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By Heather Tirado Gilligan, California Health Care Foundation, June 14, 2021 A record 31 million Americans enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace or Medicaid expansion coverage nationally this year — nearly 4 million more than signed up in 2020, according to new data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The total includes about 15 million adults who were covered as of December 2020 through the ACA’s Medicaid expansion . The ACA enrollment record is likely an...

T ransforming Trauma Episode 044: The Connection Between Complex Trauma and Chronic Pain with Dave Berger In this episode of Transforming Trauma, our host Sarah is joined by Dave Berger, MFT, PT, LCMHC, MA, SEP. Dave is a somatic psychotherapist, physical therapist, bodyworker and educator. He owns and runs a training program for trauma practitioners called BASE: Relational Bodywork and Somatic Education Training. Dave is also a Trainer for Somatic Experiencing International and Legacy...

Jeanne Kiefner is a living legend in school nursing. She refers to herself as 'retired, but resourceful.' She is an example to us that we can all be lifelong learners and make meaningful contributions to society well into our retirement years. I am so proud to publish Jeanne's latest guest blog post below: I am an octogenarian retired school nurse who prior to the pandemic spent my free time volunteering in the community. Since my retirement more than 20 years ago, I have served as an...

Originally published on Rise to Resilience on June 6th. Last week in one of the preschool-related Facebook groups I was in (and subsequently was kicked out of for challenging homophobia and transphobia), there was a post asking if people celebrate Pride Month in their classrooms, and if so, what they do. Cue a flood of teachers expressing their significant opposition for such inclusion, including ones who claimed to be allies. Motivated by this, I decided I would start...

The Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival is co-hosted by ACEs Connection, CTIPP (the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & Practice), and The Relentless School Nurse. It is supported by generous filmmakers and producers who have donated free viewing of their documentaries to our members for a limited time. Tonight, we will discuss the film Wrestling Ghosts and the topic of parenting with ACEs. We hope you join us. Click here to register.

Forward-Facing Face-to-Face: Optimizing Our Relationships (and Healing Our Attachment Trauma) Tuesday, June 22nd from 5:00 – 6:00pm (AZ Time) How frequently do you find yourself acting in ways that you do not like and that lower your self-respect within the important relationships of your life? How frequently do you fail to act in the ways that you want to act with these people? Would you like look back on your day and feel good about the way you behaved with the people you care...

The USBG Foundation presents a three-day virtual symposium focusing on topics of personal and team growth, from diversity and inclusion to conflict resolution, and addressing interpersonal violence in the hospitality industry.

The circumstances were already tragic. The parents of a three-year-old dying from hydranencephaly, a fatal condition marked by abnormal brain development, had requested one final consultation with a neurosurgeon. Dr. Sharon Cooper , a developmental, behavioral and forensic pediatrician who accompanied them to the appointment, recalled the horror she felt at the words the neurosurgeon, who was White, blithely said to the child’s parents who were Black, when he viewed the CT scan of the...

Touch of Health’s annual scholarship for single mothers with many children In today’s world, it is much easier to have a great income when you have an education degree. In addition, secondary and tertiary education increases the educational attainment of each person being educated, which is good for society. However, because of the need to spend on more necessary things (like taking care of their loved ones’ lives), not everyone can increase their education. Because of this, Touch of Health...

Dr. Bob Sege returns with Dr. Baraka Floyd for Part 2: Balancing ACEs with HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Thursday, June 17, 2021 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (PT) In this second webinar on HOPE, the focus will move from the evidence and theory underlying the HOPE framework as we roll up our sleeves and dive into ideas for practice transformation. The session will include a review of HOPE, examples of how organizations are using the HOPE framework to improve care, and interactive...

As we look towards the reopening of in-person instruction in the fall, planning and reimagining for a restorative restart to our school systems that emphasizes student and educator mental health is a priority. In addition, there is a windfall of one-time funding coming to districts from federal and local funds for just this purpose. Recently a wise educator said to me, ‘you know, if you want to get to the hearts and minds of school leaders to make changes for the fall you need to do so by...

Cancer Connections is a new podcast by the Clearity Foundation "for anyone who has been impacted by a cancer diagnosis," which is hosted by Hillary Theakston. Three of the first four episodes discuss how ACEs, trauma, and stress impact our health as well as how we can heal. Here are descriptions and links for the first four episodes: The Link Between Stress and Cancer with Dr. Gabor Maté How to talk about stress and illness in a compassionate way that doesn't shame or blame. Chronic stress...