Join us for a Better Normal with Melissa McGinn and Lisa Wright from the Greater Richmond Trauma Informed Community Network for a one-hour fascinating discussion about their ups and downs, about how the COVID-19 pandemic changed their work and supercharged their commitment, and what the next year looks like.
As I add layer upon layer in my Junk Journal, following that little bit of pleasure I get when gazing at a combination of colors, textures, shapes or words that feel just right to see... the ordinary space of the journal page starts to feel more and more like a sacred, healing place. Something takes over that is not my usual mind, with its usual ideas and opinions. It’s refreshing!
On Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September, 13th we will be streaming the documentary Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion, Their Pain . For more information about this documentary, please visit here and here . How to Stream Portraits of Professional CAREgivers from ACEsConnection: Join ACEsConnection if you are not already a member (it's free). Join the Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival Community where the film will be streamed from. Go to the Transform...
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Please join Iowa ACEs 360 as we release our 2020 Iowa ACEs Report on Thursday, September 24, at 10 a.m. CST. This report updates our 2016 report with the progress that has been made in Iowa to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the challenges we still see in Iowa's data, and the steps we can continue to take to respond. At this online launch event , you'll hear: A story of healing and hope An overview of new Iowa data An explanation of system and community responses to trauma...
Our readers may remember, we are doing a series on attachment styles. While no one fits neatly into one category or the other, we all have one that is dominant over the others. Attachment styles form in childhood and impact us for the rest of our lives. That does not mean you cannot change how you respond to the world, but it does mean that whatever attachment style you form when a child lingers as your fallback style all your life. A Short Recap of Attachment Style John Bowlby was a...
By Ben Botkin, The Lund Report, August 31, 2020 A forum for current and former youth in foster care has called for sweeping changes to help children who have suffered trauma, are entering adulthood or belong to communities of color. The recommendations are the product of the Oregon Foster Youth Connection Policy Conference, a biennial forum for lawmakers, state agency officials, advocates and others interested in the state safety net. The conference, sponsored by the advocacy group Our...
By Zara Abrams, American Psychological Association, September 1, 2020 Police brutality may be what sparked a wave of protests across the United States and beyond, but the “ racism pandemic ”—a term used by APA President Sandra Shullman, PhD, for the ongoing harm caused by racism—runs far deeper. Today’s inequities, psychologists say, are deeply rooted in our past, and the status quo is no longer acceptable. “Every institution in America is born from the blood of white supremacist ideology...
By Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times, September 9, 2020 Exercise makes it easier to bounce back from too much stress, according to a fascinating new study with mice. It finds that regular exercise increases the levels of a chemical in the animals’ brains that helps them remain psychologically resilient and plucky, even when their lives seem suddenly strange, intimidating and filled with threats. The study involved mice, but it is likely to have implications for our species, too, as we...
Hello Community Members, Here is the link to the September 8 th , 2020 recorded session: https://baymark.zoom.us/rec/share/Tvf3DIt7uTjyMbFq9Zdh1sw9pF5dqiz1JbGi2kVnFE0QgHizjEn2fcltbep8KTmb.LjtksvJXaOTz8wma Thank you! Severine
From University of California, San Francisco, September 9, 2020 Please join UCSF's Early Success Clinic Collaborative for a panel discussion on "Early Child Care & COVID-19: The Science of Transmission, Safe Practices, Stress and Resilience" on Thursday, September 10th from 6:30-8:30 P.M. This conversation will be focused on translating the science around COVID-19 in preschool and early childhood ages to help inform considerations to keep children, teachers, and caregivers healthy. The...
From Colorado School of Public Health, September 2020 What is the national peer learning team? The Child Maltreatment National Peer Learning Team aims to help public health departments engage with the topic of child maltreatment prevention by learning about successful strategies, exchanging expertise on how to elevate the priority of this work within the realm of public health, and leveraging necessary resources to advance prevention. The team is a collaboration between the Colorado...
Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 3:00 to 4:30 PM ET As children, families, and caregivers struggle with ever-present adversity from COVID-19, generations of structural racism, acts of police brutality and racial unrest, and economic disparity - investing in the healthy social and emotional development of young children and families is vital. CSSP Senior Fellow Dr. David Willis and many other leaders and innovators in the early childhood field will be part of Transforming Well-being through Social...
Cost: $375 – $450 The virtual 2020 Together for Families Conference , co-hosted by the Center for the Study of Social Policy, the National Family Support Network, Be Strong Families, and Families Canada, connects stakeholders from across the U.S. and Canada in the family support and strengthening field to focus on best and promising practice for supporting families. Designed for practitioners at the program, systems, and funder levels, the conference will provide valuable opportunities for...
ACEs Connection, we need your help ! We are performing a research study to better understand the relationship between positive childhood experiences (PCEs), ACEs, and health outcomes in adulthood. All we need is 5-10 minutes of your time and your honesty to complete the following anonymous survey. With your help we can find a better way to combat ACEs and to support the development of children into resilient adults. Just a little bit more about the survey: This survey is sponsored by the...