Tagged With "health cost of ACEs"
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Work in Progress -- Comments Requested
This promising short video, created by Allen Nishikawa, was screened at our last monthly meeting. It is intended as a brief introduction to ACEs, similar to an "elevator speech": a quick and general overview to spark interest and further discussion....
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Workshop hosted by Alternatives to Violence Project
With conflict all around us, where do you turn? AVP sees conflict in our country, schools, communities and even homes as fertile ground for creativity, peaceful cooperation and personal growth. And now you can too! AVP’s community workshops allow everyone to grow when it comes to their interpersonal skills, while having a good time. Get ready for focus on integrity, respect and shared humanity through interactive exercises, stimulating games and role-playing. You’ve got everything to gain,...
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Those transitioning into the community from SDC..
Greetings...Wanted to say, hi and thank you for all of your ongoing group. I am an attorney with Disability Rights CA and am working to help transition those with developmental disabilities from the Sonoma Development Center back out into the community. I am also a former SF Public Defender who has worked with our youth who have developmental as well as mental health disabilities. Please drop me a line if you would like to chat/have coffee, etc. Thanks....Stephen Zollman
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2020 North State ACEs Summit
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Birth: An Intersection Between Maternity and Mental Health
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Blue Ribbon Training & Luncheon
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Child Poverty and the Social Safety Net, June 20th FREE
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Sonoma County Early Childhood Mental Health Summit
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Re: National Wellness Week is Coming - September 11-17
Thank you for sharing this resource, Alison!
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Re: National Wellness Week is Coming - September 11-17
Let's see if this one works: Video and Wellness Wheel Graphic Learn more about the Eight Dimensions of Wellness in this three-minute animated video (link is external) . Download the Wellness Wheel image (JPG | 126 KB) Also available in Spanish (JPG | 131 KB) .
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Re: Trauma Informed Care in Hospital Settings - is it missing?
Karen, clearly it's a good thing you are there to advocate for her. Your comments have made me rethink some of the issues I've been dealing with in terms of caring for my parents, so thank you for raising this matter. I think as many of us are or become involved in the care of our parents, we will see the system of care in a new light. Within the healthcare system, there is far too much pressure to address the presenting problem and not acknowledge the person or underlying issue.
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Re: Trauma Informed Care in Hospital Settings - is it missing?
Thank you for sharing this story, Karen! A friend of mine just posed on facebook today a similar experience of feeling despondent in a hospital setting. His two year old son is a patient at the Children's Hospital in Oakland, and is undergoing very painful procedures. My friend was struggling to be a strong, supportive parent as his tiny, dear child suffered. Shouldn't "care" include best efforts to mitigate trauma as it occurs and certainly to be sensitive to compounding trauma from the...
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Re: Trauma Informed Care in Hospital Settings - is it missing?
First of all, Karen, I am so sorry for your mother and yourself. Secondly, there are few times that people feel more vulnerable than when there is a medical emergency. We are so dependent on the care of others, and anytime that care is not trauma-informed, it is less than quality care. I think this is a very BIG issue. We don't necessarily choose our medical providers because they are people that show compassion. We choose people that are smart and like to read books and study chemistry!
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Re: National Wellness Week is Coming - September 11-17
Great resource, thanks for sharing, Alison. I'm trying to watch the video but the link is just taking me to the YouTube home page. I'm not seeing the video.
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Re: Post-wildfire report on nonprofit services: mental health a critical need, services to most vulnerable citizens impacted
Thanks Lena! This data is surprising and sad (to me) in that it appears that the most vulnerable populations had the greatest negative impact in terms of receiving services during the post-fire period. Karen
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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: Post-wildfire report on nonprofit services: mental health a critical need, services to most vulnerable citizens impacted
By the way, I agree will Karen's comment, forgot to mention it in my previous post.
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Re: Post-wildfire report on nonprofit services: mental health a critical need, services to most vulnerable citizens impacted
Thank you, Lena, for sharing this real-time response survey. The level of suffering, from those who're now homeless, to those who received less services due to service providers stretched so thin, is staggering. Mental health awareness, education, and implementation cross-sector is so critically imperative. The suffering permeates through all those impacted. Your 2018 Wildfire Response Survey highlights the paramount community needs and frames this reality in a succinct, profound way.
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Re: Prop. 64 Stakeholder Group: Prioritize Trauma-Informed Approach to Youth Substance Use Education, Prevention and Treatment
Thanks for posting this Lena! With reductions in many services, I expect competition for these funds will be pretty intense!
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Re: Prop. 64 Stakeholder Group: Prioritize Trauma-Informed Approach to Youth Substance Use Education, Prevention and Treatment
Mendocino County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are partnering with First 5 and others to educate their Board of Supervisors- specifically asking for “20 by 2020”. Meaning 20% of the MJ revenue will be set aside to support children by the year 2020. Their talking points and community stories are well organized and powerful. Karen
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Re: Prop. 64 Stakeholder Group: Prioritize Trauma-Informed Approach to Youth Substance Use Education, Prevention and Treatment
@Allen K. Nishikawa Oh, indeed! The language in the initiative is pretty vague in terms of what types of programs and interventions are eligible for the YEPT fund, but it is clear that the funds are not to be used to supplant existing funding sources. That's not to say that legislators won't attempt and end-run.
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Re: Prop. 64 Stakeholder Group: Prioritize Trauma-Informed Approach to Youth Substance Use Education, Prevention and Treatment
@Karen Clemmer Thank you for this tip! It's definitely worth looking into Mendocino's efforts. Is 20% set-aside to come from local cannabis tax revenue, or from the Prop. 64 youth education, prevention and treatment fund?
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Re: Prop. 64 Stakeholder Group: Prioritize Trauma-Informed Approach to Youth Substance Use Education, Prevention and Treatment
@Lena Hoffman - Thank you for clarifying- you are correct MJ tax revenue as I understand it.
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Re: Back by popular demand: Group managers' workshop May 10! (Save the date!!)
This is an exciting opportunity - and the timing is perfect! We need state funding priorities to be clearly defined in terms of trauma informed practices & ACES -then at the local level we can align and design our efforts to fully support the larger statewide ACES movement. Even better, CDPH etc could offer specific desired ACES related outcomes for their various programs - which are implemented at a local level. Ideally, NACCHO -the organization for local health departments -would also...
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Re: Back by popular demand: Group managers' workshop May 10! (Save the date!!)
Forgot to ask: Has NACCHO had presentations about ACEs at its conferences, or is it integrating the science of human development into its work? Also, re economics....Economist James Heckman has done a LOT of work in this area -- he and Felitti know each other. Check out his web site. The Ella Baker Center did an analysis of the cost of incarceration on families. The federal government is starting to study the health benefits and screening and linking to social services. Here's an article...
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Re: NEW DATE: November 21st: Latino Health Forum: One People, One Climate
Please see the attached 2019 LHF Syllabus and the Event Program.
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Re: Plan to participate! May 22, 2018 Policy Maker Education Day in Sacramento!
Thank you, Holly! I'm sorry that I have not gotten back to you re Lilliput - can someone from the speakers bureau do it? I am not trying to make excuses - my geographic area was just up to Oregon - now it includes OR and WA .... so lots to do. My role is to help folks establish AC community groups. I am sorry!! On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 12:14 PM, ACEsConnection < communitymanager@acesconnection.com> wrote:
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Re: Hidden in Plain Sight & Why Eliminating Health Inequalities Should be a Top Priority
Press Democrat: Cases of child abuse and neglect up 17 percent in Sonoma County County officials say the increases occur at a time when the county’s most at-risk families are struggling with obstacles such the rise in opioid use and the stress and strain caused by the county’s high cost of housing. Other hardship factors for at-risk families include unemployment or underemployment, and mental health problems, said Katie Greaves, section manager at the county’s Family Youth and Children...
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Re: Request For Proposal Resource Family Training Services
Holly, I recently learned that the Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) funds Strategies 2.0 to provide training for those who care for vulnerable children. Their trainings are typically evidence based and at no cost to participants. If there are at least 25 people in a room, they can bring the training to you and or they offer webinar style trainings. Please see the link below for more details. If you need anything else, please let me know! Karen http://strategiesca.org/ Strategies 2.0 partners...
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Re: Those transitioning into the community from SDC..
I would love to meet up and hear more about your work and how you think it is going to impact the Sonoma Valley and greater county. Nick Dalton Assistant Director of Hanna Boys Center ndalton@hannacenter.org