families Displaced by Violence Through the CRC & the PACEs Movement
Beyond Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), our members seek to deeply understand strengths-based insights embedded in the remaining ACEs quadrant: Adverse Community Environments, Adverse Climate Experiences, and Atrocious Cultural Experiences.
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February Collective Care Through the CRC & PACEs Movement: The Way Forward for Civil & Human Rights is Trauma-Informed
Nationally recognized days of awareness remind us of important civil and human rights movements led by Black and African-American communities and social justice advocates. February puts leadership, education, access, justice, policy, and governance under the spotlight. Through a PACEs science lens, this month is an opportunity to consider trauma-informed transformation through a PACEs science lens as the way forward.
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California PACEs Connection Members: We'd Like to Learn More About Your PACEs Initiative Impact
In an effort to keep our free programs accessible to California during a critical time in the PACEs movement, we'd like to learn more about the role PACEs Connection programs have played in your California PACEs initiatives and the impact of your programs.
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Our Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) Model's website launched on 1.25.24 with our Award Ceremony!
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...
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CRC Accelerator Hiatus Reminder & April “Hour of Power” to Support CRC Participants With Only One Event to Completion Learn CRC Fellowship Next Steps
As we’ve recently announced, the CRC Accelerator is taking an indefinite hiatus, but this moment of growth is anything but goodbye. Two years into this unique program, we are aware of the incredible impact access can have on PACEs initiatives and we now have a CRC Fellowship that grows with each CRC graduate.
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Plans afoot to bring stability to PACEs Connection
To all of you, who, like me, love this website and want to see it and its communities flourish as we work to prevent and heal trauma; build resiliency: please know there is a move afoot by a small group of strategic partners to find a suitable host for PACEs Connection. More will be announced in the coming days. In the meantime, friends, we are figuring out email addresses and other communications logistics and opportunities. PEACE! Carey Sipp, former director of strategic partnerships ...