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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 In November 2018, Sacramento County was awarded a $100,000 strategic giving grant from Health Net of California. The purpose of this grant was to design training for use throughout Sacramento County departments and community agencies that address the impact of community childhood trauma and establish a standardized common language and definition of trauma. With the help of grant funds and the leadership of Supervisor Phil Serna, Sacramento County created a...

"ACEs Aware Network of Care" Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Noon – 1 p.m. Register for the Webinar This webinar will include a discussion and concrete example of a trauma-informed network of care , a group of interdisciplinary health, education, and human service professionals, community members, and organizations that support adults, children, and families by providing access to evidence-based “buffering” resources and supports that help to prevent, treat, and heal the harmful consequences of...

WestEd recently created three infographics related to workforce issues and access following screening of young children that were developed by the California State Screening Collaborative , with funding from California Department of Public Health and California Department of Developmental Services, Early Start . Please consider reviewing and sharing with your networks. The infographics are attached below.

Are you seeking support to build a truly trauma-informed school or community? Trauma-informed work is never a one-size-fits-all program. It is about building a responsive and actionable culture that is rooted in the science of Hope. Building healthy communities takes a full-spectrum approach, from building the buy-in, to implementing and sustaining the process. In this online conference, you will learn the components for building change: understanding how to develop Hope ; learning how to...

https://praincevents.webex.com/ec3300/eventcenter/mobile/eventInfoMobile.do?siteurl=praincevents&confID=182624315622063327&meetingKey=1271023587&backUrl=%2Fmw3300%2Fwireless%2Fmeetinglist.do%3Fsiteurl%3Dpraincevents&t=a&MTID=ea4ac7b6f1ed3d2217d273b42c058a47c&rnd=0.4845576188231826&isIPADAsMobile=null&fromModernViewMobile=null Supporting Peers Providing Services at Intercept 0 February 25, 2021, 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET Peer support specialists often serve as first...

Meeting the Moment: Empowering Advocates to Support Youth Mental Health We will discuss the Medi-Cal mental health entitlement and present recommendations for how California can fulfill its obligations to youth. About this Event Highlights Authors of the recently released report, “Meeting the Moment: Addressing California’s Growing Youth Mental Health Needs”, will discuss the Medi-Cal mental health entitlement and present specific recommendations for how California can better fulfill its...

The California Department of Public Health, Injury and Prevention Branch (CDPH/IVPB) and the California Department of Social Service, Office of Child Abuse Prevention’s (CDSS/OCAP), Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative are excited to share a newly developed document titled “California Child Wellbeing Coalition e-Guide.” This e-Guide was developed for all those who are serving Californians and interested in collaborating or connecting with local coalitions, boards, and other organized...

Today I was on a ACEs Connection Community Manager development meeting with Karen Clemmer, ACEs Connection Staff. One of the items for discussion was knowing how ACEs and Resilience align with the community health needs assessments (CHNA), developed every three years by health care organization and required by the federal government. Have you every seen a Community Health Needs Assessment? They are a wealth of information. In Sacramento County Dignity Health, Sutter Health and UCD have...

One of Resilient Sacramento's missions is to support public policy and change that promotes healing and resiliency in the greater Sacramento Area. What better way than to participate in an advisory board to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. As a member of Resilient Sacramento you know the importance of educating our public officials as well as the community. As of Jan 1, 2020 there are numerous boards, commissions and committee vacancies in Sacramento County. I encourage you all to...

Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Sacramento County Opioid Coalition Meeting Time: Jan 25, 2021 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83583088852?pwd=NnpBL0g2bnNwUkVER2JVQlRabzBqdz09 Meeting ID: 835 8308 8852 Passcode: 215942

An interactive tool, the Scorecard delivers data on how kids are doing in each of California’s 58 counties, and across the state. The Scorecard tracks 39 indicators of children’s well-being – over time, by race/ethnicity and relative to other counties – from prenatal to the transition to adulthood. The tool measures each indicator on a 0-100% scale, with 100% being the ideal rating, providing an accessible snapshot of children’s well-being. Each page, which features a single indicator, also...

1 in 5 people live with a mental health condition such as anxiety, depressive disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. These people, in turn, have family members who are also affected, as those family members and significant others try their best to help their loved ones. Fortunately, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) exists to help all concerned. Founded in 1979, today NAMI is an alliance of more than 600 local affiliates who work in communities across the country to...