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This professional workshop will focus on building strengths in the family; addressing parenting challenges with proven and effective guidance strategies; supporting small changes that result in more parenting ease and a stronger parent-child connection; and fostering an understanding of what children need at every stage. Designed for Parenting Educators/Coaches. Participants who complete the 9-hour course will be eligible to apply for the Active Parenting Birth to Five Instructor...

Op-Ed: We have studied every mass shooting since 1966. Here’s what we’ve learned about the shooters By Jillian Peterson and James Densley, Aug 4, 2019, O-Ed LA Times In the last week, more than 30 people have died in three separate mass shootings in Gilroy , El Paso and Dayton, Ohio . We believe that analyzing and understanding data about who commits such massacres can help prevent more lives being lost. For two years, we’ve been studying the life histories of mass shooters in the United...

2019 Webinar Series: Building Resilient Communities Thursday, August 8th, 2019 10:00AM PDT | 1:00PM EDT This webinar will explore integrating a biological based model to reduce the impacts of toxic stress for children and adults. It is a model both for prevention and to use in the aftermath of adverse event. The Community Resiliency Model has been integrated into the Social, Emotional, and Ethical (SEE) Learning Program, a curriculum for schools K-12, inspired by his Holiness the Dalai Lama.

How CFS advocates for the prevention of child sexual abuse. Many San Luis Obispo County community members read the recent Tribune article “ Two girls testify against SLO man in molestation trial ”. The abuser was arrested in 2016 and now three years later two young women who were victimized by him bravely testified in court at the end of June. According to Berkeley Media Studies, news coverage of child sexual abuse is usually tied to a “moment” in the criminal justice process, which means...

Solidifying his commitment to California’s youngest children, Governor Gavin Newsom on June 27 signed his 2019-2020 budget that includes nearly $2.8 billion focused on early childhood development priorities. Advancing a whole child approach, these significant investments will strengthen families, improve child health and development, and fortify the state’s early care and education system. ...

Child-adult relationships that are responsive and attentive—with lots of back and forth interactions—build a strong foundation in a child’s brain for all future learning and development. This is called “serve and return,” and it takes two to play! Follow these 5 steps to practice serve and return with your child. https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/5-steps-for-brain-building-serve-and-return/

Hi all- With the beautiful new changes to our site, please take a moment to review the updated "How-Tos" below . If you can't find what you need or are having issues with the site please let me know. ( Gail ) JOIN How-To: Join ACEs Connection How-To: Join ACEs Connection Groups INVITE How-To: Invite Others to Join ACEs Connection How-To: Invite Others to Join an ACEs Connection Group SIGN IN & UPDATE PROFILE How-To: Sign In to ACEs Connection How-To: Update Your...

ACES CONNECTION NETWORK OVERVIEW ACEs = Adverse Childhood Experiences 2 SITES ACEsTooHigh.com A solutions-oriented news site for the general public that covers stories on ACEs, trauma, and resilience. ACEsConnection.com An action-based...