February 2024

The culmination of thousands of hours from our Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) team in developing our TREC Model, we launched TRECeducation.com website on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Craig Beswick, Vice-President, School Development Division, Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation (LLAC) opened up our exciting launch, which was hosted by the beautiful UCSD Park & Market in downtown San Diego. Craig warmly welcomed over 200 attendees to our Awards Ceremony and TREC...

The latest Surviving Spirit Newsletter - Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health is out - It can be read online via this & you can also subscribe - http://ml.survivingspirit.com/dada/mail.cgi/archive/newsletter/20240227180514/ Newsletter Contents : 1] The Nordic Way to Stop Bullying by David Robson @ BBC News 2] People Who Had Unhappy Childhoods Usually Develop These Traits by Sinead Cafferty @ Bolde 3] Fighting for Recovery by Phyllis Vine – Beacon Press 4] How...

The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch (IVPB) has an opening for a Health Program Specialist I (HPS I) that will assist with the Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative and All Children Thrive (ACT-CA), California projects. To view the full job posting and the duty statement, click here . The final filing date is February 9, 2024 . This position offers the incumbent (possibly you!) the chance to make a real difference in Californians’ lives and join a great team in a Branch with a...

A special invitation to the PACEs community: Use promo code hellopaces for complimentary registration. La Maida Project (LMP) is hosting three upcoming experiential workshops aimed to create a trauma-responsive and ACEs-aware culture in all the communities and settings where you engage. LMP is working to address the mental health crisis by healing our connection to self, community, purpose, and the natural world. Our experiential education workshops emphasize the participant's felt...

By Leonard Burton, 2/26/24, https://positiveexperience.org/blog/ The HOPE National Resource Center proudly partners with the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) to advance health and well-being for children, families, and communities. We welcome Leonard Burton , President of CSSP, as our keynote speaker at the Fourth Annual HOPE Summit – The HOPE Transformation . He will present The Promises of HOPE: Building a World that Centers the Positive on Wednesday, March 20 from 11:00 AM –...

Your organization may be organized around trauma--actively stressing out employees to toxic levels. Learn how to change course with Bri Twombly, LMSW, trauma expert. >>Register here<< Tue, Feb 20, 2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT Stressed organizations lead to stressed staff who are often unable to respond with care and compassion to staff and families. Join us to: + Understand how TI systems support caring and compassionate environments. + Learn tools to improve the morale and...

By Laura Gallant, 2/19/24, https://positiveexperience.org/blog/ The HOPE National Resource Center welcomes Aimee Zeitz-Gruber, MFT as our keynote speaker at the Fourth Annual HOPE Summit – The HOPE Transformation . She will present HOPE in Action on Thursday, March 21 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET. Aimee Zeitz-Gruber is the Executive Director of Community Well-Being and Project Director of Partners in Prevention at the YMCA of San Diego County , where she has worked with the HOPE National...

The East Tennessee State Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute welcomes Drs. Ginger Christian, Kevin Graham, Amy Horton, and Kyle Loudermilk as they present, Schoolwide Reset Spaces: The Principal Perspective on April 9, 2024, 12-1:30 p.m. (EDT). Reset Spaces provide resources for students to calm and learn how to self-regulate when they are experiencing “fight or flight” moments. Resources include comfortable seating, sensory calming tools, music, and lighting. We are learning when the...

The East Tennessee State University Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute welcomes Andrea D. Clements, Ph.D. and Mary Jo Hedrick, psychology doctoral candidate, to the Resilience Presentation Series on March 20, 2024, 1-2 p.m. (EDT). Intentionally increasing interpersonal connection opens up avenues for addiction treatment that address root causes of addiction rather than its symptoms. Learn more about the strong association between childhood adversity and later problematic substance use, as...

Hi, I just did a 32min Introduction to Insidious Trauma video, as part of an annual “Manifesting the Dream” MLK Day of Service and 40 Days of Peace event, and thought you might want to check it out. An introduction to insidious trauma - YouTube Video description: Insidious trauma is the daily incidents of marginalization, objectification, dehumanization, intimidation, et cetera that are experienced by members of groups targeted by racism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, sexism, and other...

Candice Valenzuela, whose 2022 podcast was among the most popular episodes of the last year, joins hosts Ingrid Cockhren, PACEs Connection CEO, and Mathew Portell, this Thursday at 1 p.m. PDT; 4 p.m. ET , to discuss the importance of healing intergenerational trauma. “How can parents ensure that generational issues do not continue to impact future generations?” is one of the questions to be addressed in this live episode. “This topic is especially important for parents who have a background...

Learn about why “attunement” has become the latest mental health buzzword with @Alison Cebulla , MPH. >>Register here<< Tue, Feb 20, 2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT We’ll go over: + The brain science of attunement + How to prevent toxic stress and burnout in employees + Easy management tools you can start using immediately to boost morale and productivity This is part of the free community event series by Tend Collective .