Tagged With "Kansas City"
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Using Data to Support your ACEs Work (EFC Goal #2)
Increasing awareness of the need to develop and support safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments is most effective when the discussing includes factual information about the size and nature of the issue in your organization, neighborhood, or community. Enter the CDC’s Essentials for Childhood Goal #2: Use Data to Inform Action. Using the information that you have available not only helps to build the case for action, but also helps to identify needs and gaps, to direct...
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Welcome to Kansas ACEs Connection!
All across the State, communities and organizations are working to build resilience by raising awareness of the impact of toxic stress and transforming their policies and practices to be more trauma-responsive. Kansas ACEs Connection is a place for communities to celebrate their efforts, share ideas, and seek support from others who are working to create safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments in their own backyards. This community site is curated by the Trauma-Informed...
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What's in your soil? - Communities moving to action
Many of you may be familiar with the “Pair of ACEs” from the George Washington School of Public Health and the natural question that comes from this model – “What’s in your soil?” (If you aren’t familiar, learn more here .) Communities across the State of Kansas are starting conversations around, not only the impact of ACEs, but also the larger issues of Prevention, Health Equity, and Trauma-Informed Systems of Care. In June, the TISC team at WSU CEI had the opportunity to facilitate and...
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2nd Annual Kansas Prevention Conference
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Alive and Well Community Coffee
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Alive and Well KC Community Coffee
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Alive and Well KC Trauma Awareness Training
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Bridging To Resilience
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Building Resilient, Trauma Informed Cultures
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Community Care at the Crossroads 2019 Annual Conference
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Equipping Resilience Coaches for Trauma-Responsive Success
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FREE Documentary Film Screening Event: Made in America
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Kansas Breastfeeding Conference 2019
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Trauma Awareness Training
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Trauma Awareness Training
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Trauma: Housing and Homelessness (Impact Series)
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Re: 3 Realms of ACEs (Tree Infographic)
Anyone happen to have this Tree Info-graphic in Spanish?
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Re: 3 Realms of ACEs (Tree Infographic)
Hi, Laura! I have not seen it in Spanish but it was created by the folks at ACEs Connection. It may be worth reaching out to Jane Stevens to see if they are working on it.
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Re: 3 Realms of ACEs (Tree Infographic)
I will do that, thank you for your help and quick reply! Laura Gildersleeve Behavior Support Specialist 360.567.2791 ǀ laura.gildersleeve@eocfwa.org <mailto:laura.gildersleeve@eocfwa.org> ǀ www.eocfwa.org < http://www.eocfwa.org > [cid:47119889-2478-41fe-bda0-d8cfd0a86571] educational opportunities for children & families administration 360.896.9912 ǀ fax 360.892.3209 17800 SE Mill Plain Blvd. Suite 150, Vancouver, WA 98683-7588 This e-mail may contain confidential and/or...
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A Call for "Kindness"
As I’m writing this, Kansas has confirmed its 15 th case of the novel coronavirus and our teams have switched to telecommuting for the foreseeable future. At the same time, our public health and healthcare partners are working tirelessly to protect our families, friends, and neighbors – some bravely putting themselves in harm’s way to keep others safe. This also likely means they aren’t the most popular people in our communities as we are asked to institute “social distancing” and stay away...
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A note of reflection and gratitude
I can’t believe that this month (…year…decade?!) is nearly over. Like many others this week, I’m doing a lot of reflecting about what I’m thankful for. In the month of November, our TISC team has had the privilege of talking to and learning from people across Kansas who care about building resilient residents, organizations, and communities. In a time when the world seems more than a little chaotic, intolerant, and just plain unkind – I’m grateful to be in a position to have witnessed the...
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A Public Health Approach to Preventing ACEs and Toxic Stress
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress are considered by many to be the #1 Public Health issue of our time. These experiences are often at the core of many other issues that we see in our communities such as interpersonal and community violence, substance use and misuse, suicide, and any number of chronic health issues such as diabetes, cancer, even Alzheimer’s. While it often seems like an overwhelming task, taking on public health crises is something that advocates in the U.S. have...
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Building a Resilient Health Department and Community (Part 2)
As a follow up to last week's post from the Barton County Health Department, Shelly Schneider shares their journey to move the work into the community through RiseUP Barton County. "Barton County is experiencing an exciting opportunity with community members uniting together as a group of unusual voices meeting weekly to develop and launch an effort for not only building but executing a Trauma Informed Community of Resilience. Our efforts started 2 years ago when the Barton County Health...
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Building Resilience - A Kansas PreventionTalKS Podcast
Building individual and community resilience is a cornerstone to most community coalition efforts - whether you are working to prevent substance use and abuse, addressing social and health disparities, or creating healthy environments for people to live, work, play, and pray. In this month's installment of their monthly Kansas Prevention TalKS podcast, our friends and partners at the Kansas Prevention Collaborative kindly invited me to talk more about what "resilience" means and what it...
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Create the Context for Healthy Children and Families through Policies (EfC Goal #4)
We are going to wrap up our series on the Essentials for Childhood Framework with perhaps one of the toughest parts of the work – influencing policy. One of the best ways to assure that all of our great work doesn’t disappear when the winds change is to have it be embedded in our infrastructure, but it isn’t easy. The CDC suggests that there are two steps to inform policies that might support safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments. Identify and assess which policies may...
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Happy Halloween!
October 31 kicks off a three day celebration dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed. Halloween, in particular, can be a challenging time for those who have experienced trauma. To learn more about how to manage triggers this Halloween and be more trauma aware, check out this article from Promise Behavioral Health in Tennessee. Halloween can also be a great time to build positive relationships with your own children and children in...
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Helping Families Stay Regulated during a Pandemic
As our communities struggle to do what is needed to keep people safe and families work to find a new a “normal” while caring for and educating children at home full time – it can be a lot to handle. Child psychologist and trauma expert, Dr. Bruce Perry offered 8 tips for helping children stay regulated in this recent article from Psychology Today . Dr. Perry was also a part of this video resource for parents, Staying sane while Parenting with Shelter-in-Place! For service providers who would...
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ICYMI: The 12 Myths of the Science of ACEs
Just in case you missed it, Jane Stevens has posted a great new article and infographic explaining the 12 Myths of the Science of ACEs . Reading it, I felt like Jane has been following our team around lately (in a good way!). We have these discussions on a regular basis within the communities and organizations we visit - and we are betting that you do too! For us, Jane's article reinforces (and validates!) what we try to share with others and gives us additional language to do that in a...
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Kansas Communities Building ACEs Awareness (EfC Goal 1)
Before we can make progress on any issue that affects the health and well-being of those who live in our communities, people must be aware that an issue exists. In this installment, of our series dedicated to the CDC’s Essentials for Childhood Framework , we are going to highlight ways that some communities in Kansas are working toward achieving Goal #1: Raise awareness and commitment to promote safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments and prevent child abuse and neglect. In...
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Kansas Prevention Conference
Join us, and share your voice at the Kansas Prevention Conference! Kansas Prevention Conference 2019 Wichita Hyatt Regency 400 W. Waterman St. Wichita, KS 67202 October 1-3, 2019 The Kansas Prevention Collaborative is in full-swing preparation for the 2019 KPC Prevention Conference . Currently, the Call for Presentations and Call for Sponsorships are open. Last year we sold out with over 200 participants from over 50 cities/towns across Kansas, representing more than 80 different...
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Kansas Support Group Services and Resources
We are living and working in a time of change and disruption. Not only disruption of what we do and how we do it, but disruptions in relationships integral to our personal and professional lives. As a result of these circumstances, we may experience anxiety, stress, sadness, loneliness, grief, etc. Connecting with people who share similar experiences during this time can be critical for our physical and emotional health. To help you navigate these changing times, the WSU Community Engagement...
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New SAMHSA resource for School Administrators
As our team works with communities across the state, we have had the privilege of meeting a significant number of educators who are working to respond to the growing number of behavioral health needs their students are presenting. To support those efforts , the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has just released Student Assistance: A Guide for School Administrators . The purpose of this guide is to provide school leaders and administrators with key...
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New website hosts resources for Kansas farmers who feel stressed or considering suicide
From the Lawrence Journal-World : In response to high suicide rates among America’s farmers, a new website developed by the Kansas Department of Agriculture provides resources and support to those dealing with stress. Kelsey Olson, KDA’s assistant secretary of agriculture, led the effort in creating the website: kansasagstress.org . “I just thought that there was a need for a consolidated location of resources for our farmers and ranchers,” she said. Olson said that, to her knowledge, Kansas...
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Promoting Positive Community Norms (EfC Goal #3)
Safe, stable, nurturing relationships are key to a child’s cognitive, emotional, physical and social development. Their first exposure to these are through parents and caregivers, but these relationships don’t happen in a vacuum. The physical and social environment surrounding families have a significant impact – both positively and negatively – on the context in which relationships develop. One way to think about this context is through community norms. Norms are defined as a those values,...
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Supporting Schools in Becoming Models for Trauma-Informed Practice
School districts across the state (and country) are working to find ways to become more trauma-aware, trauma-sensitive, and trauma-responsive. Many have started the process by implementing a variety of programs and practices school-wide from Restorative Justice to Capturing Kids' Hearts . Others are making small changes, one classroom at a time. All of it is good work – and the best way to make it sustainable is to have a written plan developed by leaders at all levels within the school or...
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Re: A Call for "Kindness"
Vanessa, Thank you for this beautiful reminder that our current challenges are golden opportunities to demonstrate what truly matters. As Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote, "Beauty will save the world." Kindness is a necessary element of that tremendous work.
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WSU CEI Free Webinar Series: Rising to the Challenge
WSU Community Engagement Institute is excited to announce the Rising to the Challenge Virtual Workshop Series! This series includes six interactive, FREE workshops centered on navigating challenges with resilience and intention. Our 60-minute sessions are open to anyone. See our ACEs Connection Calendar for information on how to register for one, several, or all of these events! Topics include: July 14 - Navigating Conflict & Difficult Conversations July 21 - Leading through Uncertainty,...
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Raising our voices
Speaking for myself, it’s hard not to get overwhelmed by all of the negative images and sounds that we see every day. It was a lot before the onset of the pandemic - and when you add that with the ongoing “attacks” that seem to have become a persistent part of the political process – it seems we have a perfect storm that is shining a light on all of the “traumas” that many of us think that we keep well hidden. Social media often adds fuel to this storm and makes me question (and don’t forget...
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Bridging to Resilience: a virtual conference
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#WorldKindnessDay
Today is World Kindness Day. A global day that promotes the importance of being kind to each other, to yourself, and to the world. Goodness knows, it seems like we don't see or hear much kindness right now. Our world seems to be full of fear, anxiety, and doubt (also read as "survival" or "self-protection"). I've spent most of the last 6 months talking to partners across the state about ways to practice more compassion with ourselves and in our organizations and one thing that I hear pretty...