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Notes from 4/22/2015 meeting

Alison Lobb ·
Seventeen Sonoma County ACEs Connection members attended our monthly, in-person meeting on April 22. Once again, Allen Nishikawa greeted us with a warm, steamy hand towel so that we could truly “arrive” and be mindful. We agreed that, for...
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Nothing About Them Would Stand Out in a Crowd

Alice Kenny ·
photo credit: chuttersnap/unsplash.com By Alice M. Kenny (pseudonym) (The article below is an excerpt from my new book, Crazy Was All I Ever Knew: The Impact of Maternal Mental Illness on Kids . I have used a pseudonym to protect the privacy of family members.) The emotions adult children of parents with mental illness experience are a mixed bag. Sometimes a jumble. Guilt, loss, grief, and resentment are among the emotions that persist or bubble to the surface in adulthood. Some feel...
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PARENTING GUIDES: Please share to support parents

Bonnie Berman ·
During this challenging time, parents need more resources than ever. Please let parents know about the following guides from the Yolo County Children's Alliance and the Yolo Child Abuse Prevention Council. All guides are available at www.yolokids.org/forfamilies , and I have attached a summary of the guides if you would prefer to share that. Please note that we will be releasing our positive discipline guide on 4/1/20 ( Handling Your Child's Challenging Behaviors at Every Age ). The guides...
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Positive Childhood Experiences offset ACEs: Q & A with Dr. Robert Sege about HOPE

Laurie Udesky ·
Tufts University medical professor Dr. Robert Sege directs the Center for Community-Engaged Medicine and is nationally known for his research on effective health systems approaches that address social determinants of health. He is also the principal investigator for the HOPE framework (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences).The HOPE framework is based on research that shows how positive childhood experiences can mitigate the effects of adverse childhood experiences. Sege and colleagues...
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PREVENTION: A key solution to reducing ACEs

Carolyn Curtis ·
Bringing Baby Home Training of Trainers, Sacramento May 17-18, 2018 A friend of mine recently referred her grandchild and his pregnant wife to a Bringing Baby Home class, because she noticed that the wife had a horrible background of abuse and at times had difficulty functioning. What the grandmother noticed with this couple was a change in the family dynamics. The couple knows how to get along, the father is engaged in parenting, and the baby thriving. This is really starting at the root of...
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Foster families needed in Sonoma [Sonoma Index-Tribune]

Karen Clemmer ·
Staff Report, July 28, 2019, Sonoma Index-Tribune Every day, 50 to 75 Sonoma County children and teens need a safe place to live. There is currently an urgent need for foster parents and adoptive families to open their homes to local foster children, according to the county’s Sonoma Foster Care agency. Local families can learn more about foster parenting at Explore Foster Parenting, a one-hour discussion held monthly, 6 to 7 p.m., at 2255 Challenger Way, Suite 100, Santa Rosa. The dates for...
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helping inmates with children transition back into society

Karen Clemmer ·
October 28, 2015 UW team to lead research efforts on initiative for incarcerated parents   Deborah Bach   The University of Washington will play a key role in a new initiative aimed at helping inmates with children transition back into...
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SPOTLIGHT ON: How to be Trauma Informed (repost from Echo Parenting)

Andi Fetzner ·
Okay, we’ve got it: Not “what’s wrong with you?” but “What happened to you?” That explosive outburst? The child who cannot concentrate at school? The domestic violence survivor who is in a constant state of hyper-vigilance? Yes, most of us in family services are now able to recognize trauma-symptoms and respond with empathy… most of the time. But what does it mean to be truly trauma-informed? For a start, it means that we have patience with others and ourselves as we seek to acquire the...
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Embracing Your Child with ADD/ADHD

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Re: PARENTING GUIDES: Please share to support parents

Jondi Whitis ·
Thank you! I’ll check those out and appreciate the list very much. If possible, please add ours? (I blog posted here on it yesterday). Compassion in Action: Emotional First-Aid for Children. On Amazon. Thank you!
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Re: Protective Factors Framework in your work Introduction

Elizabeth Beaty-Smith ·
To register:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-bringing-the-protective-factors-framework-into-your-work-tickets-128933881711
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Protective Factors Framework in your work Introduction

Elizabeth Beaty-Smith ·
Join us for a FREE workshop exploring the Protective Factors Framework Introduction. The Strengthening Families Framework helps ensure optimal outcomes for children and their families by implementing strategies that strengthen families, build protective factors, promote individual growth, help systems be more responsive to families and children, and strengthen communities’ capacities as safe and healthy environments. The workshop will cover: Introduction to the 5 Protective Factors that help...
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Re: Protective Factors Framework in your work Introduction

Elizabeth Beaty-Smith ·
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ 128933881711
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National Parent Leadership Month Collaboration

Elizabeth Beaty-Smith ·
Hi all! I am excited to share with you that Sonoma County ACEs Connection has partnered with Project Whole Child, Dovetail Learning, Early Learning Institute, Santa Rosa Junior College, Sonoma Parent Voices, First 5 Sonoma County, and Children's Trust Fund Alliance to offer a small but significant gesture to showing our local families that they are seen and supported. We acknowledge what a challenging year this has been for families and want them to know they are doing a good job! The value...
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Nominate Parents for "Celebrating Parents as Heroes" event in April

Elizabeth Beaty-Smith ·
February is National Parent Leadership Month, dedicated to recognizing the important role of parents and caregivers in their homes and community. In recognition of National Parent Leadership Month in February, Sonoma County PACEs Connection partnered with 18 other organizations to honor parents as heroes and to celebrate the important role that culture has in shaping different communities across our nation. During the Child Abuse Prevention Month of April we will be celebrating parents...
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Sonoma County Celebrates Parents as Heroes

Elizabeth Beaty-Smith ·
In April, Sonoma County PACES Connection partnered with 25 organizations to "Celebrate Parents as Heroes". Inspired by National Parent Leadership Month and April's Child Abuse Prevention Month, 150 parents were nominated and celebrated. This video was made to highlight the event. Enjoy!
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Parent led advocacy group meeting for Parent Voices

Elizabeth Beaty-Smith ·
Are you ready to join Parent Voices?! Not sure what we are about? Come and join us at our next in-person meeting to learn more! Thursday, Sept. 22 nd 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Register here: https://bit.ly/PVSonomaSept22 Location sent upon registration. Feel free to share with parents and/or family & children advocates!
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