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By Oriya Cohen and Maya Brennan, Housing Matters, May 8, 2021 Suburban communities across the United States are rapidly diversifying. As suburbia becomes less white, new residents have reshaped its form and use, expanding a particular version of the American dream to include their diverse histories and cultures. Asian Americans have been central to this process, overcoming a long history of exclusionary immigration policies and racially restrictive housing policies to stake their claim in...

By Edward L. Machtinger, Alicia Lieberman, and Marguerita Lightfoot, JAMA Pediatrics, May 10, 2021 To the Editor We read with great interest the article by Baldwin et al, which contributes to a substantial body of research describing the staggering population-level effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on many of the most common causes of adult illness, death, and health disparities. The principal conclusion the authors derive from their elegantly designed study is that a...

By Carolyn Jones, EdSource, May 14, 2021 After a year marked by anxiety and isolation for many young people, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a windfall for youth mental health services in California on Friday. In his updates to his proposed 2021-22 budget , Newsom increased funding for school and community counseling programs that will make therapy and other mental health services available to every Californian under age 26, he said. “The (budget revision) proposes a statewide and comprehensive...

Contact Sandra Lupien, Notion, May 2021 The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is raising awareness of this critical investment by Governor Newsom – necessary to support the health and wellbeing of the nearly 25 million Californians living with ACEs, particularly youth in under-served communities. Help us demonstrate the importance of this investment by using this toolkit to inform Californians, legislators, and stakeholders. [ Please click here for more information and to...

Communications and Outreach Coordinator Children Now is a nonpartisan whole-child research, policy development and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting children’s health, education, and well-being in California. Children Now also leads The Children’s Movement of California, a unique network of more than 4,100 parent, youth, business, labor, civil rights, faith, and community-based organizations, as well as thousands of individuals, working together to make children a top priority in...

Por Jackie Botts, Cal Matters, May 17, 2021 El gobernador Gavin Newsom está lanzando una expansión de banda ancha de tres años y $7 mil millones para que los hogares de California se conecten a Internet de alta velocidad. “Hagamos esto de una vez por todas, para que ninguna administración futura hable del flagelo de la brecha digital”, dijo Newsom el viernes como parte de la ganancia inesperada de $100 mil millones de California. El anuncio se produce después de un año de pandemia que expuso...

It’s shocking: Preschoolers are three times more likely to be expelled than children in elementary, middle and high school, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Boys are four times more likely than girls to be kicked out, and African American children are twice as likely as Latinx and White children. One organization with childcare centers and mental health providers in Kentucky and Ohio began a long journey 15 years ago, when they began hearing about...

By Ali Tadayon, EdSource, May 20, 2021 Giving low-income youth college savings accounts at a young age has emerged as a strategy across California to not only help families build financial assets, but also stoke tangible college aspirations. Such programs have sprung up in Oakland, Los Angeles and several other cities since San Francisco became the first in California in 2011 under then-Mayor Gavin Newsom to give every child entering kindergarten at San Francisco Unified a college savings...

By Erica Yee, Cal Matters, May 20, 2021 California is awash in cash — $100 billion says Gov. Gavin Newsom. While much of the federal aid and taxes from the rich will be used to provide core services such as education and health care, the windfall also provides a once-in-a-generational opportunity to tackle one of California’s most vexing problems: income inequality . As the pandemic exacerbates a pre-existing wealth gap that has disproportionately hurt women and people of color, the...

Wrestling Ghosts is the fourth and final film in the Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival series. The film can be watched, free of charge, on PACEs Connection from Friday, June 11th through Sunday, June 13th where it will be streamed all weekend. The streaming will be followed by a Zoom discussion with Wrestling Ghosts Director, Ana Joanes, and the co-sponsors of the Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival (CTIPP, PACEs Connection, & the Relentless School Nurse) on...

The American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law in March to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and address its impact on our communities. California is receiving over $69 billion for our schools, state and local governments, childcare, housing, and community health centers, with billions more in direct assistance for individuals and to invest in our public health infrastructure. Join Us... for a presentation and discussion about where the funds have gone, what additional funds are coming, and how...