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ACE Overcomers and The Family Resource Center of Merced County are dedicated to transforming the lives of men, women, and children exposed to ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and trauma throughout Merced County. The two Merced County agencies have released an educational video about the effects of childhood trauma and how to overcome such adversity. The goal of this video is to educate parents/caregivers and the public about the impact of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), and how to...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its first in a series of reports called “Snapshots” after polling 3,000+ parents about their experiences during the pandemic. Surprisingly, while many of the findings were concerning, most people reported a deepening relationship with their children despite the stress and tension they were experiencing.

By Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2021 When Dr. Nadine Burke Harris received her COVID-19 vaccine in Oakland last month, she internally rejoiced. As California’s surgeon general , the state’s top physician, she was glad to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to show others it was safe. But one of the most critical parts of the pandemic’s vaccine rollout — reassuring Black and brown communities that the vaccines available are safe — is an ongoing task. “I think that I myself...

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2021 National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence last week! With over 2000 people, 60+ amazing concurrent sessions, 5 crucial plenaries and keynotes, as well as artist performances and special wellness offerings, it was a truly special and meaningful week. We hope that everyone who came enjoyed themselves, learned something new, and got to connect with others in the field! ¡Gracias a todos los que participaron en la Conferencia Nacional...

More disappointed organizations… These are some of this week’s requests for sets of our parenting norms bumper stickers. As always none were printed and none were shipped. Visit www.advancingparenting.org. **************************************************************************** Hi I would love to order some bumper stickers for the organization that I work for, Southwest Network, as well as the agency that I am completing an internship with, Maggie's Place. Please let me know what the...

The ARTIC (Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care) Scale is the most widely used and cited psychometrically validated measure of trauma-informed care. To-date, there has been an estimated 50,000 administrations of the ARTIC worldwide that include more than 90 studies launched using the Online ARTIC , the automated online platform for the ARTIC. The ARTIC scales measures staff attitudes toward trauma-informed care. Globally, there are signs of COVID-19 recovery, though we have a long way...

By Amy Blair & Ranita Jain, Aspen Institute, June 13, 2018 Years into the economic recovery, young adults still face difficulty connecting to the labor market. For young people of color, the Great Recession has had long-lasting effects and has compounded systemic obstacles. Living in communities without a strong employment base, attending low-performing schools, and lacking networks of people who can help them get a start make it difficult for young people to get a firm footing in...

By Terry Gross, National Public Radio, May 6, 2021 There is a 30-year gap in the life expectancies of Black and white Chicagoans depending on their ZIP code. On average, residents of the Streeterville neighborhood, which is 73% white , live to be 90 years old. Nine miles south, the residents of Englewood, which is nearly 95% Black , have a life expectancy of 60. Journalist Linda Villarosa says the disparity in life expectancies has its roots in government-sanctioned policies that...

By Annette Gordon-Reed, The Atlantic, May 4, 2021 when i was growing up in Conroe, Texas, about 40 miles north of Houston, my classmates and I took Texas history twice, in the fourth and seventh grades. We learned about Texas’s history in the United States, its previous existence as a republic, and its time as a province of Mexico. Among other things, we were exhorted to “remember the Alamo” and “remember Goliad,” famous events in Texas’s fight for independence from Mexico. Some other...

By Rodolfo Cortes Barragan and Andrew N. Meltzoff, Nature, May 5, 2021 Abstract Possessiveness toward objects and sharing are competing tendencies that influence dyadic and group interactions within the primate lineage. A distinctive form of sharing in adult Homo sapiens involves active giving of high-valued possessions to others, without an immediate reciprocal benefit. In two Experiments with 19-month-old human infants ( N  = 96), we found that despite measurable possessive behavior toward...

By Thomas Courtney, EdSource, May 3, 2021 If you asked me two years ago which student owned a guinea pig named Max or eight dogs, I am certain I could not have told you. But now I can. It’s strange to be in a position where we see so much of our students’ lives through a computer screen, and yet also feel so disconnected from the students and the families we serve. Now, as schools and their communities seek to re-establish these relationships, state and district leaders are considering how...

The Ready4K team takes family feedback very seriously. Which is why we're excited to share the results of our first year of surveying families receiving Ready4K Trauma-Informed.