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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – In a time when school bullying is leading to increased concerns for school and student safety, one local school is seeing good outcomes from a new program that seeks to put the emphasis on kindness and connection. In September, Elwira Salata, director of student services for the Upper Lake Unified School District – who also is filling in as interim Upper Lake Middle School principal – received the administration’s blessing to roll out the “Start with Hello” program. The...

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This week, Teri Barila of CRI kicked off October is Resilience Month with two proclamations- one with the city of Walla Walla, and the other with the county. Teri, accompanied by Tod Sullivan, met on Monday with the Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners to discuss efforts in increasing community-wide resilience, including raising awareness about trauma and ACEs and strengthening community partners. Teri and Tod spoke to the important role of community- above individual resilience- in...

All politics aside, the testimony delivered by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is both triggering and hopeful. Triggering for obvious reasons. Hopeful because ACEs science was so clearly woven to the testimony. Dr. Ford brought the neurobiology of sexual assault into her description regarding how her brain and body responded to trauma. I find listening this testimony triggering, however, I am holding onto the silver-lining is that trauma science may be elevated to a national platform. As difficult...

Here are four great YouTube videos highlighting some of the work happening on the ground in Shasta County. They are motivated and mobilized. According to one of the providers speaking towards the end of one video - patients/clients had positively "profound" responses to learning about their ACEs - and they felt empowered to do what they could do to not have their children have the same experience. More videos available here .

By Tara Haelle When researchers first discovered a link in the late 1990s between childhood adversity and chronic health problems later in life, the real revelation was how common those experiences were across all socioeconomic groups. But the first major study to focus on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) was limited to a single healthcare system in San Diego. A study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics — the largest nationally representative study to date on ACEs — confirms that these...

WEITCHPEC, Calif. — For thousands of years, the Klamath River has been a source of nourishment for the Northern California tribes that live on its banks. Its fish fed dozens of Indian villages along its winding path, and its waters cleansed their spirits, as promised in their creation stories. But now a crisis of opioid addiction is gripping this remote region. At the same time, the Klamath’s once-abundant salmon runs have declined to historic lows, the culmination of 100 years of...

The County of Humboldt has dedicated a page to provide information for people affected by the 2018 fires occurring in Northern California. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services is currently on standby to provide resources to help with rescue and recovery efforts associated with the Carr Fire. Office of Emergency Services personnel are currently assessing support services needed for evacuees coming to Humboldt County. Open Door Clinic is accepting patients who have been...

In order to have the best chance of improving outcomes for the mother and infant, routine screening and treatment for depression should begin early in pregnancy, a time when women have increased contact with the health care system.

Gazing from one size of the room to the next, one could see educators, parents, social workers, and other individuals of all sectors. There was a certain tangible livelihood, an excitement, a hunger for information. Individuals were approaching one another with wide eyes, eager to connect. After speaking with Teri Barila of CRI and Rick Griffin of Jubilee Leadership Academy, organizers of this past 2018 Beyond Paper Tigers Conference, I hear how amazed they were at the vibrancy of the...

ACEs, Adversity's Impact Parents with troubled childhood more likely to have children with behavioral problems The effects of severe childhood trauma can be felt for generations, new study finds Study highlights health impact of historical trauma in Native communities How community violence affects Chicagoans' health Childhood adversity increases susceptibility to addiction via immune response Childhood abuse linked to greater risk of endometriosis What we have learned from the ACE study:...

This past school year Every Neighborhood Partnership (ENP) had a great opportunity to collaborate with two Fresno Unified Elementary schools, Fresno State, Fresno City College and Alliant International University to pilot two unique programs that help to build resiliency and social-emotional life skills. Through this collaborative partnership, ENP was able to facilitate two evidence-based programs that help students to build and develop social and emotional life skills through yoga and...