Tagged With "ACE"
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Parent Handouts: Understanding ACEs, Parenting to Prevent & Heal ACEs (English)
Please see the main post for these parent handouts in the ACEs Connection Resources Center. These two flyers ( Understanding ACEs and Parenting to Prevent & Heal ACEs ) can be downloaded, distributed, and used freely. One is brand new and the other is a revision. Both flyers were made with generous support from Family Hui, a Program of Lead for Tomorrow. Translations of these flyers are in progress and will be shared by Family Hui and updated on ACEs Connection when available.
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PODCAST: Child Trends expert discusses ACEs screenings on Southern California’s NPR affiliate
Child Trends expert Jessica Dym Bartlett appeared as a guest on KPCC’s Air Talk with Larry Mantle to discuss the challenges for California’s plan to screen children for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) during routine pediatric visits. Screening for ACEs without an understanding of a child’s full range of traumatic experiences—and without providing families with adequate access to providers trained to care for children who have experienced trauma—risks doing more harm than good. To...
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PRESS RELEASE: California Governor Tackles Adverse Childhood Experiences with $10M Proposal for Cross-Sector Training and Public Awareness
ACEs Aware is excited to share the news that Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2020-2021 budget includes a proposed $10 million expenditure for the development of cross-sector trainings and a public awareness campaign. This allocation is intended to further support the goal of cutting ACEs and toxic stress in half in a generation through raising awareness and strengthening response networks. As an extension of the ACEs Aware initiative, the California Surgeon General will engage leading...
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Prevention: Teaching people how to create healthy families
PREVENTION: a key solution to reducing ACEs. Bringing Baby Home Training of Trainers, Sacramento, April 25-26, 2019 Building healthy families is key to reducing ACEs. Even the strongest relationships are strained during the transition to parenthood. Lack of sleep, never-ending housework and new fiscal concerns can lead to profound stress and a decline in marital satisfaction — all of which affect baby’s care. Not surprisingly, 67% of new parents experience conflict, disappointment and hurt...
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Real Life Resilience Champions 2.0
By: Andi Fetzner PsyD The recent appointment of Nadine Burke Harris as California’s first Surgeon General represents exciting opportunities for increased leadership and momentum around issues related to ACEs and toxic stress. But you don’t have to be a surgeon general to be a Resilience Champion. Anyone who is using (or who wants to use) a trauma-informed and resilience-building approach to lead change can make a difference! But what does it mean to be a Resilience Champion? I’m often asked...
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Register now: Free ACEs Connection Webinar on the Human Impact of Climate Change
A year after 85 people died in the wildfire that swept through Paradise, CA, and nearby towns, one of the town’s survivors will talk about how she and others are using resilience practices in their recovery from the trauma. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, Paradise resident Kelly Doty will have a conversation with Elaine Miller-Karas, who developed the Community Resiliency Model (CRM). Doty, who lost her home in the fire, and Miller-Karas will discuss resilience education skills designed to help...
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Resilient Yolo monthly meeting tomorrow
Open to all with an interest in raising awareness about ACEs and supporting resilience building efforts in our community. Agenda is attached Meeting from 2:30 - 4:00 pm at 722B Main St., Woodland - the offices of Yolo County CASA and Yolo Conflict Resolution Center.
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WEBINAR: Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in California: Insights and Perspectives
DATE: Friday, March 6 TIME: 10-11am Since January 1, 2020, Medi-Cal providers have been eligible to receive payment from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to screen patients for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This program is part of an initiative led by the Office of the California Surgeon General and DHCS and is the product of several legislative efforts, including the passage of AB340, that have facilitated the momentum around universal screening at the state...
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TRAININGS: Upcoming local trainings from Strateiges 2.0
Trauma-Informed Care LOCATION: The Child Abuse Prevention Center, Sacramento, CA DATE: February 11, 2020, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Facilitating Change Talk LOCATION: The Child Abuse Prevention Center, Sacramento, CA DATE: Thursday, February 13, 2020, 9:00 - 4:00 pm For more information and to register: https:// strategiesca.asentialms.com/ catalog/
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Trauma-Informed Care: Opportunities for High-Need, High-Cost Medicaid Populations
See link for a Brief from the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) which provides an introduction to trauma-informed care and how it can be adopted to better serve Medicaid populations with some examples from across the country....
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Trauma-informed training sessions offered
Origins Training & Consulting is currently offering two trainings online: 1) The Basics is a 90-minute training that provides an overview of the key concepts behind a trauma-informed and resilience-building approaching 2) The Resilience Champion is a self-paced 6-week training for individuals and teams who want to apply the concepts from The Basics and lead their organizations or communities on the path to resilience. See the attached flyer for more details about both training...
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Understanding Addiction, Trauma and Recovery Conference
If you want to be part of educating the faith community about Trauma, ACEs, Addiction and Recovery, then please consider attending this dynamic one day conference in Auburn, CA with Dr. Jessica Rodriguez. CEUs available. Please contact Clay Rojas with any questions: clay.rojas@jessup.edu https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-addiction-trauma-and-recovery-for-christian-leaders-conference-tickets-37279340511?aff=es2
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WEBINAR: ACEs Aware Initiative Webinar on 2/26
Noon – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Join a live webinar with: Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH – California Surgeon General Dr. Karen Mark, MD, PhD – Medical Director, Department of Health Care Services Dr. Melissa Merrick, PhD – President & CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America Dr. Brigid McCaw, MD, MPH, MS, FACP – Clinical Advisor, ACEs Aware The webinar will provide an overview of the ACEs Aware initiative; why providers should screen for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs); the...
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Webinar featuring Laura Porter on Self-Healing Communities Model to be held Feb. 28
Please join ACEs Connection and the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) for a free 60-minute webinar on Thursday, Feb. 28 starting noon PT/3:00 pm ET that features the Self-Healing Communities Model (SHCM) presented by Interface, Inc. co-founder, Laura Porter. The webinar is the second in a series on state-to-state best practices; the first webinar was on Alaska’s new statute directing state policy to incorporate principles of brain development. Self-Healing Community...
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WEBINAR: Growing Resilient Communities 2.1 Framework to Accelerate Your ACEs Initiative on 2/6
10-11:30am on Thursday, February 6, 2020 This 90-minute professional webinar from Strategies 2.0 will introduce family support professionals and others to the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and look more deeply into strategies community members can utilize to accelerate local ACEs initiatives. Together we will explore the five elements of Growing Resilient Communities 2.1 Framework. For more information and to register: https:// strategiesca.asentialms.com/ catalog/
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WEBINAR: Leadership Models for Improving Impact on 2/18
10-11:30am on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 This 90-minute professional webinar from Strategies 2.0 will give additional insights into approaches to leadership that can improve outcomes. The webinar will explore how individuals in various settings can expand their capacity and effectiveness to advocate for children and families. This webinar explores various approaches to leadership and, more specifically, styles of leadership that can contribute to achieving the goals of reducing child abuse...
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Webinar — Moving to universal ACEs screening: Findings from a CA advisory group on screening children for trauma
On April 23rd, 2019 from 12:00pm-1:30pm PST the National Pediatric Practice Community on ACEs (NPPC) , an initiative of the Center for Youth Wellness, will be hosting a webinar to support efforts to screen all children for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and additional adversities. This webinar will summarize the findings of a state advisory group assigned to review tools and protocols for screening children for trauma, and provide an introduction to two tools the advisory group...
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RESOURCE: Broken Brain 2 by Dr. Mark Hyman
Dr Hyman is a practicing family physician, a ten-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in his field. He is dedicated to tackling the root causes of chronic disease by harnessing the power of Functional Medicine to transform healthcare and a proponent of ACEs. Read below about his new docu-series: My new docu-series, Broken Brain 2: Body-Mind Connection , takes a comprehensive look at emotional trauma and your...
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RESOURCES from Harvard Center on the Developing Child
In case you missed them, here are all of the resources that Harvard Center on the Developing Child released in 2019: Infographics: https:// developingchild.harvard.edu/ resourcecategory/infographics/ What are ACEs? And how do they relate to toxic stress? What is Epigenetics? And how does it relate to child development? What is executive function? And how does it relate to child development? What we can do about toxic stress: From surviving to coping to resilience Putting science into action:...
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Resources from the 2018 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Conference
In October, I attended the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Conference in San Francisco. It was really inspiring. Below please find share some of the books, videos, and resources that I learned about. All the best, Natalie BOOKS 1) The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris, MD https://centerforyouthwellness.org/the-deepest-well/ 2) The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, MD...
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SAVE THE DATE! ACEs Aware Initiative Webinar [acesaware.org]
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Noon – 1 p.m. Join a live webinar with: Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH – California Surgeon General Dr. Karen Mark, MD, PhD – Medical Director, Department of Health Care Services Dr. Melissa Merrick, PhD – President & CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America Dr. Brigid McCaw, MD, MPH, MS, FACP – Clinical Advisor, ACEs Aware The webinar will provide an overview of the ACEs Aware initiative; why providers should screen for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs); the...
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Starting & Growing Resilient Communities: Series Overview [Video]
The first session of the Starting & Growing Resilient Communities: Online & IRL (In Real Life) was a success. Over 100 ACEs Connection members tuned in despite some issues with registration. I have embedded the video in this post. You have also find the video on the ACEs Connection site here . If you have any questions about the series, please contact Ingrid Cockhren , TN & Midwest Community Facilitator.
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Interview with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris on Weekend Edition
Listen to the interview "What Do Asthma, Heart Disease and Cancer have in Common? Maybe Childhood Trama". https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/01/23/578280721/what-do-asthma-heart-disease-and-cancer-have-in-common-maybe-childhood-trauma Burke Harris is the founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco. She's spent much of her career trying to spread awareness about the dangers of childhood toxic stress. Burke Harris just released a new book, The Deepest Well: Healing the...
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Medical students' ACE scores mirror general population, study finds
A national survey published in 2014 revealed a disturbing finding. Compared to college graduates pursuing other professions, medical students, residents and early career physicians experienced a higher degree of burnout. Citing that article, a group of researchers at University of California at Davis School of Medicine wondered whether medical students’ childhood adversity and resilience played a role in their burnout, said Dr. Andres Sciolla, an associate professor of psychiatry and...
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Re: National Council Webinar: Organizational Approaches to Effective Trauma-Informed Services - Slides included!
Thanks for posting this webinar- I just found time to listen to it this morning. It is extraordinarily helpful! The more I learn about trauma informed care, it gives me a vocabulary for some of the observations I made when counseling children years ago, and again now that I am a CASA advocate and spend time learning about child welfare services. The speakers make excellent points about how an understanding of both ACES and trauma informed care needs to impact how providers conceive of, and...
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Re: National Council Webinar: Organizational Approaches to Effective Trauma-Informed Services - Slides included!
Donielle, glad you liked the webinar. For those that are interseted in the slides, i just attached them as well.
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Re: ACEs primer -- great five-minute video that explains ACE Study
Here's a quick link that might make it easy to access https://vimeo.com/139998006
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Re: Real Life Resilience Champions 2.0
From our own Lori Chelius! And i recognize a few folks in the pictures
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Re: Free RESILIENCE Virtual Screening - register by 3/28 at 2pm PST
Hi, I tried to register for the vimeo, but the page is missing! Is anyone else having this problem? Thanks, Tessa Smith Family Partner/Outreach Specialist Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency MHSA Prevention/Early Intervention Unit 137 N Cottonwood Woodland CA 95695 Office: (530)666-8546 Cell: (530)204-7363 Tessa.Smith@Yolocounty.org STRENGTHS: Strategic/Learner/Communication/Connectedness/Woo
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Re: Free RESILIENCE Virtual Screening - register by 3/28 at 2pm PST
Hi, Terresa: Please know I successfully registered on the link in the blog post. Possibly they've corrected this hyperlink. Please click HERE.
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Re: Free RESILIENCE Virtual Screening - register by 3/28 at 2pm PST
Thanks Dana, I am registered! Tessa Smith Family Partner/Outreach Specialist Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency MHSA Prevention/Early Intervention Unit 137 N Cottonwood Woodland CA 95695 Office: (530)666-8546 Cell: (530)204-7363 Tessa.Smith@Yolocounty.org STRENGTHS: Strategic/Learner/Communication/Connectedness/Woo
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Re: Building on Scaffolds of Hope and Strength: Washington MARC Update
I posted this in our Yolo group as a reminder that this is a long journey that we need to keep at AND to get ideas from the great work that WA State has done and is doing. Lets keep up our great work in Yolo!
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Re: The Campaign to Heal Childhood Trauma is coming!
The bus is coming to Sacramento!!!! Lets show up!
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Re: The Campaign to Heal Childhood Trauma is coming!
https://gathr.us/screening/22371 I’m hosting it April 4th at the F street theater.The link has a trailer to watch and is where tickets can be purchased. > On Mar 7, 2018, at 3:52 PM, ACEsConnection < communitymanager@acesconnection.com > wrote: > >
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Re: The Absence of Punishment in Our Schools
This is a thorough and detailed look at the effects of creating trauma-informed/ healing school sites written by one of the leaders in the field. I recommend reading if you want to learn about the movement or what with those with those that want additional resources to implement TI schools. And ask them to share back their experiences/ resources either here or in the ACEs in Education community on ACEs Connection!
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Re: Addicts Among Us - a hopeful documentary about ACEs and addiction in Humboldt County, California (YouTube Video)
Thank you for sharing! I love what the superintendent of schools and the director of First 5 said. We can help if we can make sure each child has what s/he needs. We need to start with the children.
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Re: TODAY: Hearing on Trauma Screening (Assembly Bill 340)
Hi Bonnie, Thanks for posting this. I just wrote committee staff to find out if the hearing will be live-streamed for the public. If so, I'll add a link here. Cheers, Laurie
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WEBINARS from Public Policy Institute of CA and ACEs AWARE
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government 11am-12 on June 4 PPIC’s latest survey tracks views on federal and state elected officials. It looks at concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, as well as perceptions of economic conditions and the state budget. The survey also examines attitudes around health care policy and candidate preferences in the November election. PPIC researchers will outline these and other key findings. A...
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I found my voice and I am going to use it
People are angry. Angry about institutional racism, angry about racial profiling, angry about police brutality, and angry about so many other displays of inequity that are happening in our country. People of color have always been marginalized in our society and people of all colors are finally saying enough is enough.
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WEBINARS about COVID-19; Coordinating approaches to support children; ACEs screening; Traffic safety
Talking to Kids About COVID-19 (Relias) 12-12:45pm on Thursday, June 18 The COVID-19 pandemic is incomprehensible for even the most informed adults. For children, many of whom had their daily routines abruptly interrupted and replaced by confusing new restrictions, this can be a particularly confusing and stressful time. Join us Thursday, June 18 for a live webinar to learn how we can speak to children about COVID-19 in ways that support their health and the well-being of the entire family.
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WEBINARS on COVID-19, disabilities, Isms and well-being, ACEs screening, immigrants, racism
Reimagining service delivery for Hispanic families during COVID-19 on 7/9 11am on Thursday, July 9 Join the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families for a webinar on Thursday, July 9. Representatives from organizations that serve low-income Hispanic families will discuss how they have adapted their service delivery during the pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis poses challenges to the delivery of parent and child education programs, relationship education curricula, mental...
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Peer-Run Warm Line and Trauma-Informed Nutrition
• California Peer-Run Warm Line The Peer-Run Warm Line (1-855-845-7415) is a non-emergency resource for anyone in California seeking emotional support. We provide assistance via phone and webchat on a nondiscriminatory basis to anyone in need. Some concerns callers share are challenges with interpersonal relationships, anxiety, panic, depression, finance, and alcohol and drug use. • Tips for Trauma-Informed Nutrition Did you know there is a relationship between adversity, chronic disease,...
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DATA SOURCE: Kidsdata.org
Kidsdata.org , a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health , promotes the health and well being of children in California by providing an easy to use resource that offers high-quality, wide-ranging, local data to those who work on behalf of children. Kidsdata.org allows users to easily find, customize, and use data on more than 600 measures of child health and well being. Data are available across California counties , cities, school districts, and legislative districts...
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WEBINARS and COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSION on ACEs, COVID, shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma
The Catalyst Center Presents: Community Listening Session #1 Around Addressing ACEs on 8/26 10am on August 26 The Catalyst will be embarking on a yearlong systems change and engagement initiative, in close collaboration with the National Council for Behavioral Health, working to raise the capacity of providers and the agencies that structure their supports to Advance Trauma-Informed Communities. The Catalyst is a proud partner and grant recipient of the ACEs Aware Initiative. In the month of...
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Supporting Families with Young Children
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WEBINARS on babies, Supporting Families with Young Children, ACEs, and policy
The State of California’s Babies on 8/25 10am on August 25 Join ZERO TO THREE, Early Childhood Orange County, and the First 5 Center for Children’s Policy on August 25 at 10 am PT for a discussion on the state of babies in California. Register to learn from national and California state and local leaders about how you can use state data to make the case for babies and inform policy and systems change efforts. Supporting Families with Young Children on 8/26 11am-12 on August 26 Reaching...
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RESOURCE FOR TRIBES: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Indian Country
The National Indian Health Board, in collaboration with CDC, has launched a new resource hub! Many Tribal individuals, families, and communities have been impacted by childhood experiences causing physical and mental health adversities throughout the lifespan. However, with understanding and effort, individuals and communities can confront Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) for positive health outcomes. This information hub, launched by the National Indian Health Board includes a "resource...
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COVID-19 grief and loss; ACEs Sciences Film Festival
Responding to COVID-19 Grief, Loss, and Bereavement This website from Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC) has multiple resources for mental health and school mental health professionals to help patients manage grief, loss, and bereavement especially in the types of situations seen during this pandemic. Resources include: Grief Sensitivity Virtual Learning Institute to support the mental health and school mental health workforce in development and enhancing grief...
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ACEs Aware Seeking Applicants to Support Clinical Work [acesaware.org]
ACEs Aware Seeking Applicants to Support Clinical Work Apply by September 15, 2020 ACEs Aware , led by the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), is hiring for three new positions to further the mission of supporting Medi-Cal providers across California with training, clinical protocols, and payment for screening children and adults for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Aurrera Health Group is the project management...