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Got time for a little brainstorming with ACEsConnection?
On Friday, March 20, 2020, you're invited to join me to talk about how we, as a community, can continue to guide and educate ourselves about to deal with the effects of the spread of Covid-19, and how to continue those efforts with people who don't yet know about ACEs science. And, given this last week, how we can provide more support to stay in the front of our brains instead of feeding our amygdala.
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League of Women Voters Hot Topics: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
League of Women Voters Orange County - Hot Topics Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): The Biggest Public Health Crisis You've Never Heard of March 11th, 2020 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Sorosis Club: 501 E. Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32801 ACEs are traumatic experiences that occur in childhood (0-17 years) and are now scientifically linked to changes in the brain that lead to an astounding increase in a lifetime of poor life outcomes. Tragic outcomes include suicide, chronic diseases (cancer/heart...
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Love in the time of Coronavirus: HOPE-informed thoughts for parents
reposted from https://positiveexperience.org/ HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences – is a new way of seeing and talking about experiences that support children’s growth and development into healthy, resilient adults. We now know that that even in the face of adversity, key positive experiences help us heal. Join our ACES Community to find out more about Balancing ACES with HOPE , and visit our website ( positiveexperience.org ) to learn more about HOPE and its four building...
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Researchers show adverse childhood events contribute to lower self-control among teens [Florida International University]
MIAMI , Nov. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are known to lead to a number of negative health and behavior outcomes, including delinquent and criminal behavior. A new study has found exposure to adverse childhood experiences is also associated with lower self-control in teenagers, especially when those experiences are related to maltreatment. Researchers in Florida and Michigan found that a greater variety of adverse experiences in childhood leads to lower levels...
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Recap of April 25th Virginia Summit On Childhood Trauma And Resilience With Dr. Nadine Burke Harris as Keynote Speaker
On Thursday April 25, 2019 Voices hosted over 950 attendees at the Virginia Summit on Childhood Trauma and Resilience . The goal of the Summit was to connect child-serving professionals and advocates across the Commonwealth to best practices to prevent, and better address, the impacts of childhood adversity. California’s first Surgeon General and well-known ACEs expert, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, provided the keynote address. Both Governor Northam and First Lady Pamela Northam addressed the...
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Webinar: Cultivating Our Best Selves in Response to COVID-19 | Tuesday, March 17 at Noon PDT
How to use the skills of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) for self and others to be the calm in the storm as we face the unknown. Free Webinar Tuesday, March 17 at Noon PDT Speakers: Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW Linda Grabbe, PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC Zoom Webinar Registration Link: https://zoom.us/j/715837300 Additional ways to join are listed at the bottom of this post. About the webinar leaders: Elaine Miller-Karas is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Trauma Resource Institute and...
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Children at 12 Years of Age Must Not Be Tried as Adults (Revelations In Education)
By Lori L. Desuteis http://revelationsineducation.com/children-at-12-years-of-age-must-not-be-tried-as-adults/ This is in response to Indiana Senate Bill 279/Now SB479 I am so exhausted from how so many of our policy leaders and government officials create laws, make decisions, and ignore research and the implications of that research as we continually perpetuate more of the same trauma and toxic cycles within our communities. SB279 Waiver to adult court for attempted murder. Provides that...
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Creating a "hospitable and accountable community" in my home
I have a confession to make. I am totally insecure about being my children’s “teacher” during this new COVID-19, stay at home, reality. That is hard for me to admit since I am a teacher and a peace practitioner by profession. Technically I have been training for this my whole life! Why do I feel so unprepared? When I told my 6 year old daughter she and her brother would be doing school from home with mommy and daddy she lit up with excitement and I could see the expectation in her eyes of...
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Directory of ACEs Connection How-Tos
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Re: RESILIENCE ~ Community Film Screening & Discussion
Hi Charles, Sorry I didn't see your comment until now! I am excited that you are writing a book about ACEs resilience and you sounds like such a great resource for Florida in this journey of waking up to the impact of ACEs. I hope you will consider registering for the Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference happening on April 21st, 2020. Registration opens tomorrow! https://valenciacollege.edu/st...e/annual-conference/ We also have another screening of resilience on...
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Re: Action needed today by trauma advocates to urge Congress to address mental health and trauma in current COVID-19 legislation
Mary, it is very important to communicate with your own representative. While members of the Appropriations Committees most involved in crafting specific legislation on this topic right now, all members of Congress are engaged and taking their views and priorities know. Thank you for your advocacy.
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The Traumatic Impact of Racism on Young People and How to Talk About It [Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg]
Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg (Keynote speaker from the recent Creating a Resilient Community Conference) shared the excerpt from his book Reaching Teens titled The Traumatic Impact of Racism on Young People and How to Talk About It. This is a valuable resource for anyone interacting with youth and we are providing the excerpt as an attachment here for you to read and share. Also, Dr. Ginsburg will be coming back to our community (virtually) and you’ll be invited to his workshop. Look out for the...
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A Better Normal Tuesday, June 30th at Noon PDT: Reinterpreting American Identity, a Community Discussion
"I think that all of us, regardless of our racial or ethnic background, feel relieved that we no longer have to deal with the racism and the sexism associated with the system of slavery. But we treat the history of enslavement like we treat the genocidal colonization of indigenous people in North America, as if it was not that important, or worse, as if it never happened." —Angela Davis, "The Meaning of Freedom" Please join us for the ongoing community discussion of A Better Normal, our...
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Help Navigating the Road to Community Resiliency
The first time I ever heard the words trauma-informed care and the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study was in the summer of 2014. At the time, I was working for the local Police Department as the Director of a grant-funded Crime Reduction Project aimed at reducing drug-related and violent crime. Of the many program goals, one was to develop a rehabilitative corrections program for felony offenders with addictions in order to reduce recidivism. Though I’ve lived in this region for...
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Virtual Mental Health Resources [Peer Support Space]
Digital Communal Gatherings ( Open to Everyone! ) at 12 PM & 6 PM EST Monday - Saturday. Daytime Call: Use your computer to join us 12PM EST Monday-Saturday Join Via Link: https://zoom.us/j/284580732 Join By Phone: 1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 284-580-732 Evening Call: Use your computer to join us 6PM, Monday-Saturday Join Via Link: https://zoom.us/j/659519104 Join By Phone: 1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 659-519-104 Take Care of You is currently meeting digitally every 4th Saturday of each...
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Trauma-informed policing: Learn how three highly experienced community leaders strengthen ties between police and community
ACEs initiative participants in communities where there is tension between the community and law enforcement will want to join Becky Haas in a compelling conversation on law enforcement, ACEs science, COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement and protests. Haas is a nationally recognized adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) science initiative builder and trainer. She and colleagues Renee Wilson-Simmons, the head of the ACE Awareness Foundation of Memphis, Tennessee, and Maggi Duncan,...
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Parent Town Hall: Childcare Safety and What Parents Need to Know
Early Learning Coalition of Orange County, K Ready Community, & the Pandemic Response Leadership Team, Presents: Focus on the first 2,000 days: A Town Hall Series With District 5, Commissioner Regina I. Hill WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14th AT 6 PM TOPIC: Child Care Safety & What Parents Need to Know During COVID REGISTER HERE This first, in our series of Town Hall's will focus on Child Care Safety & What Parents Need to Know During COVID. Are you asking yourself these questions: Is child...
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The Intersection of Systematic Racism, the Pandemic, and SDoMH: Reality Mandates Change
Systematic racism is at the core of mental health disparities and social determinants of mental health (SDoMH).Upstream factors obstruct patient access to needed and appropriate assessment, timely intervention, with treatment for these populations often reflecting poorer quality, and ending prior to completion of treatment. COVID-19 and the recent pandemic have only amplified meso and micro-level gaps in care. considered, provided, and reimbursed.
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Spreading HOPE Summit – Afternoon Session Feature, Pt. 5: Jane Stevens and Dr. David Willis [positiveexperience.org/blog]
Chloe Yang, 3/29/21, positiveexperience.org/blog Our first annual summit is less than a month away! Please register at this link , which you can also find on the Summit landing page (registration closes at 5:00 pm ET on Monday, April 5th). Our virtual summit seeks to inspire a group of leaders who will, together, champion a movement to shift how we support children and families, creating systems of care based on understanding, equity, and trust. Morning plenary sessions will feature Dr. Bob...
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The most important thing you can do with your kids? Play with them! says Dr. Bruce Perry
*post copied over from ACEs Connection, original post by Carey Sipp (PACES Connection Staff), 5/11/2021 @ 5:56 pm. “The most important thing you can do with your children is play with them!” said Dr. Bruce Perry, noted child psychiatrist and author. He was answering the question, “How do we prepare our children to go back to school next fall?” Perry, a brain expert specializing in how children are impacted by trauma, gave a presentation on his neuro-sequential model of brain development to...
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The best way to start any meeting. Ever.
Following a brief mindfulness check-in, PACEs Connection staff meetings begin with the review of our Vision, Mission, and Values statements, as well as our Equity and Inclusion Statement. At a recent meeting, top row, L-R, Ingrid Cockhren, Carey Sipp, Donielle Prince, Jane Stevens. Middle row, L-R, John Flores, Porter Jennings-McGarity, Jenna Quinn, Gail Kennedy. Bottom row, L-R, Rafael Maravilla, Natalie Audage, Alison Cebulla, Samantha Sangenito. A couple of times last week I felt my body...
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November 17th CTIPP CAN Call and Campaign Office Hour Announcement
We are thrilled to have two presentations about how health care systems can implement trauma-informed practices into their work to improve outcomes by addressing social determinants of health featured on next Wednesday's CTIPP CAN call, and are also looking forward to the Campaign Office Hour call that comes afterward! Links and more information are below (please be aware of time zones!): CTIPP CAN Call - Trauma-Informed Health Care - November 17th, 2-3:30pm ET/11am-12:30pm PT - Join Zoom...
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January 19th CTIPP CAN Call - Trauma-Informed Initiatives in Baltimore and Maryland
Join us next Wednesday for two excellent CTIPP CAN presentations to begin our 2022 lineup. Baltimore Councilman Zeke Cohen will discuss the work, started by the late Congressman Elijah Cummings, that is making the city of Baltimore trauma-informed. Claudia Remington will describe new trauma informed initiatives by the State of Maryland, including legislation that created a Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to make the State trauma informed. We will also report on the first...
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48-Hour Historical Trauma Specialist Certification Program- COHORT 1 & 2
New!! 48-HOUR HISTORICAL TRAUMA SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION in collaboration with THE INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL TRAUMA ASSOCIATION We are the only entity offering a comprehensive, 48-hour Historical Trauma Specialist Certification Program. The Program is broken into 6 levels and is built on a foundation of BIPOC cultures and neurobiology. It is taught from a multicultural perspective, injecting traditions and ideology from various cultures from around the world. In this inclusive study we rely...
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New Trauma-Informed Workshop in Central Florida
In 2021, the data and metrics team of the CRC Network conducted a needs assessment to determine what the priority would be for the network after producing the Why PACEs Matter Workshop. To date, Why PACEs Matter has reached over 1600 individuals in Central Florida. The survey was published in the PJI Journal (Volume 12, Number 2) and in it, respondents expressed that the next big project for the network would be to develop a trauma informed workshop. Between June and September 2022, an...
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PJI Announces Nonprofit Status and Mayor Dyer Proclaims March 2 as Peace and Justice Institute Day for Orlando, FL
Press Release (Released March 2, 2023) PEACE AND JUSTICE INSTITUTE FORMS AS NONPROFIT ENTITY Mayor Dyer Announces Peace and Justice Institute Day ORLANDO, March 2nd, 2023 – The Peace and Justice Institute (PJI) announced today that it has formed as a nonprofit. This is the next step in the organization’s long-term vision of continued growth, innovation and transformation. PJI’s work will continue without interruption and plans for expansion are in place. Under this new status they will...
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Our America: Hidden Stories - The 1619 Project | Watch the Full Episode (ABC News 7)
In a one-night-only event, ABC will air the broadcast debut of two episodes of "The 1619 Project;" "Democracy" and "Justice," May 31 at 8 p.m. ET | PT. All episodes of " The 1619 Project ," from executive producer Nikole Hannah-Jones, are now streaming on Hulu. ABC News 7 Saturday, May 27, 2023 -- ABC Owned Television Stations presents " Our America: Hidden Stories ," featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and ABC Race and Culture reporters across the country.
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Calling All Medical Providers in Central Florida - Complete this 15 minute training today to address ACEs!
Dr. Candice Jones & the Resilience Network Invite You To Take Action Today to Address ACEs - THE hidden risk factor of chronic disease, mental disorders like ADHD, and other post traumatic stress reactions! Message from Dr. Candice Jones: Hi! I am Candice Jones, MD FAAP, a Board Certified Pediatrician. I am a co-chair for the Resilience Network and we invite YOU to participate in our Health and Wellness Sector PACEs Awareness Campaign by completing a new, brief training for Florida...
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