Tagged With "National Trauma Campaign"
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Anyone using MHSA or other funds in innovative ways to address ACEs or trauma?
Question: Please share examples of innovative uses of existing funding to address ACEs and trauma. For example, Mental Health Services Act has a funding category called "Innovative Projects" which might be a way to fund ACEs and trauma related efforts. Are you aware of any CA communities that have found ways to utilize MHSA or other funds in unexpected ways - that have the potential of addressing trauma and ACEs? See below and attached for more background re MHSA. Background: The CA...
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Echo Conference Highlights
Echo Parenting & Education Changing the Paradigm Conference 2016 “See it, believe it, act on it!” That was the exhortation at the end of the Building Trauma-Informed Schools & Communities conference last week. Around 250 people gathered to share experiences, best practices, questions and dreams as Echo hosted the first ever national conference on trauma-informed schools. We were fortunate to have many extraordinary thought leaders, including Dr. Ross Greene “Lost at School” and “The...
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Help our public radio station with a story: How did separation from your parents as a child impact you?
KQED is the National Public Radio affiliate in San Francisco, CA. We’d like to hear from adults (18+) who were separated from their parents when they were children. Perhaps the separation was due to economic reasons, war and conflict, incarceration, foster care, or something else. How did that period of separation impact you in the long-run? How has it impacted your connection to others and how you build relationships? If you're a parent, how does it influence how you parent? We’re...
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New Program Director Job, LCSW for Sexually Exploited Youth Residential Prog
Program Director, Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth, Hayward Click here for more information: Residential Program Director LCSW required This is a unique opportunity to get involved with the launch of a brand new, well-funded program and influence program design from its outset. Further the program allows for rich wrap-around services for clients. The Residential Program Director provides clinical care, supervision and program leadership to transition age youth in need of intensive out...
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South Bay Area Groups
Hi everyone, I am looking for groups in the South Bay Area that meet face to face to strategize about how to start the trauma-informed ball rolling in the Silicon Valley and surrounding areas. I have a science degree, a teaching credential...
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Re: Anyone using MHSA or other funds in innovative ways to address ACEs or trauma?
FREE MASTER CLASS FOR EDUCATORS: "The Top 10 Truths Every Teacher Needs to Know About Trauma" This 60-minute Master Class is an opportunity for teachers to take their FIRST STEP into becoming "trauma-informed." Learn how trauma impacts your students' brains, bodies and behavior, and the approaches that can make your job easier and less overwhelming! TUESDAY, May 7th @1pm (PST) - Certificate of Attendance available for attendees Link for Deets: https://www.traumacamp.com/masterclass See you...
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Needed: Small Practices (not more than 6-7 providers) to share how ACES screening is going
Primary Care Development Corporation is looking to interview a few small practices about how their ACEs screening and implementation of trauma-informed care is going. The practice should have no more than 6-7 providers (MDs, NPs, PAs) and CAN be part of a larger system. Interviews will take about 1-1.5 hours and your organization will be compensated with a small stipend for your time. The practice can be in any stage of screening and implementation. Your feedback will be used to develop a...
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Latinx community and PACEs Connection
As staff at PACEs Connection, Porter Jennings and I are interested in starting a PACEs Connection Community for the Latinx community that is focused on providing information and resources on trauma and resiliency within this community. We are looking for someone who would be interested in serving as the Community Manager for the community site along with Porter and I. If you are interested please comment below!
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Support SB 428 to expand ACEs Screenings Coverage!
We are pleased to report that SB 428 (Hurtado) passed out of Senate Health and the bill is in the Senate Appropriations Committee. This bill is co-sponsored by the California Medical Association and Children Now. This bill would expand coverage of ACEs trauma screenings beyond Medi-Cal, to patients covered by commercial health insurance plans by requiring plans to reimburse for the service when it is provided. We would like to request letters of support from your organizations in support of...
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Request for advice in finding an ACEs Career Path
Hello: I'm a recent MPH graduate who is interested in working on ACEs. The more I learn about the effects of trauma and chronic stress, the more it changes my worldview and makes me want to do something about it. Part of the reason why I moved to California in 2019 was to get involved in the incredible work that you're doing around ACEs. I'm currently living in Sacramento and working in contact tracing, but would appreciate any advice that you can offer to help me find a career path in the...
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Research Question for ACEs in public school
Hello, everyone! I am in need of some assistance. I am working on a study and need to find a medium to large public school district in California that uses ACEs to assess students for trauma. I would prefer to work with middle and high schools, but I am deep in this work and hit a snag. If you are in such a district, or know of one, please let me know. Thank you!
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Re: Request for advice in finding an ACEs Career Path
Hi Kevin, reach out to me contact@drbconnections.com Check out Www.drbconnections.com There's tons of work to do, and not enough people trained thoroughly to do it. We might be able to help you get connected and launched in the field of Trauma Informed Care and Resilience (TICR), which requires a deep understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences.
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SB 428 - Letters of support to Assembly Health Committee - Due June 30
Friends: We are requesting support letters into Assembly Health for SB 428. As a reminder, SB 428 would require health plans to cover trauma screenings. SB 428 is set to be heard in Assembly Health on July 6 th . Please submit your letter by June 30 th NOON. I’ve attached a sample letter and a fact sheet. Instructions on where to submit the letter are included in the sample support letter. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you! Yvonne Choong
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Re: Anyone using MHSA or other funds in innovative ways to address ACEs or trauma?
Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience was added to the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) list in May. Being on the list allows contractors in LA County to use MHSA funds to purchase the program materials when working with their populations to address trauma and reduce toxic stress. LADMH had previously included Love Notes on their PEI list as well.
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Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment Tool
Please fill out this Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment Tool Survey form to help us continue building out a database of the various assessment tools available for organizations . Inspired by May's CTIPP CAN call, we know there are a number of tools that assess where an organization is on the journey to become trauma informed and healing responsive. In partnership with CTIPP, the Child and Family team at UMass Medical School are trying to gather a list of these organizational...
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Request for Ideas from Fresno (CA) Food Policy Council
Posted on behalf of Keith Bergthold Executive Director Fresno Metro Ministry Fresno is the 3rd highest food hardship county in the U.S., and needs a local Food Policy Council that will bring community members, institutions and businesses together; promote the social, economic and environmental health of the local food system; and support a variety of positive interrelated, and inclusive food and agriculture policies and programs. This local Food Policy Council development strategy has 6...
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Has your organization been able to access ESSER funds for SEL programing?
Hi all- I'm curious about anyone has connected with their local district to provide SEL or other mental health supports to address the tsunami of student trauma. We have developed an ESSER Toolkit to help organizations learn about ESSER and reach out to their schools. I've heard of other states starting to push out RFPs but I've not heard anything about California. Thanks!
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Re: Has your organization been able to access ESSER funds for SEL programing?
Hello, I am in California and my district created one and then two additional FTE positions for Coordinators of Trauma Informed School Practices where we focus on SEL, wellness, and environments; all three positions are funded through ESSER. Hope this helps.