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Re: A Nova Scotia Update
Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences and your challenges. You write very well and I appreciate your perspective a great deal. Take care of yourself! I value your solidarity in striving towards ACE awareness and action in Atlantic Canada. Sounds like you've made some excellent connections recently!
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Re: A Nova Scotia Update
Hi Liz: Thanks for the update. It's great to hear what's happening and where you are at. I admire your determination and staying focused on adults. I don't know if the resistance is related to a lack of funds to support programs that support adults or something else. It sounds like you are making headway and making a difference. I'm glad you are also attending TO YOU!!! It's important work and it's not easy. I hope future poster sessions are better attended because you are doing important...
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12 Myths of the Science of ACEs
The two biggest myths about ACEs science are: MYTH #1 — That it’s just about the 10 ACEs in the ACE Study — the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study . It’s about sooooo much more than that. MYTH #2 — And that it’s just about ACEs…adverse childhood experiences. These two myths are intertwined. The ACE Study issued the first of its 70+ publications in 1998, and for many people it was the lightning bolt, the grand “aha” moment, the unexpected doorway into a blazing new...
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A Nova Scotia Update
I've recently had the opportunity to attend a couple health conferences in Halifax which I found to be very encouraging for the ACEs Awareness and Prevention Movement in Atlantic Canada and across the country.
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ACE Surveys (different types of)
This is just the start of this list of survey resources. If you have ACEs surveys that you think belong on this list, please provide that information in a comment. Thank you!
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ACEs Connection's Inclusion Tool makes sure nobody's left out
We developed ACEs Connection's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Tool — called the Inclusion Tool, for short — to ensure that ACEs initiatives across the world focus on being inclusive when forming a steering committee, recruiting leaders, providing education about ACEs science, recruiting members, or providing resources and services within their communities. The more inclusive your ACEs initiative is, the more diverse it will be, giving your initiative a real shot at achieving equity and...
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Welcome to the Atlantic Canada ACE and TIP Network: Introductions & Invitation
We in Atlantic Canada are interested in advancing ACE Awareness & Trauma Informed Practice Principles, and Resilience Strategies in our region and throughout Canadian society. We welcome participation from all sectors of society including professionals, lay people and first voice members, recognizing we are stronger and more effective collaborating together.
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Growing Resilient Communities 2.1 debuts! Thanks to our community, it’s better than ever!
Over the last 10 years, the number of people (millions), organizations (tens of thousands), and communities (high hundreds) who embrace ACEs science can blow your mind. But to solve our most intractable problems, all 34,000 communities in the U.S. need to integrate practices based on ACEs science. The fastest way is to start and grow an ACEs initiative, and we’ve got the tools and guidelines for that in our new Growing Resilient Communities 2.1, which debuts today.
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New Peer Support Group Successes and Challenges
I started a weekly peer support group for women survivors of trauma in April 2018. It took a few weeks to get any uptake on the offer. In the beginning a few people who knew me trickled in to provide some encouragement. Some people working at the center that eventually agreed to give me access to a room to host the event, told me that if people got the sense that I was in it for the long haul, they would then start taking me up on my offer. I was determined to persist, so I stuck it out even...
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Peer Support Group News
Check out my new post outlining recent successes and initial challenges with launching my peer support group. https://www.acesconnection.com/blog/new-peer-support-group-successes-and-challenges
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Residential opioid program giving drug users chance at new life
June 27th, 2018 • CBC.CA News • Author : CBC News Reach : 871000 A one-of-a-kind program for opioid users in Ottawa is not only helping them manage their addiction by feeding it, but giving them a safe place to live while they're undergoing the treatment. The managed opioid program (MOP), launched last August, provides participants with controlled amounts of pharmaceutical-grade narcotics, replacing street drugs that could be laced with deadly substances such as fentanyl. It's tailored...
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Talking ACEs in Nova Scotia
Mark your calendars for Feb. 11 at 9 pm AST. I was recently interviewed for a radio show called Mental Health - Let's Talk About It. The show is live streamed via http://www.cioe975.ca/wp/97-5-listen-live/ so everyone can access it wherever you are. I've been talking ACEs in Nova Scotia for over 4 years against much resistance. This was the first opportunity I have been invited to speak. I think what I said will be helpful to those who listen.
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The Brain Story Certification (AlbertaFamilyWellness.org)
The Brain Story Certification course is available free from Alberta Family Wellness Initiative and provides a comprehensive understanding of brain development from conception.
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TIC: News and Notes for the Week of October 21, 2019 [dhs.wisconsin.gov]
ACEs, Adversity's Impact There is only one boat: The myth of normalcy by Dr. Gabor Mate Understanding historical trauma to strengthen community Childhood trauma linked to early, premarital childbirth and poor health for women Early life racial discrimination linked to depression, accelerated aging When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become 'forgotten' victims. It's time they were given a voice Children's language skills may be harmed by social hardship Does racism...
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UPDATED with The Human Element: Hosting a Film Screening to Start or Grow an ACEs Initiative: How-to Guide
Movie screenings of documentaries, such as Paper Tigers or Resilience are popular ways to introduce communities to ACEs science. Cissy White provides details about how to put on a screening event.
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Re: New Peer Support Group Successes and Challenges
Congratulations on your success to date! Your perseverance has paid off and I have no doubt word of mouth from participants will lead to growth so that those who would benefit will have the chance to access peer support and recovery.
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Re: New Peer Support Group Successes and Challenges
Elizabeth: Look. Some info/data and a resource. You are breaking new ground! http://www.mentalhealthexcelle...-peer-interventions/
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The Brain Builders Lab (2019-2021)
ACEs and Their Significance in Substance Use and Addiction Early childhood experiences are important contributors to health outcomes across the lifespan. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), defined as negative, stressful, traumatizing events that occur before age 18, can increase the risk for negative health outcomes, including mental illness and addiction. ACEs are viewed as an important upstream determinant of health, and an awareness of this relationship can strengthen public health...
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A Journey Home: A First Voice Reflection
Returning to my childhood hometown is always surreal. The memories flood my soul. Some good. Many sad. They all have meaning in the life I live.
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Re: A Journey Home: A First Voice Reflection
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing, Elizabeth. And I am sorry for the loss of your beloved aunt.
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Investigations launched after Atikamekw woman records Quebec hospital staff uttering slurs before her death (cbc.ca)
WARNING: This article contains a video that may be disturbing to some viewers. As she lay dying in a Joliette, Que., hospital bed, an Atikamekw woman clicked her phone on and broadcast a Facebook Live video appearing to show her being insulted and sworn at by hospital staff. Joyce Echaquan's death on Monday prompted an immediate outcry from her home community of Manawan, about 250 kilometres north of Montreal, and has spurred unusually quick and decisive action on the part of the provincial...
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4 New Communities Join ACEs Connection / January, 2021
Please welcome these four new communities to the ACEsConnection.com network. Details about each of them are below as is information about starting and growing your community initiatives and joining the Cooperative of Communities . Interested in Starting a Community on ACEs Connection ? For questions about starting or growing an initiative, using our site and tools, please reach out to one of our regional community facilitators. Communities in: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic states, contact @Alison...
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“They look at me like a person,” they said. “They talk to me like a person.”
A matter of life and death': U of C study details benefits of threatened opioid treatment program Jackson said the primary benefit of the program for many patients, according to their interviews, is the relationships they have built with clinic staff. One participant said iOAT granted them “a place where I can come where I feel safe… where people don’t look at me like a junkie, like an addict.” “They look at me like a person,” they said. “They talk to me like a person.” Read more: ...
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Trauma-Informed Care Toolkit
Becoming Trauma-Informed "As we come together facing this global pandemic, we are all experiencing heightened levels of stress which could be viewed as a collective trauma. The purpose of this toolkit is to build a better understanding of what trauma is and how trauma affects the thoughts, actions and behaviours of people affected by it so that we can come together in solidarity and hope. As we come together facing this global pandemic, we are all experiencing heightened levels of stress...
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"The Brain's Journey to Resilience"
"The Brain Story is a story about how experiences shape our brains. As such, it is also a story about human relationships, because we depend on those around us for the experiences that build our brain architecture."-Alberta Family Wellness Initiative For those individuals who have taken the incredible Brain Story Certification through the Alberta Family Wellness initiative, AFWI has released a report on January 8,2021, titled: "EARLY LEARNINGS ABOUT USES FOR THE RESILIENCE SCALE METAPHOR IN...
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Learn How to Start Your Own Community on PACEs Connection
If you're interested in starting your own community on PACEs Connection, the staff hold monthly training sessions to help you do that. Check them out.
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Tracy Hoskin
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Holy Cow! Bison Have Uncovered an Ancient Rock-Art Trove In Canada, Just as an Indigenous Prophecy Once Predicted (news.artnet.com)
Elders of Wahpeton Dakota had long campaigned to have Plains bison reintroduced to their lands as they believed it would bring good fortune to Canada’s First Nations people. When officials at Wanuskewin Heritage Park finally agreed to reintroduce the animals in December 2019, more than 100 years after they were nearly hunted into extinction, it did not take long for something astonishing to happen. Just eight months after the bison were released, they uncovered a series of ancient rock...
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Re-Imagining How We Support Families So All Children can Thrive within their Home or Community
In 2014, a 4-year-old daughter, granddaughter, and sister, Serenity died after being apprehended by children's services when her Mother reached out for help due to domestic violence. Join a Collective of organizations who are re-imagining how we support families so that all children can thrive within their homes or community. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-time-for-accountability-a-community-response-to-the-serenity-report-tickets-607613858407 “Parents should be supported so...
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EXCITING NEWS – PACEs Connection is BACK!
Former PACEs Connection employees Dana Brown (L) with Vincent Felitti, MD, co-author of the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences study, and Carey Sipp (R) in San Diego in January, 2024. The last few months have been quite challenging, but we pushed, persevered, and didn’t give up hope. The “we” is Carey Sipp and Dana Brown. We were long-time staff members of PACEs Connection determined to reinstate the website and the resources and information we provide to communities after the platform went...
