Tagged With "Community Advocacy Network"
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How Achieving Emotional Agility Can Help You — at Work and in Life (DailyGood.org)
Just like physical agility, emotional agility is important to overall health, well-being and successful relationships at work. But in a fast-paced world fraught with so much stress and upheaval, how do you achieve it? Psychologist Susan David, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School, offers insights in a new book titled Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life . She spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about the "critical skill set" needed to achieve emotional...
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Hundreds Gather for Restorative Practice / Restorative Justice Summit!
The Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices Summit drew more than 400 people to downtown San Diego last Friday for a day of learning about the science of childhood adversity and how San Diego’s organizations and institutions are implementing trauma-informed and restorative justice practices. Co-hosted by the Human Relations Commission and Commission on Gang Prevention & Intervention, the event brought together community residents, victims, service providers, youth, faith and civic...
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Hundreds gathered in City Heights last month for the San Diego premier of Resilience -The Biology of Stress and Science of Hope.
The crowd arrived to the aroma of freshly popped popcorn that wafted through the Cherokee Point Elementary School auditorium. With bags of popcorn and plates filled with fresh-cut fruits and vegetables from trays on tables lining the wall, the service providers, policy makers, community advocates, graduate students, teachers and parents settled in for a movie and a panel discussion that brought many to tears. Dr. Dawn Griffin, a professor in Alliant International University departments of...
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In San Diego and Across All Seven Continents, #RiseForClimate Actions on September 8, 2018 (sandiegofreepress.org)
Building on actions that kicked off earlier in the week, activists on Saturday hosted hundreds of #RiseForClimate demonstrations across all seven continents, drawing massive crowds “to demand our local leaders commit to building a fossil-free world that puts people and justice before profits.” The main event was the Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice march in San Francisco, California, which brought together some 30,000 people and is being hailed as the West Coast’s largest climate march...
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"It Takes a Village Conference" on how to better assist community members who are victims of community violence (Feb 7 & 8)
Please share with your networks. UPAC ACE is hosting “It Takes A Village” conference where presenters will provide trainings to help service providers across all disciplines on how to better assist community members who are victims of community violence. Attached is the flyer for the conference with the registration link inside. presents It Takes a Village Come gain knowledge and skills to support individuals and families who are affected by violence and youth at risk for gang involvement.
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ITRC 2018 California Conference: Preparing People for Climate Change in California
To See the Conference Agenda, List of All-Star Speakers, and To Register Click Here Why Should Californians Attend This Unique Conference ? From high levels of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), to job and financial struggles, racism and other forms of inequity and injustice, traumatic stress is epidemic today. Climate change will aggravate all of these existing adversities, and add many new ones as well. Yet, California is leading the U.S. in finding innovative new ways to address...
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Job Opportunity
Hi, the Chadwick Center has an opening for a Director of Clinical Operations to oversee the multiple clinical programs at Chadwick Center at Rady Children's Hospital. Job description and link to apply is attached.
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Lincoln High hosts communications program for students, parents, police (sandiegounified.org)
New and improved relationships between Lincoln High students and local residents, and local police have been celebrated by regional and national officials. Students and staff at Lincoln High School welcomed Superintendent Cindy Marten, County Supervisor Greg Cox, San Diego Unified and San Diego police departments, the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) and Lincoln Park residents recently to celebrate the conclusion of an innovative pilot program helps build closer ties between police...
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San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team
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SD Trauma Informed Guide Team monthly meeting
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SD Trauma Informed Guide Team monthly meeting
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"Connecting the Unconnected to Live Well" ~ Save the Date!
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Creating a Trauma Informed Workforce Summit 2019
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Darkness to Light Stewards of Children Training in SD
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Health Equity Now: Ending Police Violence
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Origins Training Facebook Live
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Re: Darkness to Light Stewards of Children Training in SD
Wish I could attend! Back in 2010 I co-authored the San Francisco Adolescent Health Working Group Sexual Health Toolkit Module . Now as a parent of young child, I have found the D arkness to Light resources to be just what I needed for this age and stage, for my own parenting and to share with other parents seeking info on the subject. Thank you for your stellar work!
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Re: Darkness to Light Stewards of Children Training in SD
I will be there! Looking forward to this.
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Re: Workshop: Introduction to Restorative Practices & the Trauma-Informed Approach for Schools, Community and Criminal Justice Settings
This looks great, John. Thanks for posting. Does the presentation include ACEs science? (Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, neurobiology of toxic stress, how toxic stress affects the body, intergenerational trauma and resilience research.)
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Re: SD County ACEs-, Trauma-Informed and Resilience-Building Time Line
Here are some more dates to add: 2015: Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) Grant awarded to San Diego (as one of fourteen communities from across the country to now have an opportunity to expand their innovative work in addressing childhood adversity through a new project launched by The Health Federation of Philade lphia , with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The California Endowment. ) 2015: City of San Diego passes unanimously the Resolution of Support...
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Re: Understanding Trauma Inspires Parents to Become Leaders (English) [17 min - The California Endowment]
LOVE THESE in English and Spanish!!! Thank you Cherokee Point for capturing such a beautiful story - I am sharing this widely!
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Re: Understanding Trauma Inspires Parents to Become Leaders (English) [17 min - The California Endowment]
Dana, thank you SO MUCH for sharing. This captures all the greatness that is Cherokee Point. These parents have much to teach us all!!
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Re: Program Brings Victims, Offenders Face-to-Face [Countynewscenter.com]
Thanks for posting this Amellia. You know I always love it when I hear about an East County resident stepping up to lead the way.
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Re: AVA Regional Academies: Building Trauma-Informed, Resilient, and Healthy Communities
This is a great article, thanks for writing it Jen! I wonder if Dr. Weit is able to share her screening tool for us to review and if so, when? Did she mention anything about that?
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Re: AVA Regional Academies: Building Trauma-Informed, Resilient, and Healthy Communities
Thanks Gail! It was truly an honor to be there. I am not sure about her ability to share their screening tool, but I can certainly reach out to Dr. Weit and ask. Will keep you posted!
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Re: Program Brings Victims, Offenders Face-to-Face [Countynewscenter.com]
Thanks for posting Amelia, this is great!
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Re: Cherokee Point Parent Leaders Inspire at Restorative Practice / Restorative Justice Summit in San Diego!
Their presentation was a wonderful representation of the work at Cherokee Point and the importance of collaboration with residents.
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Re: BCR Coalition Building and Communications Guide.pdf
This is great information for a paradym shift towards prevention effort. On Jul 7, 2017 4:43 PM, "ACEsConnection" < communitymanager@acesconnection.com> wrote:
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Re: Uncovering the Impacts of Stress and Trauma on our Communities (livewellsd.org)
I don't see the article attached
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Re: Uncovering the Impacts of Stress and Trauma on our Communities (livewellsd.org)
Hi, Norma: It's in the text now.... Thanks for the heads-up!