ACEs Aware in Action
Join the Movement to Screen, Treat, and Heal
California patients, health care providers, and communities have weathered many storms over the past year. Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and responding to the symptoms of toxic stress will improve patient health now and in the future, unlocking the potential of an entire generation. Join the movement today to become ACEs Aware.
Now Hiring!
ACEs Aware is seeking two candidates to serve as Science/Clinical Advisors to the ACEs Aware initiative. The advisors will provide and facilitate scientific and clinical expertise, input, and review of initiative activities and work products. This full-time role involves working closely with California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, and requires robust knowledge on ACEs and toxic stress science and research, including the impact of toxic stress on neuro, immune, endocrine, and metabolic responses, ACE-Associated Health Conditions, and research on interventions that mitigate the impact of toxic stress.
Applications are due by March 1, 2021.
ACEs Aware is also recruiting for a Deputy Communications Director to lead event planning, outreach, promotions, and speaking engagements for principal leaders of the ACEs Aware initiative. Responsibilities will also include supporting Dr. Nadine Burke Harris on public speaking engagements related to ACEs Aware, and supporting provider and stakeholder engagement activities.
Applications are due by March 8, 2021.
Aurrera Health Group is the project management contractor for the ACEs Aware initiative and the hiring manager for these positions.
Mark Your Calendar for February 24, 2021
“How ACEs Aware Training Can Support Providers and Patients During COVID-19”
1.0 Continuing Medical Education / Maintenance of Certification Credit Available*
Join us on Wednesday, February 24, at Noon to learn more about the secondary health effects associated with stress caused by COVID-19. Presenters will share how ACEs Aware training and resources to treat toxic stress can equip providers with the knowledge and tools they need to effectively incorporate ACE screening into patient care, and to better support pediatric and adult patients during this stressful time.
Presenters will:
Share how COVID-19 set conditions in motion involving new, acute stressors activating the toxic stress response that affects physical and mental health, including increased rates of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and ACE-Associated Health Conditions.
Apply principles of trauma-informed care and evidence-based toxic stress interventions to implement ACE screening.
Growing a Trauma-Informed Network of Care in Fresno County
In this month’s ACEs Aware Spotlight, Artie Padilla, Senior Program Officer for the Neighborhood Development at the Central Valley Community Foundation, discusses his experience of building a trauma-informed network of care team in Fresno County. He also offers guidance and encouragement to organizations just beginning to build their networks of care.
ACEs Aware Grantee Highlights
ACEs Aware grantees have been working tirelessly across California to build strong networks of care and reduce toxic stress in their communities since receiving their Round One grant awards in June 2020. This month we sat down with ACEs Aware grantees Santa Cruz County Public Health, Child Abuse Prevention Council of San Joaquin County, and First 5 San Bernardino to discuss their progress, their upcoming activities for the year, and how they practice self-care within their organizations.
Have You Completed the ACEs Aware Training?
Eligible Medi-Cal providers can receive a $29 payment for conducting each qualifying ACE screening for their patients up to age 65.
ACEs Aware offers a free, online training for providers interested in learning more about screening for ACEs and responding with trauma-informed care. Two Continuing Medical Education and Maintenance of Certification credits are available for completing the training. The training includes cases for pediatric, internal medicine, family medicine, and women’s health providers.
After providers take the training and complete the simple attestation form, they can file claims and receive Medi-Cal payments.
Please note that Medi-Cal payment is not available to providers who do not complete the attestation form; providers must confirm that they have completed the ACEs Aware training to receive payment.
For more information, visit the ACEs Aware Certification & Payment webpage.
$3M community-based project in Yolo County Targeting Adverse Childhood Experiences
Feburary 16, 2021 | Daily Democrat
The Regents of the University of California-Davis share how
Understanding ACEs: Stories of trauma and resilience
February 2, 2021 | Orange County Department of Education
The Orange County Department of Education is sharing stories of students, staff, and members of the Orange County community with ACEs who have learned to build resilience. Read the story of a former OCDE ACCESS student, Cindy Kha, to learn how she was able to beat the odds stacked against her.
We Need to Recognize Toxic Stress as a Health Condition with Clinical Implications
January 25, 2021 | Salud America!
As part of an 11-part series on toxic stress, Salud America! shares the need to recognize and respond to toxic stress as a health condition with clinical implications. They highlight key parts of the Office of the California Surgeon General’s Roadmap for Resilience: The California Surgeon General’s Report on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Toxic Stress, and Health to explain how the toxic stress response leads to increased health risks.
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