Tagged With "June 3, 2022"
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Trauma-Responsive Schools Conference in Southern California
HERE this NOW is proud to bring its Trauma-Responsive Schools Conference to California, October 23 – 25, 2019, at the stunning Temecula Creek Inn in Temecula, CA (2 hours north of San Diego; 3-hours south of Los Angeles). This is not a typical conference. Participants will be actively engaged in an immersive experience, rendering more growth - personal and professional. Five diversely skilled and experienced pioneers of trauma-informed schools change are coming together for first time, to...
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Upcoming CYFSOC Conference
Each year, the Children, Youth of Care (CYFSOC) Training Academy hosts an annual conference for our children, youth and families system of care. This year, our conference Unpacking Hope: Understanding the Unique Needs of Children, Youth and Families Experiencing Homelessness will address the impact of trauma and the resilience of children, youth and families experiencing homelessness. We are thrilled to announce that our keynote speaker this year is Bryan Samuels. Bryan Samuels is the...
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UPDATE!!: March 25th Workshop for Crime Prevention and Recidivism Reduction Services RFSQ 7191
Please see this exciting update about upcoming one-on-one sessions available for the District Attorney's Office Request For Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ #7191). They are really working hard to make sure that community partners, mentors, counselors, social services practitioners, small businesses, etc. who are interested can get on the approved “consultant list”. To secure a spot , please send Grace Liu an email ( grace.liu@sdcda.org ) with your times of availability between 2:00 p.m. –...
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Trauma Informed Journey- Urban Collaborative Project
The San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team (SD-TIGT) meets bimonthly to share and learn about best trauma-informed practices throughout the San Diego region. The Trauma Informed Journey presentation is a highlight of each meeting. A SD-TIGT member volunteers to share their experience as to how they began implementing trauma-informed practices, challenges that they have overcome, lessons learned, and examples of their successes. A common denominator for all presentations is demonstrated...
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USD Kroc Insight newsletter - Look Both Ways: Religous Leaders and the Challenge of Engaging Community and Police
Across the United States, including in San Diego where the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (Kroc IPJ) launched the Building Trust Partnership (BTP), relationships between communities and law enforcement are strained and plagued by mistrust. To build relationships and restore trust between police and communities while confronting difficult, emotionally and politically charged issues, religious leaders must engage with both sides and remain neutral, even when speaking to one may be...
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What other ACE surveys have additional questions? We know of seven.
We’ll start to populate the new Resource Center next month. One of the sections lists ACE surveys that have additional questions. The CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study revealed that ACEs contribute to most of our major chronic health, mental health, economic health and social health issues. It measured five types of abuse and neglect: physical, verbal and sexual abuse; physical and emotional neglect. And five types of family dysfunction: a family member with mental...
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Where Are All the Male Preschool Teachers? (sandiegomagazine.com)
A new San Diego preschool is creating father figures—and a hip-hop curriculum Reading, writing, and rapping? A new preschool in Southeast San Diego will be adding elements of hip-hop culture like emceeing, dance, and graffiti art to its curriculum. The private school will also focus on providing male teachers—a rarity in the education sphere—as positive role models. Enter rappers Tim Council and Albert Arpon, the driving force behind Treehouse Academy Children’s Center. “One in three...
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You're invited to a free screening of the documentary, Resilience!!!
Hi Everyone, Barry Pollard of the Urban Collaborative Project is hosting 1-2 free evening screenings of the documentary Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope during the week of Mon Sep 24 – Sun Sep 30. They are extending the invitation to members of our network who have not yet seen the Resilience film. Please visit the Doodle poll https://doodle.com/poll/2pi22374n926qv7g by next Wednesday, 9/19, so that they can determine the best dates for the screening. If you have...
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Youth ask San Diego Gang Commission to stay the course on human and sex trafficking issues
(left to right; Youth Voice Co-Facilitator Talitha Thompson, Mentor Stephanie Linderman, Youth Leaders Jessica Rivera, Tatiana Sanchez, Lizette Diego, and Katherine Rodriguez.) Four student leaders from Youth Voice told twelve Commissioners of San Diego’s Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention last month how important it is that they raise awareness, educate the community, and encourage other youth and adults to become involved in eliminating human and sex trafficking in San Diego.
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2019 San Diego County Wellness & Recovery Summit
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San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team - September 2017 Minutes
Another exciting meeting, including announcement of our new co-chair (Dana Brown:-), learning about Center for Community Solutions' trauma-informed journey and discussion of our upcoming celebration event! See meeting minutes below (and attached) and CCS's presentation (attached). Introductions: New Members and 1 st time visitors were welcomed. Introductions included “why you’re here” Trauma Informed - Resilience Building Journey Center for Community Solutions – Staff members Allison Johnson...
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San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team - September 7, 2018 Meeting Minutes
Thanks to all who attended September's meeting! Its great to see both new and familiar faces:-) Special thanks to Craig Beswick from Learn4Life for his Trauma-Informed Journey presentation! Meeting minutes are below and attached. Handouts and Craig's PowerPoint presentation are attached. Welcome - Introductions (Name and Organization) 3 people Zoomed in😊; Jeff Weiner & Sara Coupass Clinton Health Matters Initiative, and Betsy Knight & Adrianne Yancy BHS. Our apologies for the sound...
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San Francisco Dept of Public Health Trauma-Informed Systems Initiative
From Jane Stevens.... I thought you might be interested in taking a look at the 2014 year in review from the SF Dept of Public Health's Trauma-Informed Systems Initiative. It's attached, below. The Department made the commitment to...
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Welcome! How To Participate in Our Group
Welcome! Thank you for joining the SD County ACEs Connection Group! Here's how you can get started: 1) Check out the Collections section on the left hand side of the group home page. This can be thought of as the table of contents for all our...
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SD-TIGT Agenda for 11/4/16
Hello all! Just a reminder that our next meeting is 11/4/16. This meeting we will be hearing about the Academy for Professional Excellence's Trauma Informed Journey as well as the new committees that were formed at the last SD-TIGT meeting. We are looking forward to seeing you at the meeting. Please see the attached agenda for more details!
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SD-TIGT Evaluability Assessment
Evaluability Assessment of San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team Summary of Westat Report May 2016 OVERVIEW Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) grant is a national effort to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and build resilience by supporting networks committed to trauma-informed change. Recognized for its long standing work in this area, the San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team (SD-TIGT), will be supported in its efforts to grow, strengthen, establish system change,...
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SD-TIGT Learning Exchange #1
12:30-12:40 SD-TIGT Co Chairs: Dana and Kat Opening; business items, announcements etc 12:40-12:50 Training Co-Chairs: Rosa Ana and Melissa Purpose, overview, and review of the day 12:50- 1:10 Presentation: San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team 5 Key Trauma-Informed Training Components: #2 Understanding Trauma Across the Lifespan and the Developmental, Physical, and Emotional Impact 1:10 -1:50 Small Group Discussion - Learning Exchange #1 Discussion Reflection Action Item 1:50-2:00 All Member...
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SD-TIGT Learning Exchange #2: Strategies for Addressing Workplace Secondary Trauma
Recharge and restore as we move into the New Year! Come join us and learn the impact of working with trauma as well as helpful strategies to integrate into your day . We'll have a short presentation followed by an opportunity for discussion on building resilience for continued quality work. Speaker: Cambria Rose Walsh, LCSW
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SD-TIGT May 1, 2015 Meeting Minutes
San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team May 1, 2015 12:30pm-2:00pm Meeting Notes Mission Statement: To promote the development and provision of trauma-informed services in San Diego County’s agencies and systems through collaboration, advocacy and education to achieve transformation. I. Present: Stephen Carroll – San Diego Youth Services Betsy Knight – HHSA BHS ...
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SD-TIGT Membership Meeting - November 1, 2019 from noon to 2:00 pm
SD-TIGT MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDA Noon Networking 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Meeting 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm November 1, 2019 Location: San Diego Center for Children 3002 Armstrong St., San Diego, CA 92111 Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/266467279 Call mobile (720)707 2699 Meeting ID: 266 467 279 I. Welcome - Introductions (Name and Organization) Co-Chairs Dana and Kat, New Members II. Learning Exchange Co-Chairs Training Committee, Cambria, Melissa, Morgan a. Feedback from 1st Learning Exchange...
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SD-TIGT Membership Team Agenda 3.6.20
Hi, team: Please find our Agenda for our next SD-TIGT Membership Meeting on 3.6.20. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I. Welcome: Introductions (Name and Organization) - Co-Chairs Dana Brown and Kat Alexander * Celebrate New Members II . New Sign-In Process: Use above QR Code - Co-Chair Kat Alexander III. Eyes of Compassion: Trauma-Informed Lens Song - Member, Linda K. Williams, original son * Eyes of Compassion (English) * Eyes of Compassion (Spanish) IV. Leadership Team Positions...
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SDTIGT Meeting Minutes - January 8, 2016
We had another well-attended meeting with a wonderful Trauma-Informed Journey presentation from SAY San Diego and some great discussions! The minutes are posted below and attached: Introductions (20 attendees) Agency Overview and Trauma Informed Journey Presentation: SAY San Diego Jessica Rathbun, MSW Program Manager at SAY San Diego, gave a wonderful presentation on her agency’s trauma informed journey (and brought us homemade cupcakes - YUM!!) SAY San Diego has many programs divided into...
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Self-Care & Alternative Healing Practices; 3/19/19 1-3pm SD Domestic Violence Council Meeting
All are welcome to attend. Light lunch will be provided. Details below. San Diego Domestic Violence Council General Meeting Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Time: 1:00 pm -3:00 pm Self-Care and Alternative Healing Practices Agenda : Introductions Joanne Weinstein - Yoga and Meditation Expert Gabriela Padilla - Reiki Specialist Lauren Malnar - Massage Therapist and Pilates Instructor Updates and Announcements As usual Lunch will be provided! Location: County Operations Center, 5560 Overland...
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So you know about ACEs...Turn your AHA! into Action!
Spring is the time for rebirth and new beginnings! As we look around, we can observe nature around us awakening after a long winter sleep. A true sign of resilience. At Origins , we have been lucky enough to create a space for growth and learning for both groups and individuals who work towards creating environments of healing and resilience over the winter months. After completing the first round of The Resilience Champion Certificate of 2018, we have 23 graduates putting their action plans...
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States Produce a Bumper Crop of ACEs bills in 2017—nearly 40 bills in 18 states
A scan done in March by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) through StateNet of bills introduced in 2017 that specifically include adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the text produced a surprising volume of bills (close of 40) in a large number of states (18). A scan done a year ago produced less than a handful. NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves both state legislators and their staffs. The shear volume of bills in so many states represents a promising...
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9/22 2pm-3pm Webinar: After Rural Suicide: A Guide for Coordinated Community Postvention Response
Sent on behalf of Jana Sczersputowski, Your Social Marketer, Inc. Hello, Please register today for this upcoming webinar and share within your networks. After Rural Suicide: A Guide for Coordinated Community Postvention Response Rural areas of California often experience higher rates of suicide deaths than urban areas. Suicide hits rural communities hard, affecting a large proportion of people where “everybody knows everybody” and resources may be sparse. Postvention is the process of...
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The Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit 3rd Edition (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
The NCTSN is happy to announce the release of The Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit (3 rd Edition)! The Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit (CWTTT) 3rd Edition is a training series designed to support the infusion of trauma-informed knowledge and skills into child welfare organizational cultures. The CWTTT contains targeted training for various levels and roles within child welfare organizations, resulting in positive sustainable changes in the policies, programs, and practices which...
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The damage is already done.
One look at my tempting rose-colored lips and my limp fragile body was crushed against the wall. I felt the mirror shatter to pieces behind my head. A crooked smile lay across his face when he saw the terror in my deep blue eyes. Who said you...
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The Glenner Centers are now accepting reservations for Town Square in Chula Vista
Check out the 3-min video on their website that talks about Reminiscence Therapy which is designed to trigger positive strong memories of the past and plays to their strengths. So fascinating! https://glenner.org/town-square-video/ Forwarding information about The Glenner Center's new Town Square adult day center opening in Chula Vista in April. Thank you, AIS, Outreach & Education IT’S OFFICIAL! The Glenner Centers are proud to announce that our very first Town Square® adult day center...
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The Repressed Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adult Well-being, Disease, and Premature Death (1 hour video - Vincent J. Felitti, M.D.)
Vincent J. Felitti, M.D., Co-Principal Investigator, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, Fellow, The American College of Physicians, Internist, Kaiser Permanente Please click here to view the one hour video of Dr. Felitti's presentation on February 3, 2017 at the Rady Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds.
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The Ripple Effect, Enhancing Trauma-Informed Practice Across Systems (free training - Chadwick Center)
December 6, 2017 8:30 AM 4:30 PM PST This workshop presents an integrative framework for understanding and communicating across systems about how trauma can affect a child, a family, and a system. The framework was developed by Chandra Ghosh Ippen, Christopher Layne, and Bob Pynoos of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and is adapted from core trauma concepts identified and ratified by the NCTSN Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma Task Force. The Ripple Effect translates...
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For ACEsConnection members only -- the official invitation/registration for sneak peek of "Resilience"
(A version of this post was emailed to all ACEsConnection.com members yesterday.) Join us on Sunday, April 10th, for a free sneak peek of Resilience , the critically acclaimed documentary by KPJR Films that chronicles a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, educators and communities who are using cutting-edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease. The streaming event will begin at 6 p.m. PT (3 p.m. HAST, 5 p.m. AKDT, 7 p.m. MT, 8 p.m. CT, 9 p.m. ET). For...
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Free 6-week webinar series: San Diego County Health CARES Initiative for Healthcare Providers and Staff
San Diego County Health CARES is a new initiative that provides health care providers and staff an opportunity to learn about ways to respond and support victims and survivors of domestic violence in healthcare settings. This collaborative effort is supported by the Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego District Attorney’s Office, and San Diego Domestic Violence Council. The webinar series will run from Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 – Thursday Feb. 20, 2020 . The dates, times, meeting...
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FREE Domestic Violence Essentials Training - Mon, Dec 3, 2018 9am-4pm
Sent on behalf of the San Diego Domestic Violence Council www.sddvc.org Registration Open!! See flyer attached. DV Essentials - Monday, December 3, 2018 Important Notes: Out of consideration for others that want to attend, please do not register if you are not available to attend (i.e. please check your work schedules and make arrangements in advance to attend). We do expect all attendees to stay for the entire training day (9am-4pm). Furthermore, if you have taken the training within the...
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Free RESILIENCE Virtual Screening - register by 3/28 at 2pm PST
Join us on Tuesday, April 3rd for a VIMEO Virtual Screening of the award-winning film, RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope - a critically acclaimed documentary chronicling a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, educators and communities, who are using cutting-edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease. RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope is the latest film from documentary Director-Producer James Redford...
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Free San Diego Events sponsored by Parents & Caregivers for Wellness
Parents & Caregivers for Wellness, a collaborative project to strengthen the voice of parents and caregivers and improve services and supports for families, is presenting two events in San Diego: Empowering Professionals on September 13, 2019 from 9a - 3p (for professionals) Supporting Parents/Caregivers on September 14, 2019 from 9a - 3p (for Caregivers) Please see attached flyers for details and information about Parents & Caregivers for Wellness.
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Funding Available to Support Grassroots Organizing for a Healthy Juvenile Justice System
Funding Available to Support Grassroots Organizing for a Healthy Juvenile Justice System The Positive Youth Justice Initiative is entering its third phase, with up to $750,000 in grant funding available for nonprofit organizations in California to advance positive juvenile justice. The Center for Health Program Management will fund grassroots organizations to advance the work of the Positive Youth Justice Initiative through community organizing to accelerate a statewide movement toward a...
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Healing A Mother’s Pain By Forgiving A Killer (kpbs.org)
At 1:30 in the morning in May of 2012, Bevelynn Bravo was woken by a knock on the door. Two detectives had come to tell her that her son was dead. Her 21-year-old son, Jaime Bravo Jr., was stabbed and left to die as he walked out of friend’s house in City Heights. As a volunteer first responder for the San Diego Compassion Project since 2010, Bravo had become accustomed to dealing with tragedy at a crime scene. She offered emotional and administrative support to the families of homicide...
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Housing Assistance Program for Victims (hotel stays/rental assistance/rental deposits/mortgage assistance)
From: Terra Marroquin, Family Violence Prevention Specialist, San Diego County District Attorney's Office Enclosed is an application for the XC Grant funded Victim Housing program, operated by South Bay Community Services (SBCS). It’s a simple three-page application that staff at your organization can complete with the client and fax or email to SBCS. No crime report is required. The survivor must have experienced victimization within the past 12 months to qualify. This housing program for...
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How we integrated ACE screening into the Health Appraisal Center at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego
In all of medicine, it is important to understand that there are only three sources of diagnostic information: patient history, physical examination, and laboratory studies. While patients overwhelmingly assume that diagnosis derives from lab...
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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 Spanish: Handouts for parents about ACEs, toxic stress & resilience
The Community & Family Services Division at the Spokane (WA) Regional Health District has come through again, with a Spanish version of the parent handout (in English) that we posted last year , and which has been downloaded thousands of times. The English versions came about whiledoing a story about the trauma-in formed elementary schools in Spokane, WA .I interviewedp ublic health nurse Melissa Charbonneau who said that she'd been giving an...
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Join 4CA in educating policymakers about ACEs! May 1 in Sacramento.
Join us on May 1 for the 3rd Annual 4CA Policymaker Education Day! Register now: bit.ly/4CA2019Register
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Kids and Teens in Court Program at the Chadwick Center (ChadwickCenter.com)
"The Kids and Teens in Court program is one of the many programs at the Chadwick Center designed in accordance with the agency’s mission to provide prevention, intervention, and education programs to children and their families. The program assists children, teens, and their families for the courtroom experience by 1) teaching relaxation skills; 2) providing education about the court process and their rights and; 3) introducing the courtroom and offering an opportunity to participate in a...