Minnesota ACEs Action: A Trauma-Informed Network (MN)

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Adverse Childhood Experiences in Minnesota Report, 2013

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer · 11/19/151:39 PM

Here are links to both the Executive Summary and Full Report of the 2013 ACEs Minnesota report, based on the 2100 Minnesota Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: ACE Executive Summary Adverse Childhood Experiences in Minnesota (PDF:...

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Children’s Mental Health Grants (Minnesota Statutes 2015) includes ACEs

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer · 11/19/151:28 PM

The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services is authorized to make grants to counties, Indian tribes, children’s collaboratives or mental health providers for a wide variety of programs and services and including for the first time in...

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Minnesota Budget Change Item for the Department of Human Services: Build Community Capacity to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer · 11/19/1512:59 PM

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton approved a $796,000 program Build Community Capacity to Address Childhood Experiences (attached) to support Children’s Mental Health Collaboratives and Family Services Collaboratives in their local efforts to...

Upcoming Screening of Paper Tigers in Minneapolis

Kate Bailey · 10/14/158:49 AM

How did one school and one community take on toxic stress and achieve 90% decrease in suspensions, 75% decrease in fights, and 5 fold increase in graduation rates? To find out, don’t miss the upcoming screening of PAPER TIGERS , a new...

Children’s mental health report finds less stigma, more recognition [WCTrib.com]

Jane Stevens · 9/22/151:45 PM

Parents, children and professionals involved in the Kandiyohi County children’s mental health system say there’s reason to feel optimistic about the system. Professionals and parents who participated in a series of focus group...

State rep and family advocate, Rena Moran, envisions a trauma-informed Minnesota

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer · 9/21/158:49 AM

Minnesota has the potential to become a trauma-informed state if the hard work is done to raise awareness of ACEs and the impact of toxic stress on brain development, says third-term state representative Rena Moran (D-St. Paul). Moran led the effort...

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Kate Bailey · 7/7/151:30 PM

Welcome to Minnesota's ACEs Connection page! There is a great deal of energy in Minnesota about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma-informed approaches, and resilience. For the past two years the Trauma-Informed Approaches...

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