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Did you know… research on positive childhood and adult experiences and the impacts of these experiences on health and wellbeing across the lifespan is growing exponentially! A simple search for PCEs alone last week through The George Washington University library system yielded 62 new peer-reviewed publications year-to-date in 2024 , up from 42 in all of 2023, and 22 in 2022. This year I have developed a close personal relationship with my university library as I have tried to keep up with...

We’re still here, and grateful to generous members that the PACEs Connection social networking site is still up! Generous donations by 22 PACES Connection members — including one large gift from the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation as directed by long-time supporter Lori Dorfman, DrPH — means PACEs Connection met the deadline to stay afloat for another couple of months before one of its important assets, the Resource Center, and its carefully curated database of journal articles,...

The next quarterly meet of the RESILIENT NJ TASKFORCE will be held on Thursday December 12th from 10am-12pm. Please see attached flyer. Registration link is below and also on the flyer. Meeting Registration - Zoom

Brigid McCaw, MD, MS, MPH, FACP and Edward Machtinger, MD, will be joined by Nicole Eberhart, PhD, for the presentation November 18, 2024, at Noon PDT, 1 pm MT, 2 pm CT and 3 pm ET. Continuing our series from the TIHCER Special Section on TIC in The Permanente Journal… Readiness for Trauma-Informed Health Care and uptake of ACEs Screening: Learnings from the California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC) We will present evaluation data from CALQIC, a 48 clinic and...

Antepartum is a term used prior to childbirth. It is a procedure of care used for expectant mothers placed in specialized care hospital settings prior to the birth of their child(ren). This technique examines the level of care for pregnant women, and involves examination of health disparities in women who are at risk for complications. Many women who are admitted to antepartum units often experience high-risk maternal complications such as high blood pressure (HTN), diabetes, behavioral...

WE HAD A GREAT MEETING YESTERDAY!!! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR CONTRIBUTING! Thank you ROAR community stakeholders for your continued commitment to building individual and collective resilience in Robeson County!!! We have lots to ROAR about this month!!! READ THIS NEWSLETTER IN FULL TO FIND OUT ABOUT SOME IMPORTANT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE SHARED AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING! For additional information about ROAR or any of the information shared within this email, please...

Exciting News! Authors Anita B. Rankin, MA, ATR, CPT, and Mary Michola Fibich, MA, ATR , introduce their newest book, published by the Traumatic Stress Institute /Sidran Press: Transform Stress, Crisis & Trauma through Creativity: An Art Therapy and Writing Workbook to Activate Wellness Strategies . Our new blog post, written by the authors themselves, introduces you to their creation: We developed and refined this workbook over seven years during which political upheaval and division,...

Exciting news! The formidable trauma-informed justice expert Becky Haas and Childhood Trauma Consultant Beth Tyson are teaming up to offer a live webinar: "Using Trauma-Responsive Approaches in the U.S. Justice System." This event will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. EST. This webinar offers a roadmap for professionals eager to make meaningful changes within the justice and family court system by embedding trauma-informed practices into everyday interactions and...

Access two inspiring case study presentations from the recent Kempe Center conference, "A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare." These presentations are inspiring examples of successful system change and large-scale collective impact.

Michael J. Menard’s fascinating book recounts how fourteen children faced uncommon challenges. Yet most of them found the way to overcome their struggles and thrive.

Stay with your mission. I first learned about the impact and prevalence of trauma and the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs) in 2014 while working locally for the police to reduce drug-related, violent crime, and recidivism. This new knowledge influenced me so greatly as a mother and grandmother who was often witnessing children who were growing up in hard places through no fault of their own, that it changed my entire career focus. I now saw I had tools as “one lady” to help...