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2-1-1 Ventura LA Times Article on social media hashtag #VenturaStrong ACEs Connection blog on Ventura County community Ventura County Recovers Ventura County Community Foundation

First 5 Ventura, CareCopeConnect Sesame Street in Communities Zero to Three: Coping with Trauma and Stress in the Face of Wildfires

Yoga After Disaster (32 minutes - Yoga With Adriene) Jai Rhythm Yoga Thomas Fire Initiatives ACN blog post about Jai Rhythm Yoga on Ventura County community

People reeling from the Thomas Fire are the target of a new behavioral health counseling team funded by a federal grant. "It wasn't just the fire," said team leader Michael White, citing the fear of mud and debris flows that have brought evacuations, school closings and other disruptions. "That sense of normalcy and safety that we hoped would have occurred isn't really there. People are still on edge." The new program, California HOPE of Ventura County, is aimed at that edge. It's an...

Spring is the time for rebirth and new beginnings! As we look around, we can observe nature around us awakening after a long winter sleep. A true sign of resilience. At Origins , we have been lucky enough to create a space for growth and learning for both groups and individuals who work towards creating environments of healing and resilience over the winter months. After completing the first round of The Resilience Champion Certificate of 2018, we have 23 graduates putting their action plans...

Join us on Tuesday, April 3rd for a VIMEO Virtual Screening of the award-winning film, RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope - a critically acclaimed documentary chronicling a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, educators and communities, who are using cutting-edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease. RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope is the latest film from documentary Director-Producer James Redford...

“Traditionally, homeless individuals feel like they’re being shunned. They’re kicked out of areas in the city. They get arrested a lot just for standing around,” she said. “They need to slowly build the trust … that actually people care enough to take care of them and listen to their needs.” The program is a collaboration among the Health Care Agency, El Buen Pastor and Spirit of Santa Paula, a nonprofit led by local homeless advocate Kay Wilson-Bolton. The agency provides the mobile medical...

Hi Ventura County ACEs Connection Community, My name is Linda Yuncker and I wanted to introduce myself as your new Ventura County ACEs Connection Community manager. I am excited to partner with you in helping Ventura County to become a trauma-informed/resilience-building community. Ventura County is near and dear to my heart because I was born and raised in Oxnard. My sister and I co-owned Tres Jolie Hair Salon at the Oxnard Hilton for 27 years. My husband, Chuck, and I got married in 1984...

Rebuilding can be a costly and time-consuming process, even for those with homeowners insurance. Although county and state officials are working with homeowners on cleanup and recovery it will likely take several years before the first wave of residents rebuild and reoccupy their homes, said Ventura County Supervisor Steve Bennett, whose district covers much of the area hit hard by the fire. Regardless of the time and money involved, all newly built homes, reconstructed or otherwise, are...

Eleven of Community Memorial Health System’s Centers for Family Health have earned Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a private nonprofit. Its Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to improve care, improve patients’ experience of care and reduce costs. The 11 Centers for Family Health are in Ventura, Fillmore, Santa Paula, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Oak View and...

A hug may be comforting to many children, but for a child who has experienced trauma it may not feel safe. That’s an example used by Julie Kurtz, co-director of trauma informed practices in early childhood education at the WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies (CCFS), as she begins a trauma training session. Her audience, preschool teachers and staff of the San Francisco-based Wu Yee Children’s Services at San Francisco’s Women’s Building, listen attentively.