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Thank you for attending April 14 th Zoom meeting. I am truly appalled by the inappropriate behavior of the “Bomber”. We are Resilient Sacramento, therefore, join us in the next few weeks to learn more about ACES Aware effort launched by Dr. Nadine Burke, California State Surgeon General. Topic: Aces Aware Platform acesaware.org Participants will be required to register; link to be disclosed individually and password will be needed to attend. DATE TBA @ 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

You're Invited! Coping as a Community: COVID-19: Virtual Session, April 16, 2020 12:00 - 1:00 PM - UC Davis Health In an effort to serve our communities during the COVID-19 crisis the UCDH Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is hosting weekly sessions on Inclusion Practices & Wellness. Please share with your colleagues. Developing a Healing Mindset: Whether it's the impacts of the Coronavirus on your life, a family emergency or an unexpected challenge, we can be prepared...

By Andrew Sheeler, The Sacramento Bee, April 7, 2020 With unemployment soaring, a statewide stay-at-home order and no end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic, this is a trying time for the mental health of all Californians. To that end, the state maintains a resource at covid19.ca.gov that includes advice and multiple hotlines to call. The site also offers some advice to people struggling at home. That advice includes limiting social media and news intake, and being mindful of your sources...

Join Resilient Sacramento to learn more about: ACES Aware effort launched by Dr. Nadine Burke, California State Surgeon General Topic: Aces Aware Platform People are required to register before joining this meeting. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJQrduCsqDIpKblVJGxCSnpvZAvts8ZygA Time: Apr 14, 2020 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

DATE: Thursday, April 9, 2020 TIME: 12:00PM Many people have questions about ways to cope with stress experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this, the UC Davis Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion has organized a weekly webinar series focused on Inclusive Practices, Holistic Health and Wellbeing. Please join me and Dr. Andres Sciolla, MD as we discuss Stress, Trauma and Resilience this Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 12 PM via Zoom. You can register at...

Topic: Aces Aware Platform Time: Apr 14, 2020 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/906194693 Meeting ID: 906 194 693

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Our next COVID-19 "Better Normal" community discussion is Thursday, April 2, with Vic Compher and Rodney Whittenberg, producers of CAREGIVERS (Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion, Their Pain). These wonderful folks are bringing an entire team of people from the secondary traumatic stress committees from the Philadelphia ACE Task Force (PATF).

By Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, March 31, 2020 California schools will be unable to reopen this year given current safety concerns and ongoing social distancing, the state superintendent told county officials Tuesday. The letter, obtained by The Chronicle, was not a directive, but rather an acknowledgment that the still growing coronvirus crisis will mean schools must stay shuttered. While classrooms will remain closed, education will continue, Superintendent of Public Instruction...

Topic: Aces Aware Platform Time: Apr 14, 2020 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/906194693 Meeting ID: 906 194 693

On Friday, March 20, 2020, you're invited to join me to talk about how we, as a community, can continue to guide and educate ourselves about to deal with the effects of the spread of Covid-19, and how to continue those efforts with people who don't yet know about ACEs science. And, given this last week, how we can provide more support to stay in the front of our brains instead of feeding our amygdala.

There is one ACE in particular that can result in a child experiencing 8 additional ACEs measured in the ACE Study. That particular ACE is having a parent who abused alcohol or other drugs or was addicted to alcohol or other drugs. As someone with 40+ years of experience coping with various loved ones who drank too much and 16+ years of work studying the scientific research on brain development, ACEs , alcohol use disorders , and the family member's experience , this fact is especially near...