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PACEs Connection's Race & Equity Workgroup will be examining historical trauma in the United States of America and its impact on American society in a series of virtual discussions. This series will highlight each unique region within the United States and outline how unresolved historical trauma has impacted every aspect of American life and directly shapes the socio-political landscape of today as well as the overall well-being of Americans. Discussions will make connections between...

Dear Kings County, We are resilient! We have faced storm after storm, but we did not give up and we have not lost hope. In fact, we continue to confront challenges. Through it all, we stand united in building healthy futures and we plan to make this happen with your support. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress represent a public health crisis that has been, until recently, largely unrecognized by our state’s health care system and society. A consensus of scientific research...

By Alex Daniels , June 3, 2021, for the Chronicles of Philanthropy News about the police killing of George Floyd was everywhere. Officials at the Berkeley, Calif., school, where Perfecta Oxholm’s son attended kindergarten last year, decided not to talk directly about the death with the students. That didn’t stop the children from asking questions. Over the next year, an anti-racism group started by Oxholm delved into ways parents could answer those questions and discuss race with their...

By Emma Knight | June 1, 2021, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, Supporters of the juvenile justice status quo wrongly claim that community-based organizations are not yet strong enough to serve all youth who may otherwise cycle through juvenile courts, detention centers and on and off parole rosters. Ideally, opponents to reform say, youth would be served by nonprofits close to home, but that cannot happen until enough suitable nonprofits are available. This line of thinking ignores...

VIRTUAL BRIEFING TUESDAY, JUNE 1ST AT 11 AM PT Please Join us for an important conversation about the impact that investing in prevention and early intervention strategies can have on reducing domestic violence. As outlined in the Little Hoover Commission report, now is the time to invest, especially given the increase of domestic violence over the past year. By increasing state level coordination of violence prevention efforts, supporting successful state and local programs, leveraging...

Behavioral Health Service Virtual Platform (DHCS) Year One: 1. Issue request for proposal (RFP) and secure virtual platform vendor, eConsult service and direct service provider network. 2. Hire behavioral health Subject Matter Experts (SME) or issue an RFP to hire a contractor to do landscape review of current behavioral health app-based services that appeal to children and youth, selecting the best in the field to link to the platform. Years Two through Five: 1. Build statewide community...

From Prevention Institute, May 2021 Summary The Community Safety Realized report describes how the science and practice of public health and the values of equity and justice can shape community-driven, multi-sector approaches to safety. The dual purposes of the report are to expand collective understanding of community violence prevention policies, practices, and programs, and to invite collaboration among community-based organizations, government agencies, policymakers, and local, state,...

Por Nigel Dura, Cal Matters, May 26, 2021 Una nueva encuesta encuentra que los inquilinos están teniendo dificultades para acceder al alivio de alquiler de emergencia de $2.6 mil millones del estado, que está contribuyendo a la lenta distribución del programa de marquesina de California para frustrar un posible tsunami de desalojo en todo el estado. Con un mes hasta el final de la moratoria de desalojos del estado, la encuesta de 177 defensores de inquilinos publicada el martes encontró que...

By Nigel Dura, Cal Matters, May 26, 2021 A new survey finds tenants are having a hard time accessing the state’s $2.6 billion emergency rent relief, which is contributing to the slow distribution of California’s marquee program to thwart a potential statewide eviction tsunami . With one month until the end of the state’s eviction moratorium, the survey of 177 tenant advocates released Tuesday found that tenants had trouble applying in languages other than English and Spanish, and that a lack...

By Diana Lambert, EdSource, May 26, 2021 Merced County Office of Education students will hike through a wildlife preserve, fish in the Merced River and take sailing lessons from a local yacht club as part of this year’s summer school program. Elk Grove Unified students have the option to learn to act, sing or perform slam poetry. San Francisco students can take archery at a local park or classes in a high-rise downtown building that is usually home to tech workers. Although school districts...

Criticizing ACEs in Peer Reviewed Professional Journals Impairs Child Abuse Treatment Jeoffry B. Gordon, MD, MPH May 23, 2021 As a family doc practicing in San Diego I was privileged to hear Dr. Vincent Felitti talk about his inspired development of the ACEs questionnaire and its association with many adult mental and physical diseases directly from him only a few years after his original insight. Yet, although I had a lively clinic and learned how to manage a vast array of medical...

Starting in 2018, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has tracked trauma-related state legislation that addresses childhood trauma, child adversity, toxic stress, or “adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).“ This link will take you to the NCSL Injury Prevention Legislation Database|Opioid Abuse Prevention page to access the ACEs legislation database. Here’s how you use it: Under “Topics,” choose the first topic listed (ACEs) and under “States,” choose “All States” or the...