Tagged With "Washington State"
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Substance-abuse doc says: Stop chasing the drug! Focus on ACEs.
He says: Addiction shouldn’t be called “addiction”. It should be called “ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking”. He says: Ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking (what traditionalists call addiction) is a normal response to the adversity experienced in childhood, just like bleeding is a normal response to being stabbed. He says: The solution to changing the illegal or unhealthy ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking behavior of opioid addiction is to address a person’s adverse childhood...
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Talking ACEs and building resilience in prison
At Washington State Penitentiary, Tony McGuire talks to the inmates in his construction trades apprenticeship preparation (CTAP) class about ACEs, trauma and resilience every single day. Not only is he teaching the guys a trade, but he also teaches them how to be a healthy, happy and well-adjusted employee. Note: Becoming a healthy, happy, well-adjusted employee is way harder than basic carpentry, plumbing, electrical and HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning).
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Tapping a Troubled Neighborhood’s Inner Strength [NYTimes.com]
[First of three articles] Ten years ago, Patsy Hite, 70, rarely left her home at night. “I heard a lot of sirens so I always kept to myself,” she said. Hite lives in the Highlands, a 40-block section in Longview, a city in Cowlitz County in southwestern Washington. The Highlands is home to about 5,000 residents. The neighborhood is adjacent to an industrial district, and was hit hard by the loss of jobs in the timber and manufacturing industries. Long-term unemployment has brought blight,...
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Temple Grandin Has Some Great Tips to Help Kids With Autism Cope During the Coronavirus Quarantine (Parade)
By Deborah Wallace, April 3, 2020, Parade Parents who are working at home during the coronavirus quarantine face many challenges. But the boundaries between work and home life are blurred even more when your child has autism. To commemorate National Autism Awareness Month in April , international autism expert Temple Grandin spoke to Parade.com about how parents and caregivers can help their families thrive during this unprecedented time of isolation. Grandin, Ph.D., professor of animal...
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The Center for Youth Wellness Launches Childhood Adversity Screening Program with Leading North Carolina Health Systems [PR Newswire]
Charlotte pilot program with Atrium Health and Novant Health supports state's goal to address social, economic and environmental health to improve child and family health outcomes The Center for Youth Wellness (CYW) announced it is partnering with two leading U.S. health systems in the Southeast to launch a screening program on childhood adversity. CYW's National Pediatric Practice Community (NPPC) has done on-site training at the headquarters of Atrium Health and Novant Health in Charlotte,...
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The Journey From Me to We: The Walla Walla Way
“We’re all humans and we’re all going through the same things,” Kelsey Sisavath explains. “It’s important for everyone to know. It can change your perspective on how you see yourself, how you see others, and how you see the world.” The “it” Kelsey is talking about is trauma-informed and resilience-building practices based on the science of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) . She has a unique perspective on the topic given her range of experiences throughout her 19 years of life. The story...
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The Science of Hope Conference - Foundation for Healthy Generations
April 26-27, 2017, Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center The Science of Hope brings together health equity front-line practitioners, system leaders and leading researchers and academics to learn from one another, build new relationships across silos and sectors, and explore leading -edge issues to foster innovation and positive change. Featured Speakers & Workshops Keynote panel with renowned health equity leaders discussing the new norms needed at all levels to create enduring...
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Thrive Washington: 3rd Edition of NEAR@Home Toolkit Released
Thrive Washington is pleased to announce that the 3 rd edition of the NEAR@Home toolkit is now available and offers home visitors more guidance on how to safely, respectfully and effectively address Adverse Childhood Experiences with the families they serve. This new edition reflects what was learned when the toolkit was incorporated into a Facilitated Learning Process with 225 home visitors and 54 supervisors in the four states of federal Region X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. It's...
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Trauma and ACEs missing in response to opioid crisis, says national organization
A new policy brief (attached) issued this week by the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) forcefully develops the case for trauma-informed approaches to address the opioid crisis—to prevent and treat addiction—based on strong evidence that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at the root of the crisis. CTIPP is a national organization that advocates for trauma-informed prevention and treatment programs at the federal, state and local levels. Successful strategies to...
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Upcoming Hope Forums via Kids at Hope
Kids at Hope, in partnership with Arizona State University's Center for the Advanced Study and Practice of Hope, is keeping hope at the forefront of our minds with their Hope Forums - the next two coming up on April 1st and 8th! On April 1st, founder Rick Miller will be joined by: Special Guest: Erin Gruwell , an American teacher known for her unique teaching method, which led to the publication of New York Times bestselling book, The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used...
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Using State Administrative Data to Identify Social Complexity Risk Factors for Children [annfammed.org]
Background Identifying children with adverse childhood experiences is challenging but critically important, because early intervention has the potential to improve health across the lifespan. This study tests the feasibility of using an integrated state agency administrative database to identify childrens' social complexity risk factors and examine their relationship to emergency department usage. What This Study Found State administrative data can be used to identify social risk factors for...
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VYFS aims to create ‘trauma informed community’ [vashonbeachcomber.com]
With a grant from King County’s Best Starts for Kids, Vashon Youth & Family Services plans to help Vashon become a “trauma informed community” in an effort to improve the overall health and resilience of islanders. “With this program, we see a unique opportunity to create a culture shift,” Roderick McClain, VYFS’ grantwriter, said. “The ultimate goal is for individuals and organizations to be better equipped and organized to deal with those experiencing the effects of trauma.” The roots...
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WA State Community Connectors 1st Annual Children's Behavioral Health Summit
"Every Voice Matters" The Washington State Community Connectors are proud to and excited to host the 1st Annual Children's Behavioral Health Summit! May 5, 2017 Hilton Garden Inn Yakima, Washington The days schedule will include: Key note speaker Erin Callinan author of "Beautifully Bipolar" Up dates on what is happening around our state in Children's Behavioral Health What WSCC has been up to this year Learning about WISe and the Workforce Collaborative And much more! There is no...
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WA State Funding Opportunity: for perinatal mental health community capacity building
Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), in collaboration with Perinatal Support Washington (PS-WA), is pleased to announce that funding is available for perinatal mental health community capacity building. We i nvite Requests for Application (RFAs) from Washington State organizations interested in collaborative efforts to increase community-wide awareness and develop resources to support perinatal mental health. The RFA form is available...
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WA Strengthening Families May June Newsletter 2019
Thank you to everyone who participated in April’s Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) month – from those who helped plant pinwheels at the capitol or at their home or work, to those who helped share our social media messages – it was a great month! Here are some highlights from this year’s events and displays. We started the month with our annual Pinwheel Planting at the Capitol Campus - helped once again by bikers from Bikers Against Child Abuse and the Junior League of Olympia, along with staff...
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Walla Walla: Collective Action and Data Drive Trauma-Informed Change [SAMHSA]
August 25, 2016 By: Larke N. Huang , Ph.D., Director, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity; Rebecca Flatow, Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation; Mary Blake, SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services Six cities were invited to SAMHSA for a listening session to present their innovative approaches to addressing trauma. This blog is part of a series that highlights community approaches in selected implementation domains and how each city is working to create safer and healthier places...
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Washington State Agency Involvement in ACEs-Related Work
Cross Agency Initiatives Essentials for Childhood: Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships & Environments for Children - Essentials for Childhood Washington State -- www.doh.wa.gov/efc - Essentials for Childhood - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/childmaltreatment/essentials/index.html Washington State Frontiers of Innovation - http://www.wafoi.org/ Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University – Frontiers of Innovation...
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Washington State At-A-Glance
Here is an overview of what Washington State is doing in six major areas related to ACEs and trauma-informed programs and practices: ACEs module in the BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) survey; laws/pending legislation; state...
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Washington State bill includes social-emotional learning guidance informed by ACEs science
Washington state legislator Tana Senn, has introduced the “Summer Step-Up Act” to improve social-emotional learning throughout the calendar year to reduce kids' summer learning loss.
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Washington State Frontiers of Innovation requests Letter of Interest from Community Leaders for First 1,000 Days Project
The First 1,000 Days Project may be of interest to many of my fellow Washingtonians in this group! This project is attempting to answer these questions … “What will it take to get 1,000 Babies in 1,000 Days born in one or 2 different communities to thrive, regardless of the stress their families may have been experiencing at their birth? How do we find them sooner, figure out which families need more support, target those supports, and track how the population is doing? What can we learn and...
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Washington State Prevention Summit - Nov 5-6
Registration is Now Open! Washington State Prevention Summit Celebrating 35 Years! Click here to register. Registration deadline: September 20, 2019 Date : November 5 - 6, 2019 Location : Yakima Convention Center 10 N. 8th St. Yakima, WA 98901 About the Summit The goal of the Prevention Summit is to provide an enriching and culturally competent training and networking opportunity for youth, volunteers and professionals working toward the prevention of substance abuse, violence and other...
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‘We are just destroying these kids’: The foster children growing up inside detention centers [Washington Post]
Photo credit and caption: Heard leaves the courtroom at the Boone County Courthouse in Madison. He hopes to train to be a tattoo artist. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) Dec. 30, 2019 Though he's never been convicted of a crime, Geard Mitchell spent part of his childhood in a juvenile detention center, at times sleeping on cement floors under harsh fluorescent lights left on through the night during lockdowns. He attended high school by clicking through online courses and had “no one to...
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We Have to Better Understand What Foster Parents Need [chronicleofsocialchange.org]
By Ross Hunter, The Chronicle of Social Change, October 11, 2019 As a new leader in the child welfare space, I thought it would be worth my while to do some listening before I made any big changes. So I went on a tour all over the state of Washington. I talked to caseworkers, foster parents, birth families, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and anyone else I could find who had an opinion. I got an earful. “Everything is broken.” “I had a great experience.” “The caseworker never called...
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WEBINAR! ACE's and Resilience Learning Network: Creating Safe, Stable and Nurturing Relationships and Environment for All Kids
ACE's and Resilience Learning Network: Creating Safe, Stable and Nurturing Relationships and Environment for All Kids May 12th Noon to 1:00 pm. We are excited to announce Washington State Essentials for Childhood is launching a series of lunchtime webinar series. Series five webinar is: Connection Saves Lives: Whatcom Youth Wellbeing Presented by: Kristi Slette, M.Ed., Lisa Moulds, M.A., Danielle Humphreys, and Wil Henkel In Whatcom County, Whatcom Family & Community Network (WFCN),...
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Webinar Learning Series begins tomorrow: State Policy Approaches to Addressing Childhood Adversity, Wednesday, January 10, 10am PST (1:00 PM EST)
Reminder of tomorrow's ( Wednesday, January 10, 10am PST/1:00 PM EST) webinar on State Policy Approaches to Addressing Childhood Adversity Please join us for a three -part learning series hosted by the California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity and ACEs Connection . We'll hear from states that are making great strides towards adopting trauma-informed policies and practices. Three-Part Learning Series: Webinar 1: Overview of State Level Efforts to Address Childhood Adversity and...
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Webinar Learning Series: State Policy Approaches to Addressing Childhood Adversity, January 10, 10am PST (1:00 PM EST)
Please join us for a three -part learning series hosted by the California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity and ACEs Connection . We'll hear from states that are making great strides towards adopting trauma-informed policies and practices. Three-Part Learning Series: Webinar 1: Overview of State Level Efforts to Address Childhood Adversity and Highlights from Oregon, Tennessee, and Wisconsin Date: January 10th, 10AM PST (1:00 PM EST) Speakers: Elizabeth Prewitt, Policy Analyst, ACEs...
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Webinar Oct. 17 — Integrating ACEs science in pediatrics: Early adopters share lessons from the field
An ACEs Connection webinar co-sponsored with 4 CA In 2017, California became the first state in the country to pass a law supporting universal screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the 5.3 million children in the state’s Medicaid program. As clinicians around California await the state’s announcement of what this new policy will entail, many are wondering what it takes to integrate ACEs science in a pediatric practice. Meet Drs. Deirdre Bernard-Pearl, R.J. Gillespie and...
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Webinar Series - Graduation a Team Effort (GATE) - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Monthly webinars the second Wednesday of each month from 10:00 to 11:00 AM March 8, 2017 - Graduation Outliers: key practices and processes April 12, 2017 - What is Career Ready? May 10, 2017 - Building a Dual Credit System in Washington State Registration & Links to archived webinars http://www.k12.wa.us/GATE/WebinarWorkshops.aspx
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Whole Child Assessment Found to Effectively Screen Children for Adverse Childhood Experiences [llu.edu]
By Briana Pastorino, Loma Linda University, August 22, 2019 New research demonstrates that using the Whole Child Assessment (WCA), which was developed at Loma Linda University Health, improves identification of child-adverse childhood experiences (Child-ACEs) during a routine well-child doctor visit versus not using a screening tool. Ariane Marie-Mitchell, MD, PhD, MPH , lead author of the study and a preventive medicine physician at Loma Linda University Health, said ACEs are a growing...
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Wisconsin state agencies end year one of trauma-informed learning community; goal is to be first trauma-informed state
Here in California, many people think that it’s only liberal Democrats who have a corner on championing the science of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and putting it into practice. That might be because people who use ACEs science don’t expel or suspend students, even if they’re throwing chairs and hurling expletives at the teacher. They ask "What happened to you?" rather than "What's wrong with you?" as a frame when they create juvenile detention centers where kids don’t fight, reduce...
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Re: PAPER TIGERS *Special Virtual Screening* scheduled for September 17th, 2019 (24-hour viewing link & passcode) *Registration Deadline: 9/15/19*
I was disappointed to see that this was sent 2 days last the sign up date. I was really looking forward to viewing this and sharing it with my co-workers! Laura Gildersleeve RTA, Mental Health 360.567.2791 | laura.gildersleeve@eocfwa.org | www.eocfwa.org educational opportunities for children & families administration 360.896.9912 | fax 360.892.3209 17800 SE Mill Plain Blvd. Suite 150, Vancouver, WA 98683-7588 This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are...
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Re: PAPER TIGERS *Special Virtual Screening* scheduled for September 17th, 2019 (24-hour viewing link & passcode) *Registration Deadline: 9/15/19*
Laura - I'm sorry the post wasn't very timely. You might want to contact Cyndie Meyer with the Clark County ACEs Action Alliance. I think there is at lease one copy of the movie Paper Tigers in Clark County. Tory ACEs Action Alliance -- http://acesactionalliance.org/ Cyndie Meyer - Cyndie.Meyer@clark.wa.gov Clark County Public Health
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Re: Using State Administrative Data to Identify Social Complexity Risk Factors for Children [annfammed.org]
Thank you for sharing this article Alicia. It's powerful information, but we lack a connection with our state legislators and educational policy. Our social services are doing such a great job of embracing trauma-informed practices, but we have a huge disconnect with those who could impact our struggling students in the educational environment. Washington State has some of the most punitive educational policies in the nation, and we desperately need to get our legislators on board with the...
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Re: September 12 - "Resilience" Movie Screening and Panel Discussion
Hello, I am a researcher working with Laura Porter and Rob Anda.and consulting with the MARC grant, Teri in Walla WAlla, Kody in Kitsap, Liz in Cowlitz... We have new important evidence of what kinds of resilience (from the experiences of 118 communities in Washington State) actually moderate the impact of ACEs on both adult and youth health, problem behaviors and school/work. These are community wide results -- affecting actual population rates The showing of the resilience documentary in...
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Re: September 12 - "Resilience" Movie Screening and Panel Discussion
Hi Dario - sorry for the delay in responding. I forwarded your message to our Executive Director. Thanks!
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Re: ACEs Connection Communities (on the website) - Washington State
Joanna - Thanks for your comment. This is a list of communities on ACEs Connection (on the website). There's a list of live communities here that includes Skamania Klickitat Community Network. https://www.pacesconnection.com...oups-and-initiatives I'll edit the other post - hopefully to make it clearer. I'll add this link to it as well. If you are interested in starting a community on ACEs Connection, contact Karen Clemmer, ACEs Connection Staff Washington State contact: ...
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Re: ACEs Connection Communities (on the website) - Washington State
Skamania Klickitat Community Network *Skamania Klickitat Community Network is a non-profit incorporated in the State of Washington. Since 1996 our work has focused on connecting our rural communities with resources and services in order to strengthen and support resilience in families and reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences.* On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:31 AM ACEsConnection < communitymanager@acesconnection.com> wrote:
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Re: ACEs Connection Communities (on the website) - Washington State
Sorry, did not catch that! Hope you are doing OK. Thanks as always for all you do. Johanna *Skamania Klickitat Community Network is a non-profit incorporated in the State of Washington. Since 1996 our work has focused on connecting our rural communities with resources and services in order to strengthen and support resilience in families and reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences.* On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:47 PM ACEsConnection < communitymanager@acesconnection.com> wrote:
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Now archived! Empowering Parents with the Brain Science and VROOM
Thank you to all who were able to participate on our recent webinar on “Empowering Parents with the Brain Science and Vroom” . For those that were not able to participate we have r ecorded the full webina r for you to watch. Webinar: Empowering Parents with the Brain Science and VROOM Presented by: Marilyn Gisser Hosted by: Essentials for Childhood, Washington State Department of Health; and Emerging Wisdom Click here to watch the pre-recorded webinar (YouTube) For more information (click...
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ACEs Connection Communities (on the website) - Washington State
Below are links to Communities on the ACEs Connection website for cities, counties, regions, and initiatives in Washington State. Let me know if I'm missing any. 12 of 35 Counties to date. For a list of "live" ACEs and Resilience groups and initiatives in Washington State: https://www.acesconnection.com/g/washington-state-ace-s-group/blog/aces-and-resilience-local-groups-and-initiatives ACEs Action Alliance - Clark County Clallam Resilience Project - Clallam County HOPE's ACEs in Action of...
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Washington State Prevention Summit - Nov 2-4, 2020 - Virtual
The WA State Prevention Summit will be happening again on November 3-4, 2020 for the first time virtually! Stay tuned for more information, or keep up to date with the latest news by signing up for our newsletter: Sign Up for Updates
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Free Materials: Get Started Brain Building with Vroom
The Washington State Department of Health, Essentials for Childhood Program is offering “starter sets” of Vroom print materials and technical assistance on how to use Vroom. This is suitable for any organization that serves or reaches families of young children (from prenatal through age five) in Washington State, even if early learning isn’t your primary focus. Vroom Materials are intended to raise awareness about the importance of brain building and the simplicity and fun of Vroom. These...
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Reimagining Healthcare as a Community Investment
At this point, COVID-19 has been a part of our lives for nearly six months now. While the most recent current events are not unfamiliar social problems, this pandemic has provided us with a stronger lens with which to see many of the underlying inequities within our communities. This article, “The Moral Determinants of Health,” explores these inequities by illustrating the systemic imbalances within the field of medicine and the amount of resources we allocate to solving problems as opposed...
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ACEs and Resilience Local Groups and Initiatives
This document provides a list of county-wide (mostly) groups and initiatives in Washington State addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma-informed approaches, toxic stress, and resilience. In many communities there are other local ACEs-related groups and initiatives. In most cases, the contact people listed can provide information about the work throughout their county. The purpose of this list is to encourage connections to and across the groups and initiatives, in order to:...
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LC Valley Resilience Conference - Virtual - August 6, 2020
Community Embracing Diversity for Resilience - Virtual Conference brought to you by the LC Valley Resilience Coalition 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM -- $65 Keynote Speaker: Joe Neigel – Certified Prevention Specialist, BA in History and English at UW Joe works with the WA State Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI) at Monroe School District. Through the work of Joe’s program, the Monroe Community Coalition, there have been drastic reductions of drug and alcohol use and suicide in Monroe...
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Funding opportunity announced for community based child abuse prevention (DCYF)
Strengthening Families Washington at the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is pleased to announce that funding is available for Community Based Child Abuse Prevention family services programmin g. We invite L etter of Interests f rom Washington State organizations interested in collaborative efforts to provide family support programming in order to increase the protective factors for families and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. The Letter...
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California reaches milestone with ACEs initiatives pulsing in all 58 counties. Next: All CA cities.
Karen Clemmer, the Northwest community facilitator with ACEs Connection, was already deeply interested in the CDC/Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study when she and a colleague from the Child Parent Institute were invited to lunch by ACEs Connection founder and publisher Jane Stevens in 2012. But that lunch meeting changed everything. Karen Clemmer “Jane helped us see a bigger world,” says Clemmer. “She came with a much wider lens. She didn’t look only at Sonoma County, she...
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DCYF Strategic Plan Feedback Survey - needs your input!
Before the creation of DCYF, funding and services were not always connected. The draft strategic plan helps our agency focus on how we serve children, youth, families and our communities as one entity. This framework helps to build on existing funding and services to strengthen our ability to serve families as well as to disrupt racial inequity and disproportionality in our systems. There is more work ahead for us to accomplish the priorities set out in the draft plan. The process to gather...
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Let the Fatherhood Council know how are you reaching fathers
Please respond by August 6, 2020. The Washington State Interagency Fatherhood Council wants your help with an environmental scan to identify resources across the state that provide father-friendly services. They want to know what fatherhood programs existing to improve access and address gaps in service . Take the survey Thank you if you've completed the survey. If not, please take a few minutes to take the survey. To request this document in another format, call 1-800-525-0127. Deaf or hard...
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Congress urged to address trauma in the 4th COVID bill
Now that the July 4 th congressional recess has ended, negotiations around the fourth major COVID relief bill are underway between the Congress and the Administration. How the chasm between Congress and the White House will be bridged is a path uncertain, with massive differences between the House and Senate complicating the work. As the pandemic rages across the U.S., there is now at least a consensus that action is needed. But no agreement exists on a payroll tax cut, unemployment...