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What is the economic toll of ACEs in the State of California? $112.5 billion , said California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris to attendees of a webinar on February 26. That cost, she said, was one clear reason that she and other early adopters of screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences are urging their fellow health care providers in California to join the ACEs Aware Initiative that launched at the beginning of the year. In January, the State of California put screening...

When Dr. Erika Roshanravan, a family physician with CommuniCare in Woodland, CA, thinks back to her patient visits prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one way she drew their deep-seated concerns was to ask the reason for the visit and to interject throughout, “Is there anything else?” And it’s asking that question during phone and video visits that has also helped her understand the true reason for her patients’ needs now, she told people who attended an ACEs Aware webinar on April 29 entitled:...

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Noon – 1 p.m. Join a live webinar with: Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH – California Surgeon General Dr. Karen Mark, MD, PhD – Medical Director, Department of Health Care Services Dr. Melissa Merrick, PhD – President & CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America Dr. Brigid McCaw, MD, MPH, MS, FACP – Clinical Advisor, ACEs Aware The webinar will provide an overview of the ACEs Aware initiative; why providers should screen for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs); the...

From ACEs Aware, March 3, 2020 The webinar will provide an overview of trauma-informed care principles that can facilitate integrating screening and response for ACEs and enhance connections between patients and providers. Key elements of “ Fostering Resilience and Recovery: A Change Package for Advancing Trauma-Informed Primary Care ” will be presented. This is the second in a series of educational webinars that will offer practical information to help providers integrate ACE screening and...

By ACEs Aware, June 2020 As you likely know, ACEs Aware offers a free, online training for providers interested in learning more about screening for ACEs and responding with trauma-informed care. The training provides two Continuing Medical Education and Maintenance of Certification credits. The training is case-based, including cases for pediatric, internal medicine, family medicine, and women’s health providers. Medi-Cal providers who take this training and complete the simple attestation...

The Catalyst Center seeks to hire a dynamic Technical Assistance and Training Specialist! The Technical Assistance and Training Specialist is a dynamic position that will be an integral part of a small staff team who implements projects that help the Catalyst meet its mission. The Technical Assistance and Training Specialist, under the supervision of the Director of Strategic Initiatives, will be responsible for acting as the subject matter expert for trauma-informed and prevention care,...