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Hi all, our group, Trauma Informed Hampshire County: A network responding to adverse childhood experiences by building resilience meets Thursday at 11 at the Northwestern District Attorney's office third floor conference room. Agenda is attached

There are still spots available in this upcoming workshop in Boston: TIMBo for Compassionate Organizations Translating Trauma-Informed Values into ACTION Led by Suzanne Jones, creator of the TIMBo Method and innovator in building stress-responsive social networks . March 28, 2019 | 10am - 3pm The Non-Profit Center, 89 South Street, Boston MA Register Now $300 per person ** $250 Early Bird extended! Must register by 3/15/19 ** 4 CEUs for eligible professionals ($35 fee payable at event) The...

"People are eager to wrestle with the implications of the ACE study and put energy into finding ways our community can best address them." To read more, click on this link https://www.gazettenet.com/Hampshire-Hope-23627680

https://www.acesconnection.com/blog/aces-primer-great-five-minute-video-that-explains-ace-study

Hi Everyone: Just wanted to share a few tools. Did you know there's a database on the National State Legislators site where you can search by state and by ACEs? Here's the link to this amazing tool. Here's what the database looks like. Did you know you can find ACEs and Ti laws and resolutions on a page of the Mapping the Movement tool? This is maintained by our technology lead, @Samantha Sangenito. Just be sure to click on the state you're interested in to see the bills and...

HERE this NOW is thrilled to announce its first annual Trauma-Responsive Schools Conference. The event will take place May 9th-May 11th at The Woodbound Inn in Rindge, NH. The event locale was selected for its central location in New England (2-hours from Boston, 3-hours from Portland, 4-hours from Albany). This conference experience will be unlike other conference formats. Registration is limited to 40 participants to maximize psychological safety, depth of learning, and individualized...

Press Release- BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey announced today a new $355,000 grant program to strengthen trauma-informed early education and care practices for Massachusetts providers. “Children who have experienced violence, substance use, and other trauma are especially in need of high quality care,” said AG Healey. “This grant will provide funding to strengthen these programs to help our most vulnerable children succeed.” The Trauma-Informed Care for Young Children Grant Program...

For over a year, about 12 people from Hampshire County met to plan a Roads to Resilience conference . The long-term plan was to create a trauma-responsive Hampshire County (MA) by working collaboratively with and in the community. The kick-off conference was attended by hundreds and led by Laura Porter, co-founder of ACE Interface . Porter informed attendees about the neuroscience of ACEs and how others use it to become trauma-informed, trauma-responsive, and to create self-healing...

Join social-emotional learning proponents from across your region and discover approaches for developing an effective SEL plan for your school, district or community. Whether your community has been implementing SEL for some time or is just getting started, there are concrete steps that you can take to improve your effectiveness and results. At a SEL4MA regional event, you will: Learn best practices and practical solutions for developing a comprehensive SEL plan; Assess the current state of...

We have pushed the start date of the next Strengthening Families 10-14 Program back to Wednesday December 5--Jan. 23 (skipping 12/26). Anyone signing up this week will be eligible to win a $20 gift card to Mt. Tom's ice cream (in addition to our usual give aways), so please help spread the word and invite families you work with or know. We only need 3 more families to run the program. It still runs from 5:30-8 pm with free dinner and child care at White Brook Middle School in Easthampton.

We have pushed the start date of the next Strengthening Families 10-14 Program back to Wednesday December 5--Jan. 23 (skipping 12/26). Anyone signing up this week will be eligible to win a $20 gift card to Mt. Tom's ice cream (in addition to our usual give aways), so please help spread the word and invite families you work with or know. We only need 3 more families to run the program. It still runs from 5:30-8 pm with free dinner and child care at White Brook Middle School in Easthampton.

Great meeting today everyone. Since we talked about pediatricians, I thought I would share this resource that came across my email today. Steve Brown, Traumatic Stress Institute