Tagged With "Dana Brown"
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(postponed) Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting
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3rd "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" Meeting
Our 3 rd “Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma” meeting was held on Wednesday July 20 th , at Laguna Woods Village Community Center - Elm Room. Thank you Betsy S., for reserving our cool and comfortable meeting space. We had a total of 10 attendees; see attached Agenda and Meeting Notes . We were all warmly welcomed by Dana Brown, and we all had the opportunity to give a brief introduction of ourselves and share what we are grateful for. We were most certainly all grateful to listen...
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3rd "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" meeting TONIGHT...
Looking forward to seeing you this evening at our 3rd "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" meeting. Please find our Agenda attached. Location: Laguna Woods Village Community Center - Elm Room 24351 El Toro Road Lake Forest, CA 92630 Thank you for your leadership and engagement as we build resilience in Orange County! In gratitude, Dana Brown Cell (858)472-2321
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3rd "OC Healing Trauma" Meets Wed July 20 @ 6pm-8pm
Our 3rd "OC Healing Childhood Trauma" regular monthly meeting is: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Laguna Woods Village Community Center - Elm Room (Thank you, Betsy S., for the lovely room!) 24351 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA , 92637, CA Please know we're communicating from now on via ACEsConnection. Please click here to follow our monthly meetings on third Wednesdays at 6PM in Laguna Woods Village and lots more news:...
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4th "Healing Orange County From Childhood Trauma" Meeting
Our 4 th “Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma” meeting was held on Wednesday August 17 th , at Laguna Woods Village Community Center - Elm Room. We are all grateful for Betsy Starkweather graciously reserving our meeting space. We had a total of 7 attendees, see attached for Agenda and Meeting Notes. We were all warmly welcomed by Dana Brown, and we were all given the opportunity to share what we are passionate about. It was very inspiring to hear that we all shared a cohesive...
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4th "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" Meeting on August 17th
Orange County’s “Healing Childhood Trauma!” 4th Meeting: August 17, 2016 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village Elm Room Community Center 24351 El Toro Road Laguna Woods, CA 92630 Attendees : (alphabetical) Mary Brogdon, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Connie Hornyak, Joanie Laidley, Elynn Light, Marlene Sanders. Welcome & Introductions We are all grateful for Betsy Starkweather graciously reserving our meeting space. Dana Brown, warmly welcomed attendees and invited them to share...
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ACEs Connection Network Confab -- Southern California, May 10, 2016
(l to r) Sienna, one of the teens from Youth Voice from City Heights; Dana Brown, ACEs Connection Network regional facilitator and co-founder of Youth Voice; Francisco Mendoza, CEO, Mendoza Consulting; Jessica, Youth Voice; Lizette, Youth Voice; Talitha Thompson, Youth Voice co-facilitator; Joshua Aguirre, RISE Up Industries board of directors; Stephanie Linderman, Youth Voice mentor; Arturo Soriano, Youth Empowerment co-founder; (in front) Adrian, Youth Voice.
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Discipline reform gets boost in California budget (edsource.org)
Tucked inside last week’s state budget deal was some good news for California’s school discipline reform advocates — an additional $15 million for tackling issues such as bullying and trauma students have experienced, and training teachers and administrators in alternatives to traditional approaches to discipline. The $15 million will go to both the Orange County Department of Education and the Butte County Department of Education, which will contract with a college or university to develop...
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Hundreds gathered in City Heights last month for the San Diego premier of Resilience -The Biology of Stress and Science of Hope.
The crowd arrived to the aroma of freshly popped popcorn that wafted through the Cherokee Point Elementary School auditorium. With bags of popcorn and plates filled with fresh-cut fruits and vegetables from trays on tables lining the wall, the service providers, policy makers, community advocates, graduate students, teachers and parents settled in for a movie and a panel discussion that brought many to tears. Dr. Dawn Griffin, a professor in Alliant International University departments of...
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Orange County CA First Child Trauma Meeting a Big Success
On April 27, "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" held its first meeting in Mission Viejo, CA at a local restaurant from 6 to 8 pm. We posted it on meetup.com as the founding meeting of Orange County (CA) ACEs Connection. I was honored to co-create the meeting with my dear friend Dana Brown, Southern California director for ACEs Connection. We felt awe as three education activists, six professional trauma therapy providers, individuals suffering child trauma and a total of 12 people...
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Orange County’s “Healing Childhood Trauma!” Meeting Notes June 15, 2016
Orange County’s “Healing Childhood Trauma!” 2nd Meeting: June 15, 2016 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village - Elm Room - Community Center 24351 El Toro Road Lake Forest, CA 92630 Attendees: (alphabetical) Marguerite Bonnett, Mary Brogdon, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Jane DeVries, Marlene Sanders, Betsy Starkweather, Jennifer Marlene Swanson Welcome & Introductions Thanking Betsy Starkweather for graciously reserving our meeting space, Dana welcomed everyone and invited them...
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San Juan Capistrano Christian PTSD Drug Rehab Trauma Informed Care Launched [newswire.net]
By willian brown, Newswire, February 6, 2020 San Juan Capistrano Christian PTSD drug rehab center PTSD & Trauma Drug Rehab launched trauma informed care services and a special First Responder Drug Rehab Program in Orange County. These services are delivered by licensed counselors and therapists as residential or outpatient treatments. San Juan Capistrano Christian PTSD drug rehab center Christian Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centers (CDAT) dba PTSD & Trauma Drug Rehab has launched...
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Workplace protections for farmworkers a historic achievement (ocregister.com)
For more than 75 years, farmworkers have been subject to a different set of laws and workplace protections than the rest of us. While most Californians receive overtime pay when they work more than eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, a loophole in the law blocked workers who pick our fruits and vegetables from being paid overtime until they worked 10 hours a day or 60 hours a week. Why? Because corporate farmers convinced politicians their profits were more important than fairness.
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3rd "Healing Orange County from Childhood Trauma" meeting
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Meeting Notes - July 20th - Orange County's "Healing Childhood Trauma!"
Orange County’s “Healing Childhood Trauma! 3rd Meeting: July 20, 2016 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village Elm Room - Community Center 24351 El Toro Road Laguna Woods, CA 92630 Attendees : (alphabetical) Marguerite Bonnett, Mary Brogdon, Dana Brown, Todd Garrison , Connie Hornyak , Jennifer Swanson Martene, Wayne Munchel, Marlene Sanders, Betsy Starkweather, Amanda Varrone. Welcome & Introductions Thanking Betsy Starkweather for graciously reserving our meeting space, Dana...
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Meeting Notes - Orange County ACEs Task Force - February 21, 2017
Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Notes February 21, 2017 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village - Performing Arts Conference Room (Clubhouse #3) 23822 Avenida Sevilla Laguna Woods, CA 92630 In attendance: (alphabetical) Marguerite Bonnett, Mary Brogdon, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Tammy Descoteaux ● Mindfulness Moment - Everyone shared one thing they’re grateful for in their lives. ● Shared Understandings - Suggestion of adding them to the Agenda for each upcoming meeting. ●...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force Blog for 9/21/16 Meeting
We had our 5th Orange County ACEs Task Force meeting on Wednesday September 21st. We have two new members; welcome to Floree McFadden and Tammy Ramsay. Dana Brown was very thoughtful to attend the meeting via speakerphone and could offer her insight when needed; thank you Dana! The meeting began with a five-minute mindful meditation exercise led by Marlene Sanders. It was nice to start our meeting with Focus and Relaxation. Some of our group members had questions regarding where to locate...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Minutes 1/17/17
Orange County ACEs Task Force AGENDA January 17, 2017 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village - Performing Arts Conference Room 23822 Avenida Sevilla Laguna Woods, CA 92630 In attendance: (alphabetical) Mary Brogdon, Marguerite Bonnett, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Marlene Sanders Share highlight of your role with OC ACEs Task Force in 2016 - Share how you’re feeling in your heart of your journey as a community leader Marguerite: Her highlight was the Resilience screening in SD. Mary:...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Minutes 9/21/16
Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Minutes September 21, 2016 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village Elm Room - Community Center 24351 El Toro Road Laguna Woods, CA 92630 Attendees: Marguerite Bonnett, Mary Brogdon, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown (via speakerphone), Floree McFadden, Wayne Munchel, Tammy Ramsay, Marlene Sanders. Welcome & Introductions - Mindful Moment: Focused and Relaxed Exercise Marlene led the group with five minutes of mindful meditation and supported the...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Minutes - November 16, 2016
Orange County ACEs Task Force Meeting Minutes November 16, 2016 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village Elm Room - Community Center 24351 El Toro Road Laguna Woods, CA 92630 In attendance: (alphabetical) Mary Brogdon, Marguerite Bonnet, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Connie Hornyak, Welcome & Introductions - Share how you’re feeling in your heart presently. Ed ucation Committee Work Group Resilience: Friday November 18th, 2016 7:00- 9:00 pm Center for Spiritual Living, San Clemente -...
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Orange County ACEs Task Force - Meeting Notes - January 17, 2017
Orange County ACEs Task Force AGENDA January 17, 2017 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Laguna Woods Village - Performing Arts Conference Room 23822 Avenida Sevilla Laguna Woods, CA 92630 In attendance: (alphabetical) Mary Brogdon, Marguerite Bonnett, Kathy Brous, Dana Brown, Marlene Sanders Share highlight of your role with OC ACEs Task Force in 2016 - Share how you’re feeling in your heart of your journey as a community leader. Marguerite: Her highlight was the Resilience screening in SD Mary:...
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Trauma-informed policing: Learn how three highly experienced community leaders strengthen ties between police and community
ACEs initiative participants in communities where there is tension between the community and law enforcement will want to join Becky Haas in a compelling conversation on law enforcement, ACEs science, COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement and protests. Haas is a nationally recognized adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) science initiative builder and trainer. She and colleagues Renee Wilson-Simmons, the head of the ACE Awareness Foundation of Memphis, Tennessee, and Maggi Duncan,...
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Early Relational Health Innovators Partner In Program Supported by PACEs Connection Cooperative of Communities Members in Twelve California Counties
Christina Bethell, Ph.D, MBA, MPH, founder of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI), principal author of the groundbreaking study on positive childhood experiences, and creator of the free Well Visit Planner, among other innovations. Two internationally-respected leaders and innovators in complementary aspects of early relational health and childhood and maternal health equity recently launched a partnership they believe will benefit everyone from newborn babies and...
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Our Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) Model's website launched on 1.25.24 with our Award Ceremony!
The culmination of thousands of hours from our Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) team in developing our TREC Model, we launched TRECeducation.com website on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Craig Beswick, Vice-President, School Development Division, Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation (LLAC) opened up our exciting launch, which was hosted by the beautiful UCSD Park & Market in downtown San Diego. Craig warmly welcomed over 200 attendees to our Awards Ceremony and TREC...
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EXCITING NEWS – PACEs Connection is BACK!
Former PACEs Connection employees Dana Brown (L) with Vincent Felitti, MD, co-author of the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences study, and Carey Sipp (R) in San Diego in January, 2024. The last few months have been quite challenging, but we pushed, persevered, and didn’t give up hope. The “we” is Carey Sipp and Dana Brown. We were long-time staff members of PACEs Connection determined to reinstate the website and the resources and information we provide to communities after the platform went...
