Tagged With "13 Reasons Why"
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Who Cares for the Caregivers?
(A written version of a presentation given at the February Sonoma County ACEs Connection meeting.) Sonoma County ACEs Connection is trying out a new meeting topic focusing on personal stories. There are three reasons why personal stories are useful and powerful. The first is that people like and learn from stories. People learn in different ways, and Powerpoint presentations aren’t for everyone. The second reason is that we’re hoping to involve more members by encouraging them to share their...
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Why We Need to Root for the Philadelphia Eagles
Next week the Philadelphia Eagles are going to the Super Bowl, and while some of us already have plans to cheer them on from our living rooms, there is another opportunity for us to show them our support. Eagles players and coach Jeffrey Lurie are waging a battle to ensure criminal justice reform and bringing an end to racial inequality. These issues are at the heart of much of our community trauma, and we need to uplift the work of the Eagles to help our communities heal. The New York Times...
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Wildfire Mental Health Services Collaborative Invites You to RSVP to August 2, 2018 Meeting
Dear Colleagues, Summer is flying by and we want to honor our commitment made to you at the May wildfire mental health services mapping session by reconvening our group for an update on August 2 from 9:00 to 11:00 am. The location for our meeting is Medtronic, 3850 Brickway Blvd, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403. There are no special parking instructions. Enter through the main entrance and check with the receptionist. There will be signs to direct you to our meeting room. Because this is a secure...
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Will You Marry Us?
An open letter to Sonoma County ACES Connections members We have some exciting news! We were just selected to receive $100,000 to expand our ACES work! It is thrilling, scary and inspiring all at once. This changes many things. We now have...
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Youth court banishes blame; leads with ACEs science
YMCA Marin County Youth Court in San Rafael, California In her opening statement, 17-year-old youth advocate Eva advises jurors how to proceed and summarizes her “client’s” good qualities. “As you will see, Julian is genuine, well-spoken and friendly. I recommend asking him about his friends and family, his future plans and his activities outside of school.” (First names only of all minors are used to protect their privacy.) Welcome to the YMCA Marin County (CA) Youth Court, one of 1,400...
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Charlie Appelstein: No Such Thing As A Bad Kid
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Nurse to Nurse Bullying: A Sepsis in Healthcare (Webinar)
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Re: Childhood trauma a societal issue, says Hanna speaker [SonomaNews.com]
Thank you Brian for making Dr. Anda's ACES presentation at Hanna Boys Center open to the whole community! The growing awareness about ACES and trauma informed care was palpable today! One person shared that she had only recently learned about ACES, although it was so relevant to her work advocating with homeless individuals - she didn't know why it wasn't mentioned to her sooner! She was so motivated to learn more about ACES and hear Dr. Anda's presentation, she rode her bike to the bus stop...
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Re: Futures Without Violence Presents Webinar Next Week: "The News About Childhood Trauma: Findings and Implications"
If you missed the presentation you can view the archive here and get the fabulous handouts: http://www.futureswithoutviole...gs-and-implications/ Title: The News About Childhood Trauma: Findings and Implications Date Recorded: March 16th, 2016 See the webinar recording Download the webinar slides Download the closed captioning transcript Download the chat box transcript Description: How can advocates and practitioners get better at talking about childhood trauma, why it matters, and how to...
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Re: Post-wildfire report on nonprofit services: mental health a critical need, services to most vulnerable citizens impacted
Thanks for posting this Lena! I'm not surprised that agencies literally prioritized "bricks & mortar" projects over less tangible outcomes such as mental health. Still, it's sad that we do so. The data on populations served is surprising: I get that persons who lost their home in the fires might have been persons previously more likely to give to causes than to seek assistance from them. Still, you would expect that some who lost homes would be seniors, veterans, LGBTQ, women, etc., so...
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Re: Peer Voices Now! Spring 2018 Newsletter
Thank you for sharing! Powerful messages within this newsletter - including "Among ongoing major and minor epiphanies, here’s what I have learned from the fire: A home is a universal need and our compassion also needs to be universal, with no one left out." "Post-trauma reactions are there for a reason, and the reason is healing. Your world HAS changed. Your center has been rocked. You and your body have to assimilate the changes and find a new balance in order to continue to live. Make no...
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Re: Sonoma County ACEs Connection Meeting
Please see attached for the 10-24-18 meeting. Thank you @Michelle Dominguez I have a suggestion , as a way of accelerating the ACEs movement - would it be possible to have folks introduce themselves and share what brings them to the meeting - personal or professional (or both!)? Maybe they could also share what is happening in their work/world related to ACEs, trauma informed work and building resiliency? Additionally, I am wondering if folks who are participating on behalf of their...
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Re: Policy Committee Meeting Notes
Allen, Alison & Lena - You guys are awesome! Allen, these notes are great!! The ideas and strategies you outlined have the potential to nudge real systems change! Incorporating adverse community experiences, along with ACEs - is very timely - on many levels. Speaking of systems change - some may be interested to know that the CDPH Essentials for Childhood Initiative leadership is starting an effort to push toward having California become a "trauma informed state" (details TBD). Some...
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Re: Add the Issue of ACEs to the Sonoma County Fire Recovery Plan!
Thank you, Allen, for attending and writing a convincing post on why others should lend their voices and insights. We need advocates like you to achieve full healing and transformational growth.
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Re: Adverse Childhood Experiences - What Are They and How Do They Impact the Work You Do?
Why are you posting an Invite to an event that has passed? June 2, 2016
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Re: "What Happened To You? A Journey From Childhood Adversity to Resiliency" Explained by a Compelling Pamphlet
One reason for the "old school" paper pamphlet approach was that her initial target audience was incarcerated persons with little internet access. In thinking about them, it seemed reasonable to imagine homeless persons and others for whom "go to our website" or "come to out presentation" was not a useful answer. I think it is important to always think about the potential barriers and to try to do what you can to make knowledge free to all.