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Key Connection is partnering with the Kennewick School District to offer a free Resiliency training August 12 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. for adults living or working in Kennewick. Participants will learn more about resiliency building, what it looks like in everyday life and practical solutions you can start using today. Presenting will be the author of "The Resiliency Workbook", Nan Henderson, MSW. Every attendee will be provided with "The Resiliency Workbook" to keep. Attached you will find the...

April 28th Robert D. Sege, director at Hope National Resource Center, presented on Using Positive Childhood Experiences to Foster Hope. Although, the webinar/call has already taken place there there is great news. The webinar was recorded. Below you will find the hyperlink to access the April 28, 2021 Webinar. Using Positive Childhood Experiences to Foster HOPE (childrenshospitals.org)

Is the COVID-19 Pandemic an Adverse Childhood Experience? Join us for this special webinar sponsored by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and the Safe States Alliance Monday, May 24, 2021 | 2-3:00 p.m. ET This webinar will explore whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic may be an adverse childhood experience, and if so, what chronic disease program staff can do to promote long-term health and well-being among the most impacted populations. Who should attend? - State and...

Please join us for our next installment of A Better Normal, our live webinar series in which we imagine and create our society as trauma-informed! You may have seen we changed our name recently from ACEs Connection to PACEs Connection. Please join us to learn all about the groundbreaking research of Positive Childhood Experiences and how this is going to transform the work we are all doing. >>Click here to register<< PACEs and HOPE Live Event Friday, March 26, 2021 Noon PT / 1pm...

Kennewick and Pasco School Districts along with the Tri-Cities Latino Community Network invite you to join via zoom on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 6 pm for a virtually conference. Refer to the attached document for details regarding the virtual event. .

ACEs Resilience Collaborative meets quarterly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. These meeting minutes are from the December 8th 2020 meeting.

By Elizabeth Amon, The Imprint, November 15, 2020 She had been homeless and struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts over three difficult years, when Elsa St Clair was released in January from an Idaho psychiatric hospital. Today, the 24-year-old enjoys a reliable internet connection in a Spokane apartment that she’s decorated with the flag of Eastern Washington University, where she hopes to study nursing. In preparation for her future career, she is about to start an online...

Join us on Friday November 6, 2020 from noon to 1:00 PST as we come together and join Satya Chandragiri MD, Bonnie O’Hern RN, Denise PNP, & Michael Polacek RN for a discussion around the tender issue of suicide. Together we will discuss ways people and providers can support each other and encourage communities to take action to support one another around suicide prevention, crisis intervention, and the layers of culture and structural barriers to care. A special emphasis will be on...

Clallam Resilience Project is facilitating a community project to create a tiny video series called "Take Care & Be Well." The series intends to share resilience skills that community members are already using, and help identify new ones. Videos can be found on the Clallam Resilience Project website or youtube channel . What resilience skills do you practice in everyday life?

In a conversational style, join physician Drew Factor who will speak with Dr. Tracy Gaudet, Liza Guroff and An é Watts in a discussion entitled "Reimagining Health Care". Dr. Gaudet will speak about her experience engaging in transformational change at the Veterans Administration and how this has shaped the development of her own Functional Medicine Institute , while Ms. Guroff and Ms. Watts will speak about their knowledge of a Trauma-Informed Approach both at a systems (National Council...

Can universal ACEs screening be equitable? A conversation about concerns and solutions. When: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2-3:30 pm PDT/5-6:30 pm EDT This webinar explores what it takes to ensure that equity is built into the process of screening and providing support for families who have experienced trauma and want help. REGISTER HERE Background At the beginning of this year, California, through the ACEs Aware initiative began rolling out universal screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs),...

Kitsap Strong is excited to launch the 3rd Annual Resiliency Summit! In the hopes of making an engaging and inclusive virtual education experience, we have arranged for a full month of Lunch Time Learning sessions during the Month of October! This month-long (Monday - Friday) lunch and learn series will be a hope-filled experience in connecting, learning, and growing together to build a more resilient community! We are honored to offer increadible sessions provided by: Roberto Dansie-...