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By Laura Gallant, 3/4/24, https://positiveexperience.org/blog/ Safe, stable, and nurturing environments are fundamental sources of positive childhood experiences (PCEs) to all children. When children and youth feel safe, physically, and emotionally, they can grow into healthy adults. Barriers to PCEs, and the practice of lifting these barriers, are often viewed on the individual level. But barriers to PCEs are also created on the systemic level. Policy changes, even though they can feel...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/03/us/james-crumbley-trial-mass-shooting-accountability/index.html Parents are being held accountable for their awful parenting. Perhaps it's time for an entirely new kind of parenting that reaches everyone, everywhere. The Camarillo, CA nonprofit Advancing Parenting is pioneering a low tech yet very powerful variation on this new kind of parenting education. Visit www.advancingparenting.org for more information. Consider supporting Advancing Parenting. We have...

Songs of Life, Love, Loss & Hope - Set 2 - Healing Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health Injuries - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc0GLP91vWE “ There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” - Laurell K. Hamilton

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Join us to co-create the world we want to live in! At Tend Collective, our mission is to become communities and workplaces where people feel valued and cared for. Join us for our inaugural book club: Restoring the Kinship Worldview with Dr. Darcia Narvaez, who will join us for a Q&A facilitated by Alison Cebulla. >>Register here<< Wed, March 20, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT Join us to co-create the world we want to live in! At Tend Collective, a trauma-informed care and...

March marks the final month of the granting period for the CRC Accelerator. Here are the next steps for certification or a certificate of participation.

As we close out Black History Month, we must reflect on the vital role of Black non-profit leaders. Often lacking in funding and support, Black non-profit leaders are driving the work to liberate Black communities and bring in an age of equity and reconciliation. This week, we welcome Travis Claybrooks , founder and CEO of the Raphah Institute. Raphah Institute envisions a cradle-to-homeownership pipeline that has replaced the cradle-to-prison pipeline. Through partnerships and programming,...

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 –...