The Community Resiliency Model (CRM) is a set of trauma-informed skills that can help people monitor their bodily sensations and ground themselves towards their Resilient Zone. CRM is supporting individuals towards resilience in Georgia and across the nation. To read more about the basis of CRM and how it's being used today, check out our newest blog post here .
Chart is sample page from county-by-county funding allocated as part of ARPA. Information is available by clicking here. This is the first of several articles on the importance of any resilience-focused entity, including your PACEs Connection community, seeking out the people in your area allocating ARPA funding and asking for money. Organizations do not necessarily have to be 501 C-3 nonprofits to receive funding. Thanks to federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to states in April...
This week, the US Surgeon General issued an advisory entitled, "Protecting Youth Mental Health." This advisory offers insights into the mental health crisis our nation's youth are facing as well as providing recommendations on steps we all can take to improve their mental health. The urgency of this crisis is further supported by the latest data shared this week by the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force, showing that youth suicides in our state had increased by more than 50% from 2019...
The NC Mini-Conference #2: The Ripple Effect of Trauma was a powerful 2 hour training with over 125 folks participating from all over the State of North Carolina gathering together to learn about trauma-informed practices through a racial equity lens. A number of presenters shared including information about how trauma impacts the biology of the nervous system sharing the example of how we respond if we see a snake and then when we perceive a snake, our bodies respond the same way due to our...
Say So is doing amazing things to empower the voices of our youth! https://www.saysoinc.org https://www.saysoinc.org/local-chapters
The Trauma Resource Institute is offering a public workshop in December on a sliding scale for anyone interested in getting a 6 hour CRM training. https://www.traumaresourceinstitute.com/crm-skills-trainings/2021-12-08-15-crm-1053
Stay current with ACEs Connection -- and easily share stories via social media and email -- by accessing ACEs Connection and/or your community’s home page on your phone. Adding an ACEs Connection shortcut to your phone works for iPhone and Android systems and makes staying logged in, checking in, and sharing out quick and easy, on-the-go! Community managers: Share this post with community members, as using the shortcut is a great way to help your members stay abreast of what’s going on! On...
Register today for the NC Trauma-Informed Communities Mini-Conference scheduled for Friday, December 3. Meeting Registration - Zoom In this mini-conference, we’ll explore the ripple effects of trauma on individuals and communities. Building on foundational trauma 101 knowledge, we’ll dive deeper into the impact of trauma on individual’s physical, emotional, and behavioral experiences. We’ll further explore traumatic stress symptoms to be able to recognize signs that someone might be...
Pender County Task Force Meeting Nov. 23, 2021 ─ Overview The Pender County Resiliency Task Force met on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Amy Read, the leader of the Task Force began the meeting with a Land Acknowledgement honoring that we are standing on Waccamaw (Woccon) & Lumbee Nations. https://native-land.ca Amy then went on to show a video called Inbrief: The Science of Resilience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r8hj72bfGo Carey Sipp shared her thoughts about the...
Here is a list of local resources in Pender County. https://www.pendercountync.gov/hhs/notices-base/resource-guide-2018/
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We are thrilled to have two presentations about how health care systems can implement trauma-informed practices into their work to improve outcomes by addressing social determinants of health featured on next Wednesday's CTIPP CAN call, and are also looking forward to the Campaign Office Hour call that comes afterward! Links and more information are below (please be aware of time zones!): CTIPP CAN Call - Trauma-Informed Health Care - November 17th, 2-3:30pm ET/11am-12:30pm PT - Join Zoom...
Please join us today at noon for our WCCI Wednesday Conversation. We will be talking with Alysia Hoover-Thompson. She is a licensed psychologist and health service provider and the Director of Behavioral Health Integration at the High Country Community Health Center. She will be talking with us about how she sees trauma in the people she works with, how she helps them build resilience, and how she stays well. Read more here about HCCH: https://www.highcountrycommunityhealth.com/about-us Hope...