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Is the COVID-19 Pandemic an Adverse Childhood Experience? Join us for this special webinar sponsored by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and the Safe States Alliance Monday, May 24, 2021 | 2-3:00 p.m. ET This webinar will explore whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic may be an adverse childhood experience, and if so, what chronic disease program staff can do to promote long-term health and well-being among the most impacted populations. Who should attend? - State and...

Click on the link below to head over to Wisconsin's Department of Health Services Resilient Wisconsin webpage to find informative resources on Resiliency. You'll find seven strategies for building resilience and take a closer look at Trauma-informed practices, trauma and Toxic stress, risk and protective factors, social determinants of health and Adverse childhood experiences. Resilient Wisconsin: Understanding Resilience | Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Head over to MCH Navigator and check out the Training spotlight. You will find customized learning opportunities based on seven characteristics of the resilient individual framework.

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...

The pandemic has had a lasting effect on youth mental health. Moved by a desire to reduce youth’s toxic stress and increase their resilience, The Dibble Institute, in partnership with a team of students and alumni from ArtCenter College of Design and author Carolyn Curtis, PhD, is releasing Me & My Emotions —a new, free adaptation of our beloved Mind Matters Curriculum. The mobile-friendly Me & My Emotions website features engaging graphics and bite-sized lessons teens can access and...

Local Health Improvement Network (LHIN) and Third-Party Administrator Report-Out Written by: Brissa Perez, Community and Tribal Engagement Specialist GCACH recognizes that health and healthcare is local and that a collaborative community approach is necessary to achieve Washington’s aims of better health, better care, and lower costs. No single sector or organization in a community can create transformative, lasting change in health and health care alone. Clinical, community and government...

Local Health Improvement Networks (LHIN) A Local Health Improvement Network (LHIN) is a formalized group of individuals who coordinate and collaborate on activities and programs to address the health issues and disparities in their respective communities. Representing nine counties and a tribal nation, Greater Columbia Accountable Community of Health (GCACH) works with seven LHINs to identify the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) specific to their area. Once the most critical SDOH are...

Written by: Diane Halo, Program Director GCACH is excited to announce that the first cohort of 14 Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been trained and working for our partnering providers. They have completed trainings on topics including the Department of Health Core Competency training, Trauma Informed Care, and Motivational Interviewing. GCACH seeking to support organizations willing to provide CHW internships. GCACH has funding for another cohort of 5 more CHWs that will start in...

Written by: Laurel Avila, Practice Transformation Navigator Please join us in October to take an in-depth look at the Collective Medical Platform! We are grateful to our Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) for sponsoring this valuable resource for our partnering providers to use. We are also glad that many of you are already experiencing the benefits Collective Medical has to offer. Among these benefits include notification of patient visits to an Emergency Department or hospitalizations,...

Please join Accountable Communities of Health (ACHs) and Health Care Authority (HCA) for the 2021 Learning Symposium: Advancing Health Through Community Partnerships . The Learning Symposium will be held November 2-4, 2021 . We are excited to welcome keynote speakers Soma Stout with We in the World and Yolo Akili Robinson with the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective. This year’s virtual event will focus on: Social determinants of health COVID-19 impacts Tribal partnerships...

Sharing a virtual opportunity from the PACEs Connection Event Calendar for those who tend to the well-being of young people in school settings (school leaders, educators, community service providers, guidance counselors in higher education, social workers, etc.). To register click the blue hyper link at the bottom of the post. Strategies for Cultivating Joy and Wholeness: Recovering from School Crisis Though Connection December 16, 2021 9:30 AM 1:00 PM PST...

Free in person summit for Benton and Franklin County School District Educators. Session topics include: Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others, Mindful Self-Compassion for Teachers, Pandemic Recovery: Healing for School Staff, Collaborating with Adults to Support Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Social Emotional Learning and Behavior, and Strategies to Support Resilience in Educators. This event will be held at the Red Lion Hotel in Pasco from 8:30-3:30 PM. See the attached flyer for...