Beyond Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), our members seek to deeply understand strengths-based insights embedded in the remaining ACEs quadrant: Adverse Community Environments, Adverse Climate Experiences, and Atrocious Cultural Experiences.
Christina Bethell, Ph.D, MBA, MPH, founder of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI), principle author of the groundbreaking study on positive childhood experiences, and creator of the free Well Visit Planner, among other innovations. Two internationally-respected leaders and innovators in complementary aspects of early relational health and childhood and maternal health equity recently launched a partnership they believe will benefit everyone from newborn babies and...
Awareness about health outcomes are as much about the long-term impact caused by adverse childhood experiences as they are by positive childhood experiences. By providing education on trauma-informed awareness and resilience building frameworks, the CRC Accelerator certification is a tool for both.
Our speaker for the August PACEs Connection Cooperative of Communities meeting will share ways of building community connections we may not have thought of before – starting with trust in the earliest and most important relationships – as well as some challenging news, exciting resources, and timely inspiration. Cooperative of Communities members and members of their communities are invited to join us tomorrow, August 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. PT, Noon CT, and 1 p.m. ET when we welcome Deborah...
July is a time to celebrate all summer has to offer by building bridges and innovating with community to get to the heart of trauma-informed awareness and resilience building. This month, we’ve added new July dates to the summer 2023 *CRC* curriculum—but that’s only half of the good news. Last year, the CRC began as a pilot program. Now that it's evolved, what better time to bring accelerator participants together in a PACEs Connection CRC community than the summer? We are proud to announce...
Image Credit: Aisha Shillingford To read more of Iris Crawford's article, please click here. How can we use art to respond, adapt, and heal from the climate crisis? How can art be used to help us move away from an extractive economy and toward the just transition ? That’s what Creative Wildfire —an organizing project supporting artists, cultural workers, and organizations—seeks to do. Created by Movement Generation , the New Economy Coalition, and the Climate Justice Alliance , Creative...
PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.
PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.
Writing this with a heavy heart to inform you that I will no longer serve as the Community Manager for Sonoma County PACEs Connection effective immediately. I enjoyed reflecting on the success I had during my time as Community Manager. Having collaborated with and brought together over 100 organizations Provided over a dozen educational workshops and spoke as a keynote speaker on PACEs Built up a strong network of stakeholders and community engagement with representation from authentic...
I am featured on this podcast, discussing how to support our children and ourselves through climate distress. The series frequently features Sonoma County and the Tubbs fire. In this episode, I integrate my own experience with Tubbs and Kincaide, with my work in early childhood mental health and climate psychology https://omny.fm/shows/the-big-...burn-what-comes-next
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There will not be a October meeting
Every year, Soroptimist distributes more than $2.8 million in education awards to about 1,700 women all over the world. Over half of our Live Your Dream Awards recipients are survivors of domestic violence, trafficking or sexual assault. Nearly all of the women and families we serve have overcome enormous obstacles including poverty, teen pregnancy, and drug or alcohol addiction. Live Your Dream Awards recipients may use the cash award to offset any costs associated with their efforts to...
Sonoma County PACEs Connection, Community Manager set to be a panelist speaking to Children's Mental Health. Between fires, floods, power shutoffs, and a pandemic, our children have faced more adversity than ever before. Sebastopol Rotary is happy to host a panel discussion October 21 on the topic of their mental health. We hope this will not only raise awareness but provide some insight as to where we can be of help. If you're interested in attending and you are not currently a member,...
Welcome to Sonoma County PACES Connection. We invite anyone to attend our meetings. ALL voices are important. Please feel free to invite guests This Thursday 9/22 between 3-4PM will be the Sonoma County PACEs Connection monthly meeting. All are welcome to join. Please share. Agenda: *Mindful Moment/Introductions *September Suicide Awareness Month re-cap *"What Happened to You" Book Club *West County Schools PACEs/Resilience presentations *Alchemical Hypnotherapy for Business and Life *Fall...