Tagged With "San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team"
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National Council Learning Community
As featured in the recent story on the San Diego Youth Services... They're holding open office hours this Friday: The National Council’s 2015 Trauma-informed Care Learning Community connects you with trauma ...
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New Affordable Housing In North County Defies Stereotypes (kpbs.org)
The concept of “affordable housing” can conjure images of blowing trash, cracked windows and blight. But affordable housing being developed in San Diego County these days often comes with workout rooms and granite countertops. Take the Promenade at Creekside, a new apartment complex with more than 60 units in downtown San Marcos. San Marcos is one of the North County cities that has built the most affordable housing in the last three years. To build this affordable housing with the help of...
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New Alzheimer’s Response Team Helps San Diego Seniors In Crisis (kpbs.org)
Emergency officials and law enforcement officers are increasingly responding to calls about people with dementia in crisis. The degenerative brain disease can cause disruptive or sometimes violent behaviors. Now, a new San Diego County-led Alzheimer’s Response Team , serving East County, is stepping in to steer people to appropriate services, instead of emergency rooms or jails. The team is so effective it could expand to other regions, said County Supervisor Dianne Jacob, who gathered with...
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New bill to guarantee health care access to transgender foster children (kusi.com)
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) — Transgender foster children would be guaranteed access to health care specific to their unique needs under a bill announced Monday by San Diego Assemblyman Todd Gloria. The Democrat’s bill would amend the list of foster youth rights to include “access to gender-affirming health care and gender-affirming behavioral health services,” such as counseling to cope with gender identity issues or gender confirmation surgery. That list includes such freedoms as accessing the...
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New Coalition Created to End Child Poverty in San Diego County [kpbs.org]
By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS, February 5, 2020 KPBS Evening Edition anchor Maya Trabulsi talked with Erin Hogeboom, the director of San Diego For Every Child, about a new initiative launched to end child poverty in San Diego County. Q: Research is showing that San Diego families are struggling and, more specifically, the basic needs of some children are not being met. Can you talk to us about what the current state of child poverty is here in San Diego County? A: Yes. So, in San Diego County, 40%...
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New County Website, Connect Well San Diego, to Improve Customer Service (nbcsandiego.com)
The County of San Diego is currently developing a new website that will make it easier to access county services, by improving communication and customer service. A new county website, dubbed Connect Well San Diego will be up and running by 2017, according to County Health and Human Services. The website will take advantage of new technologies to create an electronic information sharing hub. The hub will allow County staff and contractors to communicate better with each other as well as...
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New Data Show San Diego’s Low-Income Communities of Color Remain Among Most Heavily Polluted in California (environmentalhealth.org)
In early January, California released the updated version of its pollution-screening tool, CalEnviroScreen. The new data indicate that Barrio Logan, Logan Heights and National City remain among the top five to ten percent of communities in the state most impacted by pollution. Environmental Health Coalition (EHC), the only environmental justice organization in the San Diego region, says the most up-to-date information spotlights the neighborhoods that have long lived with an unfair burden of...
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New documentary focuses on trauma faced by first-responders (sandiegouniontribune.com)
“Keeping the Peace,” a new documentary that recently premiered at the University of San Diego, brings to light the trauma often faced by first responders and encourages police officers, firefighters and others in the field to seek counseling when dealing with emotional issues. They’ve lost colleagues to suicide, had people die in their arms, seen horrifying injuries and had to tell family members about a loved one’s death. It takes a toll on law enforcement officers, firefighters and other...
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NEW Essentials for Childhood Kidsdata.org ACEs Topic
Hello, San Diego! Please see this exciting news shared by Gail Kennedy, MPH of ACEs Connection. This information was shared to the California ACEs Action group (original post is below). You can see how San Diego County compares with the rest of the state. Please share with others! - Jen Hossler "On behalf of California Essentials for Childhood, I am very excited to announce the release of a new Child Adversity and Resilience data topic on Kidsdata.org! This has been a collaborative effort...
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New initiative to house, treat low-level offenders (sandiegouniontribune.com)
The City Attorney’s Office and various city and county partners are launching a program to house and rehabilitate people who repeatedly commit misdemeanor crimes such as public drunkenness or trespassing downtown. The offenders often are homeless people who commit quality-of-life crimes, meaning offenses such as disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and trespassing. City Attorney Jan Goldsmith said the SMART initiative — the acronym stands for San Diego Misdemeanant At-Risk Track — is an...
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New North County Clubhouse Provides Mental Health Support (Live Well San Diego)
“It is very rewarding to see members build confidence and a support network free of stigma, and advocate for themselves for both their mental health and in their personal lives,” said Kelly Villa, Program Manager at Mariposa Clubhouse. “I also enjoy that they have ownership over the activities offered at the Clubhouse by providing suggestions and helping the program run smoothly by volunteering in various roles. I am always impressed with how committed members are to our program and to their...
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New poverty report: One-third of San Diego families can't make ends meet (sandiegouniontribune.com)
One-third of San Diego County’s working-age households don’t earn enough money to make ends meet, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Center on Policy Initiatives. “This means that over a million people in San Diego are living in economic insecurity, are living on the edge, and are worried about their next meal,” said Peter Brownell, research director for the institute, a nonprofit economic and social justice analysis and advocacy group. Brownell said the center uses the...
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New report finds lack of diversity among San Diego decision makers (sandiegouniontribune.com)
San Diego’s decision-makers are mostly white, male and economically advantaged, according to a new report released Tuesday. The 51-page report comes from the Center on Policy Initiatives, a San Diego think tank that has ties to local labor unions. Researchers assessed five governing boards and commissions from September to January, saying they were seeking a broad picture of public leadership throughout the county. Over the five-month period, researchers reviewed and conducted interviews...
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New Resource on Secondary Trauma
Hi All, Just wanted to share a recent resource that we put together as part of our SAMHSA funded NCTSN grant. The Secondary Traumatic Stress in Child Welfare Practice: Trauma-Informed Guidelines for Organizations provides a wealth of information of how to address Secondary Traumatic Stress at an organizational level. While designed for Child Welfare, the information is quite applicable to other organizations. I have attached the flyer that has more information and a link to this free resource!
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News In Numbers: Homeless Student Numbers Rise In San Diego County (kpbs.org)
There are 21,466 homeless students in San Diego County K-12 public schools. That is nearly the population of Coronado. The San Diego County Office of Education reports the number of homeless students rose from 15,826 during the 2010-11 school year, to 21,466 in the 2015-16 school year. Music Watson, a spokeswoman for the San Diego County Office of Education, said the data is not intended to end homelessness, but rather guarantee a student’s ability to get an education. To read more of Megan...
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NEWS RELEASE -- Civic leaders stand with Supt. Cindy Marten to announce significant, systemic emphasis on ‘Restorative Justice’ next year in San Diego schools (sandiegounified.org)
Civic leaders stand with Supt. Cindy Marten to announce significant, systemic emphasis on 'Restorative Justice' next year in San Diego schools . Advocates for restorative justice say the program can help keep young people in school or on the job – and out of the prison system. Superintendent Cindy Marten agrees the program has the potential to help those students most at risk of serious discipline issues; however, she says restorative justice has the potential to help every student in the...
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Next "A Better Normal" community discussion series: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 — Health equity and historical trauma
There are two "Better Normal" community discussions this week, on Tuesday and on Thursday. On Tuesday, Ingrid Cockhren, ACEs Connection community facilitator and DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) expert returns to continue the discussing health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, Lara Kain will lead another education "Better Normal".
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No expulsions for students in Lincoln brawl (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Standing alongside church leaders, San Diego Unified officials Friday vowed not to expel students involved in last week’s brawl at Lincoln High School, regardless of the findings of the ongoing criminal investigation — in the name of restorative justice. Superintendent Cindy Marten said she hopes students facing charges in Juvenile Court over the Feb. 26 fight are back in school Monday. The fight resulted in the injury of a school police officer and a student getting hit with a Taser.
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North County coastal charity awards grants (seasidecourier.com)
Four grants worth over $32,000 were awarded from Hand to Hand to San Diego County women’s nonprofit organizations. Hand to Hand, a giving circle at Coastal Community Foundation, directs resources to programs that empower change and self-sufficiency in women. This giving circle is composed of 60 women who contribute funds and then choose worthy recipients. The Foundation builds philanthropy in San Diego north coastal communities by offering donors a wide variety of options for giving -...
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Now accepting nominations for the 2018 Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Awards (through May 31, 2018)
From: Heidi Burke-Pevney [ heidi@breastfeeding.org ] We are now accepting nominations for the 2018 Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Awards sponsored by the San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition! We need the community to help us recognize and honor businesses that are dedicated to lactation accommodation in the workplace. Visit our website for more information! Nomination applications accepted through May 31, 2018. NOMINATE A WORKPLACE HERE ! What Makes a Workplace Breastfeeding-Friendly?
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Now Hiring: ACEs Connection Network Southern California Regional Community Manager
OVERVIEW The ACEs Connection Network comprises ACEsTooHigh.com and ACEsConnection.com. The network is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the California Endowment and currently engages over 4,000 members. ACEsTooHigh.com is...
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Now Is the Perfect Time to Take Up At-Home Yoga (InStyle)
"Abby Vernon, an instructor for YogaSix in San Diego and an expert in trauma-informed yoga, has seen time and again the ways that yoga can help process traumatic experiences. “Trauma tends to keep people trapped in their survival responses of fight, flight or freeze,” she says. Because yoga calls us to focus on the present and our own bodies, it encourages students to tune into their moment-by-moment experiences instead of ruminating on the past. “Rather than working from the top-down,...
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October 20th, 2018: Navigating Caregiving for Veterans and Military Families
Greetings, The Caregiver Coalition of San Diego invites you and your loved ones to attend our upcoming conference on October 20 th , 2018. This conference will help you navigate caregiving for veterans and military families. The event will begin at 9:30am. FREE LUNCH and FREE RESPITE provided . This conference will take place at First United Methodist Church San Diego in Mission Valley. To register Call 1-800-827-4277 or go to www.sharp.com/classes . For more information see attached flyer.
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On immigration, Gore walks line between Trump, Sacramento (sandiegouniontribune.com)
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said he feels stuck in the middle of the political brawl that is heating up between President Trump’s administration and the California legislature. ‘We live in a city that’s adjacent to the busiest border crossing in the world,” Gore said. “Somehow we manage to have some of the lowest crime rates in the U.S., so I think we’re doing something right. “They always talk about the crime running rampant on the southwest border,” Gore added. “They don’t work here...
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One City Heights School is Doing the Nearly Impossible: Closing the Achievement Gap [voiceofsandiego.com]
By Will Huntsberry, Voice of San Diego, March 2, 2020 In San Diego, as with the rest of the country, poverty tracks closely with test scores. The social science is clear: Poorer children are not less bright. They lack the same opportunities as their more affluent peers to gain cognitive skills from the moment they are born. The most pressing question in education has always been whether schools can supercharge the learning process enough to compensate for these class inequities. At Edison...
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One-third of San Diego residents without basic needs (wsws.org)
A recent poverty report found that one-third of working families in San Diego, California, more than 1 million individuals, live with incomes too low to cover their basic needs. These stark figures are reflected in the city’s skyrocketing homeless population, which has risen nationally from the twelfth largest in 2007 to third in 2016, according to US Department of Housing and Urban Development. A report published in January by the Center on Policy Initiatives (CPI), Making Ends Meet,...
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One Wall At A Time: Murals Transform San Diego’s Lincoln Park (KPBS.org)
What would it take to transform the Euclid and Imperial Avenue corridor into an art district in San Diego? Barry Pollard wanted to find out. The Urban Collaborative project is in talks with Civic San Diego to take responsibility for the vacant lot at Imperial Avenue and 50th Street. The space has gone unused since 1996 when the old Valencia Park Library closed. It reopened as the Valencia Park Malcolm X library on Market Street. Pollard said he is optimistic about the community’s future. He...
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One year after release of PI framework, communities use it to address community trauma, promote resilience (PreventionInstitute.org)
In San Diego, a group is using the ACE|R framework as part of PI’s Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing among Men and Boys initiative , funded by the Movember Foundation. Jama Mohamed, Program Coordinator for the San Diego initiative, describes how community environments can produce and exacerbate trauma among refugees: “When you look at a community that has actually experienced trauma, and you put them in an environment like this, it’s not for us to question their behaviors,”...
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Opinion: Mental Health Matters at Every Age—Especially for Seniors (timesofsandiego.com)
The effects of living in isolation can be mentally devastating at any age, but even more so for seniors who may no longer have the ability to transport themselves to social settings, have friends dying, lack social connections previously provided through work, or whose families may be too far away to help. Anxiety, depression and other mental health concerns can result from loneliness or as the ability to function normally decreases due to age or illness. As a result, further diminished...
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Opportunities for Growth Chart
Directions: Based on your assets map, identify people, groups, and organizations that may benefit from receiving presentations on ACEs, trauma, and resilience. Once the person, group, or organization has received 3 presentations, they can be moved...
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Opportunity Summit 2019 by San Diego Workforce Partnership (Register at Eventbrite)
As we wrap up the year, we’re extremely proud to share our annual report where we explore what it means to us to be trailblazers: Experience it here . We’re also packing up and moving out . We will be up and running in our new office on January 7. Stay tuned for open house details. Just announced—our 3rd annual Opportunity Summit is happening on May 2, 2019! The Summit is central to our efforts and community collaboration needed to reduce/eliminate youth disconnection throughout our region.
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Oregon State educators visit Cherokee Point Elementary in San Diego
Cherokee Point Elementary in City Heights (San Diego Unified School District) hosted 12 educators from Oregon on Friday, March 11th. The superintendents, principals and teachers spent the day with Principal Godwin Higa and Resource Specialist Patty Wallach to talk about the school becoming trauma informed, and how it functions. They visited classrooms and had lunch with the students, then met with Dr. Audrey Hokoda, Child, Development Department, San Diego State University and Dana Brown to...
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OurSOLES youth leaders led Trauma Informed Presentation before Educators and School Staff
OurSOLES (Our Students of Leadership ~ Empowerment ~ Service) high school students led an interactive, hour long Trauma Informed Presentation during Professional Development for Diego Valley and Diego Springs Public Charter School educators, tutors,...
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OUTreach and the Latino Students Social Work Association raise $3,000 for foster youth [The Daily Aztec]
OUTreach and the Latino Students Social Work Association collaborated to raise $3,000 in donations for the California Youth Connection during a Resource Fair and screening of the documentary “Paper Tigers” on Friday April 15. Ricardo Rodriguez, a member of California Youth Connection, said CYC is a youth-led organization run by current and former foster youth ages 14 to 24 who advocate for legislative and local change in favor of foster youth. “We want it to be known that we are a resource...
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P3SD: Closing the Achievement Gap Before It Opens
I am excited to attend the P3SD: Prenatal to 3rd Grade, Closing the Achievement Gap Before It Opens Conference today with Rosa Anna Lozada, Harmonium's CEO. The conference is presented by the Education Synergy Alliance and P3SD. There has been exciting discussion on the difference of Equity vs Equality in Education for Early Childhood Education. We are thinking about the Heckman Equation which has shown that an early and equal development of human potential yields the highest longterm...
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Paper Tigers Inspires Action
Just moments into watching "Paper Tigers" last August, Angie Dillon Shore and Socorro Shiels found themselves wiping away tears. By the film's conclusion, Angie, a former youth counselor and current Upstream Investments Program Manager, and Socorro, then the Superintendent of Santa Rosa City Schools both felt compelled to take immediate action. What if together, these two women could bring the film to local educators and parents? Could the film change the conversation...
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Paper Tigers Screening 10/26/15
Paper Tigers, the documentary of the 1st Trauma Informed School in our nation, is being hosted by the Landmark Theatre in Hillcrest on Monday, October 26th, at 6.30 pm. FREE! Robert Redford's son, James, and his film crew followed...
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'Paper Tigers' screening explores psychology, social work [TheDailyAztec.com]
In solidarity with Child Abuse Awareness Month, OUTreach and the Latino Student Social Work Association are hosting a Resource Fair and screening of the documentary “Paper Tigers” on Friday, April 15. “Paper Tigers” follows a year in the lives of several students at Lincoln High School, an alternative school where many students have a history of truancy, behavioral problems and substance abuse. After researching the effects of adverse childhood experiences, the principal decides to change...
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Paper Tigers screening logistics ~ parking info. and campus map
Please find the logistics for this Friday's screening of the Paper Tigers documentary. Thank you for your support of the trauma informed schools movement! With gratitude to Melissa Sanchez with her support of the amazing Silvia Barragan, School of Social Work, who is the catalyst for Friday evening's opportunity to raise awareness and spark more individuals sharing with others. Please know we look forward to seeing you at the Trauma Informed Resource Fair from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm in Templo...
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Paper Tigers screening panel discussion on YouTube
Nearly every seat in the Landmark Theatre in Hillcrest was filled for a screening of Paper Tigers, a documentary that follows six students during a school year at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, the first trauma-informed high school in the U.S. The October 26, 2015 event was the first time the film was screened in San Diego County, but it won't be the last. After the screening, City of San Diego Councilmember Marti Emerald welcomed a panel...
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Parent and Youth Leaders Educate Policymakers on ACEs in Sacramento on July 11th
Twelve parent and youth leaders, reentry and educational leaders, and community organizers represented the region of San Diego in Sacramento on July 11th. Aligning with about 80 other community members and professionals statewide, everyone met with and educated legislative staff on the impact of ACEs, community trauma, community healing and resilience building. Organized by the 4CA steering group led by Center for Youth Wellness, Children Now, and ACEs Connection Network, the ACEs science...
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Passport to Life - CANCELLED!
Please take a moment to read the following from Judge Caietti: With the recent events involving the death of San Diego Police Officer DeGuzman, Passport to Life is cancelled for this Friday. The various law enforcement agencies in San Diego County are participating in the memorial service which is being held at the same time as Passport to Life. The security team for Passport to Life is comprised of a variety of law enforcement agencies, including Probation, SDPD, SDUSD PD, SDCC PD, MTD PD...
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Persistent gender wage gap prompts San Diego to explore equal pay law (sandiegouniontribune.com)
San Diego may soon become the largest city in the nation to pass a law requiring city contractors and consultants to pay employees equally regardless of gender or ethnicity. The goal of the new legislation, which the City Council may consider before its August recess, is to help close persistent pay gaps for women and minorities performing the same work as white men. Federal and state laws already require equal pay, but San Diego Councilman Chris Ward said this week that it's important for...
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Pet Therapy in South San Diego LifeSchool Program
LifeSchool, a collaborative program between San Diego Center for Children and the Sweetwater School District, is using therapy dogs to help students in the program cope with their learning and behavioral health needs. Follow the link for the full story: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/south-county/sd-se-life-school-1020-story.html
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Pilot project leads county in food scrap composting (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Oceanside is leading the way in San Diego County with a pilot program to send home kitchen scraps such as spoiled fruit and leftover pasta to the compost pile. About 1,600 households are participating in a two-month trial that, if successful, will be expanded permanently to about 40,000 Oceanside homes in a year or two, city officials said. The project is driven by state laws requiring cities and counties to reduce the flow of organic waste into landfills, a major source of the air-polluting...
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Pitching a tent plan for San Diego's homeless (sandiegouniontribune.com)
San Diego business leaders on Thursday said they have raised money to fund two large tent shelters to get homeless people temporarily off the streets, but the next step will be up to elected officials. This doesn't work if the city doesn't step up and have their own internal debate and determine where these go, said Dan Shea, a chain restaurant operator and partner at Paradigm Investment Group, LLC. Each tent would hold about 250 people, and Shea said the plan is to put up as many as needed...
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Plan to participate! May 22, 2018 Policymaker Education Day in Sacramento!
Click this link to register and (if needed) request travel stipends ! Link to Registration Form Registration deadline is 4/30! Start brainstorming! Do you have a "Community Profile" from last year - please plan to update it! Please see attached examples from; - NCRC - Restorative Community Conferences Community Profile - San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team's Community Profile - SAY San Diego Community Profile - Youth Empowerment Community Profile - Youth Voice Community Profile ACEs...
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Please join our San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team meeting on Friday, July 12th! 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
We welcome you to join our Membership meeting of the San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team (SD-TIGT)! Please know we meet at the San Diego Center for Children in Linda Vista. Please find our agenda attached. When you arrive, please know you'll sign in at the front office and will be escorted to our SD-TIGT meeting. We hope to see you there!
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Police: Crime Rate in San Diego Lowest in at Least 27 Years (timesofsandiego.com)
San Diego's crime rate in the first four months of this year was the lowest since at least 1990, Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman reported Friday. They said crime was down 9.7 percent overall from the same period last year and was lower in all seven major categories. As we head into peak travel season, San Diegans and visitors alike can rest assured that our city remains one of the safest in America thanks to the tireless efforts of our police officers, Faulconer...