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Dear ACES Connection partners, I hope you are well. I’m writing to ask for your consideration to sign on to a budget request led by Assemblywoman Rubio, Alliance for Children’s Rights, Children’s Law Center, John Burton Advocates for Youth, National Center for Youth Law and Black Women for Wellness. We are prioritizing this budget ask and the companion bill AB 366 since it would expand a direct cash payment to our expectant youth and nonminor dependents in foster care. Let me know if you...

T ransforming Trauma Episode 034: Trauma Healing, Hope and Bringing NARM into Residential Treatment with Deirdre Stewart In this episode of Transforming Trauma, our host Sarah Buino interviews guest Deirdre Stewart, the Vice President of Trauma Resolution Services for Meadows Behavioral Healthcare in Wickenburg, Arizona. The Meadows is a well-known, cutting-edge treatment facility providing a full continuum of care, specializing in trauma and addiction. In addition to being a NARM Therapist,...

February 1, 2021 This article will focus on the final six symptoms: Feeling different from other people Feeling ashamed Feeling guilty Difficulty maintaining relationships Seeking out or becoming a rescuer Feeling constantly afraid Let’s examine together each symptom and what it means to those who experience them. The Final Six Symptoms of CPTSD Let’s take a closer look at the symptoms listed above. Feeling Different from Other People Due to the causes of CPTSD, many who are living under its...

As we are all living under the mandate of social distancing we find almost everyone struggling with the ethos of our current stressful environment. As human beings, we were created to connect with one another. Our brains have mirror neurons that help us socialize and communicate by reading the expressions of others. The famous evolutionist Charles Darwin concluded that it would be those who were most ‘sympathetic’ to each other, in other words generous, altruistic, and compassionate, that...

Hello everyone! I wanted to introduce our new interest-based community, 16 Strong Project. 16 Strong works directly with adolescents to empower resilience to ACEs through educational workshops, school partnerships, and community outreach. We strive to continue conversations that help young people navigate the challenges they are facing as a result of ACEs. Through our new ACEs Connection community, we hope to engage individuals who work directly with youth ages 12-25, as well as young...

If you had trauma when you were little, I’m going to guess that you’ve made some really bad decisions in your life… strange self-sabotaging decisions about relationships, jobs, or the way you express yourself when you’re angry. And you know you’re doing something that’s not right because the people around you are giving you that concerned, judgy face. Do you know that face I’m talking about? But because of that agitation inside from past trauma, you can’t see in the moment that you’re making...

By Hannah Savage and Eileen Divringi, Housing Matters, January 27, 2021 This past year reminded us how important hospitals are to society. Treating COVID-19 patients and vaccinating countless Americans are just two ways they maintain our health and safety. But providing care to patients isn’t all hospitals do. As a condition of their tax-exempt status, nonprofit hospitals also invest in community health–promoting activities, such as care for low-income people, medical research, and...

By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News, January 28, 2021 A dozen states are reporting drops of 25% or more in new covid-19 cases and more than 1,200 counties have seen the same, federal data released Wednesday shows. Experts say the plunge may relate to growing fear of the virus after it reached record-high levels, as well as soaring hopes of getting vaccinated soon. Nationally, new cases have dropped 21% from the prior week, according to Department of Health and Human Services data,...

By Katie Wehr, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, January 22, 2021 The RWJF Culture of Health Prize honors communities—urban, rural, tribal, large or small—that are beacons of hope and progress on creating places that enable health and well-being for all. RWJF recognizes Culture of Health Prize winners for their broad definition of health and strong collaboration between community partners and residents, and across many sectors and levels of power. In a Culture of Health Prize community, those...

By Helen Barlow, South China Morning Post, January 27, 2021 When James “Jamie” Redford, son of cinema legend Robert, wanted to make a film about Amy Tan, the Chinese-American author was not initially convinced. “I was reluctant to do this, because I’m trying to move toward more privacy as I get older,” Tan, 68, tells the Post from her home in Sausalito, California. “But Jamie was somebody I knew through friends and he was so compassionate, very kind. He was charming and persistent and he got...

From Stanford Social Innovation Review, January 28, 2021 Very few people build data products because they want to promote racist or sexist ideas; however, it’s very easy to fall into these traps, particularly when we fail to question the widely held belief in the “objectivity of evidence.” A working understanding of how to incorporate equity into data products, and knowledge of practical tools that embed equity in your research and data, is essential for anyone conducting data analysis, or...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a shock to the system for many -- for individuals, for countries, for economies on a huge scale. As a survivor, you know we will get through this . The only way out is through. But the stress the pandemic has visited on your body has not been kind. Meditation and activities that promote mindfulness (like yoga) can help stem some of this stress and relieve the tension the pandemic has left behind in your bones. If you’re ready to move toward healing and more...