Workshops, Events, Webinars

However difficult the past, or slow the progress, you can always choose to begin again. Wednesdays 12:00-12:50 January 27 - March 17, 2021 Live Online Yoga Practice Sign up for the Eight Week Series or Single Classes By employing the contemplative movement practice of yoga through a trauma-sensitive lens, you will have the opportunity to observe your thoughts, feel your physical and emotional sensations and consider self-compassion as you invite yourself, from moment to moment, to begin...

A Trauma-Informed Approach: Three Myths Busted 1pm on January 12 Amidst all of the trauma in the world, the time for a paradigm shift is now. Join Origins Training & Consulting for an overview of what a trauma-informed approach is (and what it isn’t!) and how you can apply these concepts in your setting. Whether you have just learned about ACEs, toxic stress, and the impact of trauma or have been using this approach for years, this one-hour interactive session will give you information...

Origins Training & Consulting is offering a free webinar on January 12th from 12-1—it’s called “A Trauma-Informed Approach: Three Myths Busted.” The webinar provides an overview of what trauma-informed is (and what it isn’t!) and how the concepts can be applied. Folks can register here .

4pm on Tuesday, December 15 ACEs Connection, the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & Practice (CTIPP), and the Relentless School Nurse will be hosting a Zoom discussion on Tuesday, Dec, 15th at 7p.m. EST about parts 1, 2, and 3 of Whole People . You can register here . If you have yet to watch the Whole People series, you can still do so by visiting the PBS website. There is no cost to watch. 101 | Childhood Trauma | 102 | Healing Communities | 103 | A New Response |

Attached are 2 flyers (English and Spanish) for next week's drive-up gift give away. This will take place right outside the Help Me Grow Yolo building and masks are required. Please feel free to share with families.

December is Kindness Month! Attached is the Kindness Month image and PDF. Feel free to share the PDF and use the image, or direct people to the website www.yolocountylibrary. org or Overdrive (eBooks) site https://yolocounty. overdrive .com/, or point them directly to Kindness month at https://yolocountylibrary. org/wp-content/uploads/sites/ 71/2020/12/kindness_month_ calendar_bibwithlinks_2020.pdf . People can get an instant digital card using their cell phone number to sign in (if they...

Roadmap for Resilience: The California Surgeon General's Report on Adverse Childhood Experience, Toxic Stress, and Health on 12/10 Noon - 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 10 California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris set a bold vision to cut ACEs and toxic stress in half in one generation through a strategically deployed, coordinated public health initiative designed to raise awareness, reduce transmission of ACEs and strengthen our response networks. As part of this work, the Office...

Attached please find flyers in English and Spanish for this year's YCCA toy distribution on 12/19. Please note that this event is for West Sacramento families only. If you would like flyers in Russian or Farsi, please let me know. I didn’t include them because they are larger files. Please share the flyers widely!

Noon-1pm on Friday, December 11 Join Patelco Credit Union along with guest speaker, a FICEP-certified coach, as they discuss all things savings related! Please see the attached flyer for more information. Register HERE.

Income Inequality and Economic Opportunity in California on 12/8 11am-12 on Tuesday, December 8 The current recession threatens to deepen California’s economic divide. Low-income families, communities of color, and women have been hardest hit, and past recessions suggest their wages will take longer to recover. Can policymakers break the mold and pave the way for an equitable recovery? Sarah Bohn, vice president of research at Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), will present...

Tools to Mitigate Work Stress and Prevent Burnout: For Health Care Providers during COVID and Beyond on 12/9 Noon-1pm on Wednesday, December 9 Whether you work in a hospital, a safety net clinic, or in another health care setting, no health care provider working during the COVID-19 pandemic needs to read the flurry of news stories that highlight the extreme stress experienced by people in this line of work – you already know it firsthand. This webinar from ACEs Connection and the Center for...

In a new video, Child Trends mental health expert Jessica Dym Bartlett discusses 10 ways for parents and caregivers to support children’s emotional well-being during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. View the video HERE .