Tagged With "Community Networks"
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2 New Communities Join ACEs Connection: January of 2020
Please welcome these two new community initiatives from Idaho and Virginia to ACEs Connection . More information about each one of them is below. Caroline Virginia Community Resilience Network: Our local community network is newly formed in the Richmond, Va region and have a ton of support from local agencies, sheriff, Superintendent of Schools, and faith leaders who are passionate about changing the culture and trajectory of our community one family at a time. You are welcome to join the...
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ACEs Connection Info- ALL HERE!
ACEs Connection Welcome Tour What you get What you can do ACEs Connection How-Tos Directory How-To post a blog How-To add a picture How-To change your email settings And more ACEs Connection Roadmap to Resilience Toolkit Directory Assets mapping Logic model MOUs And more ACEs Connection Network Overview ACEsConnection.com and ACEsTooHigh.com ACEs, trauma-informed, and resilience-building Collective impact community of practice And more ACEs 101 FAQ ACEs, toxic stress, and epigenetics...
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Alive and Well: Moving Missouri Toward Grass-Roots and System-Wide Change
On the eastern edge of Missouri, leaders of the Alive and Well network had generated a robust media campaign to help people understand the impact of trauma and toxic stress on health and well-being. There was a monthly column in an African-American newspaper, spots about toxic stress and resilience on urban radio stations and weekly public service features on the NBC affiliate, with physicians, clergy and teachers advocating ways to “be alive and well.” Two hundred and fifty miles to the...
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Funding Trauma-Informed Community Networks - We are #TraumaInformedVA
“I know from personal experience that trauma can be life-changing, but I didn’t know that talking about trauma could change my life. And the lives of others,” said Theresa Caldwell, member of the Southside (TICN) Trauma-Informed Community Network , which is supported by the Crater Health District under the leadership of Dr. Alton Hart and Brian Little. The Network works to foster healthy communities through disease prevention and control, health promotion, environmental protection, and...
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Governor Declares May 3-9 Resilience Week in Virginia
As Greater Richmond SCAN , in collaboration with members from the Greater Richmond Trauma-Informed Community Network and the 26 Trauma-Informed Community Networks across the state , began planning for the first annual Resilience Week Virginia, we certainly did not imagine we would be celebrating in the midst of a global pandemic. We worked to adapt activities and events to be done virtually as it became clear that the week, May 3-9, would take place in the midst of these strange new...
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Greater Richmond TICN Meeting Minutes 2.2.18!
Please find meeting minutes HERE from our 2.2.18 meeting. TICN member, Nina Marino, presented about ARC Reflections and TST-FC: two new trauma-responsive skill building curricula for foster/adoptive and kinship families (PPT and links are in the meeting minutes). There were 52 people in attendance at this meeting! Trauma Informed Community Network (TICN) Meeting Minutes 2.2.18 In attendance: Lisa Wright (GRSCAN), Fred Orelove (VCU/GRSCAN), Jeanine Harper (GRSCAN), Brittany Armentrout (Poplar...
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Job Posting: SCAN Seeks Boys and Girls Club Trauma Informed Specialist
Greater Richmond SCAN (in collaboration with The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond) seeks a qualified individual to fill a full-time position. The Trauma Informed Specialist performs work promoting resilience and trauma informed practice within the clubs to include providing on-site training, consultation, and support for staff; identifying trauma symptoms and assisting with collaborative referrals or direct support for members with a history of trauma as needed. The Trauma Informed...
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New Study Shows Communities Can Reduce the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences [Mathematica Policy Research]
[ Ed. note: Following is a media release published yesterday by Mathematica Policy Research. This follows on the heals of the report, "Self-Healing Communities" that Laura Porter, Dr. Robert Anda and WHO wrote for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Both reports and executive summaries are attached to this blog post. Both reports are significant, because they show that community ACEs initiatives -- with "modest investments and limited staff" -- are solving some of our most intractable...
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Pandemic Parenting: Brain Science, Help and Hope
For families, from families! This session offers first-hand perspectives on why our COVID-19 reality is so challenging for parents and caregivers, and what we can do to promote resilient responses in ourselves and our children. We are all working to manage school, work and home during this crisis. Get practical parenting tips- informed by brain science and come away from this presentation empowered and confident to know your family will get through these challenging times. Presented by Jenna...
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Roanoke Valley Trauma Summit
The Roanoke Valley Trauma Summit was held last Thursday, 11.16.17. Approximately 50 Summit participants from over 20 Roanoke Valley agencies watched the film Resilience, listened to a presentation about trauma-informed practice and learned about efforts of the Greater Richmond TICN. At the end of the Summit, attendees unanimously voted to begin a Roanoke Valley Trauma-Informed Community Network. We are so excited for this new initiative!! (In the pic: Judge Frank Rogers, Lisa Wright, Janice...
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TICN 3.31.17 Meeting!
Attached are meeting minutes from our 3.31.17 meeting! See our picture with Delegate Carr and the TICN copy of Resolution 653 to recognize TICNs across the state.
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TICN Meeting Minutes from 5.25.18
Please find meeting minutes at THIS LINK (and attached). We had an amazing guest speaker and great turnout on a holiday weekend!
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Trauma and Resilience: Building a Network to Strengthen Communities [IdeaStations.org]
A growing number of organizations in Greater Richmond are working to educate the community about the impact of trauma on children and families. The effort involves service providers, educators, government agencies and community groups. In the first of an ongoing series on Trauma and Resilience, WCVE’s Catherine Komp has more for Virginia Currents . Learn More: Find information about the Greater Richmond Trauma Informed Community Network and follow ChildSavers to learn about upcoming...
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Trauma Informed Care -- Workforce training framework
A colleague of mine -- here in New Zealand!! -- recently passed the attached PDF, from Scotland, onto me. It concerns a relatively recent, and still developing, proposed trauma training framework. This might be helpful to others wishing to go further in introducing TIC in their own services. It includes a consideration of ACEs. Naturally, it needs to incorporate culture-specific additions or modifications to suit your local conditions. The document as it is likely has broad application.
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Trauma-Informed Community Advocacy Day! 1/30/17
January 30, 2017 Trauma informed community advocacy Day Educate your legislators at the Virginia General Assembly on the successes of trauma-informed practice and building resilient communities. Make an appointment to meet with your legislator that day and be recognized for your work by the General Assembly.
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Trauma-Informed Journey with a local Department of Social Services
Our Trauma-Informed journey began with the Henrico Department of Social Services (DSS) in the fall of 2012 when we approached their leadership with a proposal to partner with the Greater Richmond Trauma-Informed Community Network (TICN) to create a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System. We began by developing a TIMELINE of activities (please note we set out to complete things in one year - little did we realize at the time that the process is always ongoing!). The first step on the timeline...
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Trauma Webinar
Our friends from the Southside TICN Betty Hobbs, Valerie Liggins, Dr. Alton Hart, and Theresa Caldwell will be doing a webinar on their work in trauma and resilience in Petersburg on Monday Feb 26th. Please register for VAIRS Webinar: Trauma and Resilience in the Community on Feb 26, 2018 10:00 AM EST at: Info: Trauma can occur as a result of violence, abuse, neglect, loss, and other emotionally harmful experiences. Resilience refers to the ability of an individual, family, or community to...
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VA TICNs eNote Special Edition Vol. 8 [grscan.com]
Worker Wellness & Managing Stress University of California-San Francisco has a Resilience and Emotional Well-Being Video Series , including Self-Compassion for Stress Reduction and How to Prioritize Your Own Well-Being for Health Care Workers - though many of these strategies can be applied to other professions! Key Ingredients for Building Trust While Working Remotely from The Engine Room covers strategies for building trusting relationships with colleagues in the virtual environment.
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Virginia statewide Trauma-Informed Community Networks
On 9.19.17, the Greater Richmond TICN convened a statewide meeting for Trauma-Informed Community Networks in Virginia. There are currently nine TICNs at various stages of development. Summaries from six of these networks (Fairfax, Greater Charlottesville, Greater Piedmont, Greater Richmond, Harrison burg & Southside) are in the attached document. We are SUPER excited to be connected with so many amazing people who are working to build a more resilient Virginia.
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Webinar: Peer Mentoring, Crisis Response & Resilience-building: NJ DCF's Worker2Worker Program
National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) Webinar: Peer Mentoring, Crisis Response & Resilience-building: NJ DCF's Worker2Worker Program When : National Webinar: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm EDT Learning Exchange: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm EDT What: Vicarious trauma, burnout, and lack of self-care can challenge all first responders, including child welfare professionals. First responders who care for others often need peer counseling,...
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[WEBINAR] Starting & Growing Resilient Communities: How to Tell Your Community Story GRC 2.0 Celebrate
ACEs Connection presents, "Starting & Growing Resilient Communities: Online & In Real Life (IRL)", an interactive webinar training series focused on developing existing and potential online community managers and IRL ACEs champions. This series is dedicated to providing insight into creating sustainable and effective online & IRL ACEs initiatives. In this fifth session, we’ll talk about why it's so critical to tell your story far and wide. This incudes how to blog and share...
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Welcome to our group!
Welcome to the Greater Richmond (VA) Trauma-Informed Community (TICN) Network ACEs Connection Group! It is with great excitement that we launch our ACEs Connection group site. The Greater Richmond TICN formed in the fall of 2012 with 7 professionals and, through a Collective Impact framework, has grown to 127 members strong. We are dedicated to supporting and advocating for trauma-informed care for all children, families and professionals in the Greater Richmond Virginia area. Read more...
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What would community resilience look like in Richmond?
Although Richmond is a thriving city, it has a traumatic past. For some communities this trauma is still present. How do communities heal or become resilient? What progress has Richmond made in regard to healing and how can it improve? This post will offer an initiative that may help Richmond to frame its ongoing road to resiliency. 100 Resilient Communities is an initiative that seeks to build resilience in urban communities through resilience frameworks and support. The initiative focuses...
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Re: Virginia statewide Trauma-Informed Community Networks
Hi, Cristy: I was able to open it in Word. The whole thing is embedded below: Summary of Virginia TICNs from 9.19.17 VA Statewide TICN Meeting Fairfax TICN # of members, # organizations, examples of organizations represented: The Fairfax TICN is a network of over 75 individuals representing over 25 partner organizations to include Fairfax County Public Schools, the faith community, private and non-profit providers, and county government human services agencies (courts, social services,...
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VA TICNs eNote July 27 2020 [grscan.com]
A preview of the programs happening during Racial Truth & Reconciliation Week is up on the Voices for Virginia's Children blog! All programs will be posted by July 31, and we'll share more at the end of this week! You can already take a look at the Art & Activism Virtual Showcase , sign up to be a Partner in Solidarity , read stories , and access a Social Media Toolkit . From a Moment to a Movement: Envisioning a Child Welfare System We Have Yet to See from the Chronicle of Social...
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Greater Richmond Trauma Informed Community Network, first to join ACEs Cooperative of Communities, shows what it means to ROCK!
In 2012, Greater Richmond SCAN and five other community partners hatched a one-year plan to educate the Richmond, Virginia, community about ACEs science and to embed trauma-informed practices. Eight years later, the original group has evolved into the Greater Richmond Trauma-Informed Community Network (GRTICN) with 495 people and 170 organizations. And they're just scratching the surface.
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VA TICNs eNote September 28 2020 [grscan.com]
If you are a coordinator or leader of a trauma-informed community network, you can always reach out to the State Coordinator for the VA TICNs, Melissa McGinn, mmcginn@grscan.com . Melissa is here to offer support and technical assistance for anything related to building and sustaining a TICN, from getting on a call or attending a meeting to connecting you with other network coordinators around the state. Click here for a current list of VA TICNs around the state . Happy Hispanic and Latinx...
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'A Better Normal:' Can universal ACEs screening be equitable? -- Concerns and solutions
Can universal ACEs screening be equitable? A conversation about concerns and solutions. When: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2-3:30 pm PDT/5-6:30 pm EDT This webinar explores what it takes to ensure that equity is built into the process of screening and providing support for families who have experienced trauma and want help. REGISTER HERE Background At the beginning of this year, California, through the ACEs Aware initiative began rolling out universal screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs),...
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Hope and Progress, No Matter What! — an ACEs Connection/Cambia Health Foundation “Better Normal”, Oct. 22, 2020
The election is upon us. In two short weeks, we voters in this country decide who will lead us for the next four years. We have the opportunity to embrace — as a national priority — the tenets of understanding, nurturing and healing that underlie the science of adverse childhood experiences and move in a direction that embraces cultural and racial equity and anti-racism. Or not.
What is clear is that no matter what, the ACEs movement will continue.
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"A Better Normal" Community Discussion Series- Our Reckoning with Race and Equity at ACEs Connection
Register for A Better Normal- Our reckoning with race and equity at ACEs Connection
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Richmond Group Nurtures Trauma-Informed Networks Across Virginia
Resilience Week had to live up to its name. Virginia’s recognition of resilience-building efforts, originated by the Greater Richmond Trauma-Informed Community Network (GRTICN) and planned in collaboration with TICNs across the state, was set for May 3-9, 2020. Then COVID-19 came. A work group of GRTICN members collaborated with businesses, movie theaters, libraries, schools, local government agencies and non-profit organizations to swiftly pivot their plans to take place virtually: story...
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The value of ACEs Connection? It has increased our capacity, allowed me to be global, and given me the confidence to continue the work.
Hi. I’m Audravette Jackson , the Hampton Rhodes Trauma Informed Community Network Program Coordinator. I am excited to share why ACEs Connection is a valuable website for other program coordinators and community managers like myself. First, the ACEs Connection website has allowed us to increase our capacity by including another web presence online, as well [learning] the governance structure of the growing resilience communities that we follow for Hampton Rhodes Trauma Informed Community...
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A hospital shifts toward practices that build resilience, prevent trauma triggers
The nurses at Bon Secours St. Mary’s pediatric lung clinic were puzzled. A mother kept bringing her child in because of asthma attacks, even though the boy was regularly taking his prescribed medications. The nurses wanted to know if there was anything going on in the child’s life that might explain the attacks, says Blair Bell, a pediatric specialties nurse manager who oversees the lung clinic and five other pediatric clinics affiliated with St. Mary’s. Blair Bell “After talking to the boy,...
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VA TICNs eNote March 29 2021 [grscan.com]
Illustration by Sally Deng Resources for Responding to Violence Against the AAPI Community 5 Asian-Founded Wellness Resources for members of the AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) community who might be in need of support, right now and always. What You Can Do to Fight Violence and Racism Against Asian Americans from PBS includes information on bystander intervention, historical resources, suggestions for legislative advocacy, and more. Watch a video conversation on supporting AAPI...
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VA TICNs eNote May 24 2021 [grscan.com]
Enjoy this Resilience Week recap video showcasing some of the amazing contributions and celebrations throughout the week! Save the Date! Virginia's second annual Racial Truth & Reconciliation Week will be August 1-7, 2021. The week aims to implement the Racial Truth & Reconciliation Virginia mission of empowering marginalized communities in acknowledgment of truth to promote healing, reconciliation, and justice for children and families. View the Racial Truth & Reconciliation VA...