Tagged With "Black History Month"
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2011-2021—A decade of steady growth in ACEs and TI laws and resolutions in the states
In 2019 and 2020, dozens of states enacted nearly 60 laws and resolutions that reference adverse childhood experiences or trauma. In this post, there's an interactive map that shows them all.
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Register now! North Carolina Resilience Peer Connection August 18th from Noon – 1:00
Dear NC partners, Over the past couple of years, by survey and multiple conversations and meetings, we have asked those of you on the ground doing the important work of bringing communities together to prevent and address ACEs what you need to enhance the good work you’re doing. By far, the desire to connect with peers doing similar work has risen to the top as the #1 priority/desire that you and your colleagues wanted us to address and provide. We are excited to announce the first gathering...
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NC Child Legislative and Policy Update call 11 a.m. EST, Fri. Sept.10, 2021
Special NC Child Legislative Update: COVID Delta Variant & Children Presenters: Dr. Zack Moore, State Epidemiologist & Dr. Kelly Kimple, Women’s & Children’s Health Section Chief Friday, 9/10, 11:00 am All Friday updates will be provided live in both English and Spanish. Sign up here to attend. 2021 NC Statewide Virtual Policy Institute The NC Collaborative for Children, Youth, and Families and Prevent Child Abuse NC announce that registration for the 2021 Policy Institutes is...
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NC Resilience Peer Connection Wednesday, September 15th at Noon
From Mebane Boyd Please join us for the second monthly NC Resilience Peer Connection event this Wednesday! We'll be summing up our discussions from last month on where we'd like this group to go, and will also be looking for some feedback and discussions around data. How do we know what we're doing is making a difference? Click here to register for this event. (We're not calling it a meeting because it's a lot more fun than that.) Register in advance for this meeting:...
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In North Carolina, a new Civil War memorial honors Black Union soldiers (Washingtonpost.com)
By Kevin Maurer November 1, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. EDT In the early 1900s, two Civil War memorials — both honoring the Confederacy — were erected in the busy downtown district of Wilmington, N.C. They were meant largely to send a message of intimidation to African Americans and “carpetbaggers,” Northerners who came to the South during reconstruction — and there they stood for a century. Five miles away, Heather Wilson, the deputy director of the Cameron Art Museum, wanted to tell a different...
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Community Engagement and Empowerment Team Newsletter
NCDHHS Announces Updated Launch for Behavioral Health I/DD Tailored Plans "The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Ser vices announced that Behavioral Health and Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Tailored Plans will launch Dec. 1, 2022 , instead of July 1, 2022. Individuals who need certain services to address a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, severe sub stance use disorder, intellectual or developmental disabil ity or traumatic brain injury,...
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Local organizations in rural Eastern North Carolina pilot trauma-informed programs to support mental health & healing from trauma in educational, religious, and legal system settings
Hello! Rural Opportunity Institute (ROI) just wrapped up our first cohort of the Resilient Leaders Initiative , a 9-month program that supported 5 local organizations to pilot trauma-informed practices. This was the first social accelerator program model to that is: -focused on public agencies (not startups) -rooted in a rural community -supporting orgs on piloting trauma-informed practices Click here for the in-depth press release. Click here for a 2-page summary of outcomes. Thank you to...
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Resilient Bladen March Monthly Meeting
Angela Mendell Public School Forum of NC, Resilience and Learning Project She reviewed overview training and how it works: school sets up Resilience team, 2 years of coaching, 2 times a month, assessments, trauma-informed school training and presentations. Post on PACEs Connection about North Carolina Public Schools Forum https://www.ncforum.org/ amendell@ncforum.org Our next meeting will be on April 25 th at 11 am. This meeting will be extended to an hour and a half to accommodate our guest...
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Child Abuse Prevention Month Event
Join the Bladen County DSS for a Butterfly Release Ceremony in honor or Child Abuse Prevention Month on April 28th at 12:00 p.m.
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SPECIAL GUEST! Dr. Wanda Boone will present for Resilient Bladen - April 25th
Don't miss the next Resilient Bladen meeting which will be on Monday, April 25, at 11 am . Our guest presenter this month will be Dr. Wanda Boone from Durham Together for Resilient Youth . This meeting will be extended till 12:30 pm to allow for her presentation and Q&A. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 85399183180?pwd= TGYzc2tXVHdMVzFPTmVvdUhZOFVWZz 09 TRY- Together for Resilient Youth https://try4resilience.org/about
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May is Foster Care Awareness Month
Key Facts and Statistics from Childwelfare.gov Include these key points in your messaging to demonstrate the important role relative and kinship caregivers play in supporting family connections that are essential to a child’s health and well-being. There are over 407,000 children and youth in foster care , and 34 percent were placed with relatives or kin. The term kin encompasses both relatives (those related by blood or marriage) and fictive kin (those who are unrelated but have such a...
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Join us to talk with the nation’s first known 'minister of gun violence prevention,' this Thursday for our podcast 'History. Culture.Trauma.'
Ingrid Cockhren, PACEs Connection CEO, welcomes Rev. Deanna Hollas , the nation’s first known “minister of gun violence prevention,” for this week’s episode of "History. Culture. Trauma." on Thursday, June 2, at 1 p.m. PT; 4 p.m. ET. They will discuss the more than 60 mass shootings in the United States during the month of May 2022 — including the shooting of 10 Black adults and one White adult in Buffalo, New York, and last week’s killing of 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.
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County Commissioners Sign Local Resilient and Thriving Communities Proclamation
Leader of Resilient Bladen, Tocarra Osborne, presented the county of commissioners of Bladen County with the Resilient and Thriving Communities Week proclamation and they signed it to honor of this week in dedication to creating more trauma-informed and resiliency focused individuals and communities. Leader Tocarra Osborne is doing an incredible job leading this group to combine efforts to help create awareness and training to promote healthy and thriving individuals and communities within...
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Free to COOPs and your members: RYSE Center Presents: Radical Inquiry session on supporting BIPOC Youth Liberation!
COST: $150 - General Registration F REE - Cooperative of Communities Network Members using code P CCOOP22 Register here and use code PCCOOP22 J oin the RYSE Center and PACEs Connection on July 12. 2022 from 10 am-1 pm PT / 12 pm-3 pm CT / 1 pm-4 pm ET to examine how conventional social science research often produces and replicates unjust and harmful narratives about Black, Indigenous, Youth of Color (BIPOC) capacities, priorities, dreams, and needs. At the same time, research upholds and...
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July as National Minority Mental Health Month
Just a gentle reminder of a great opportunity to hear from national presenter Ingrid Cockhren - CEO of PACES Connection and Dr. Tyra Turner Whittaker on the topics of minority mental health in honor of July as National Minority Mental Health month . This topic is so important every month, but this month we highlight the importance of providing culturally relevant support by welcoming and hosting these amazing experts. It's free so don't forget to register here for the link. A flyer is also...
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July Monthly Meeting
Brene Brown shares the importance of being able to ask for help non-judgmentally in order to be able to offer support/help non-judgmentally. Brene Brown - Asking for Help Video 18 people joined the July Resilient Bladen Meeting where leader, Carra, spoke about Concrete Supports during times of Need from the Protective Factors training to help us shift the lens on how we see and interact with the folks we serve. There were also skills from the biology-based wellness skills model called the...
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September Monthly Meeting
Leader of Resilient Bladen, Carra Osborne, collaborated with 15 people who met for the Resilient Bladen Meeting on September 26, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. See the attachment for the notes from the meeting.
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Mental health has a race issue: How misdiagnosis is impacting Black employees
DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY Mental health has a race issue: How misdiagnosis is impacting Black employees By Alyssa Place November 15, 2022, 5:30 a.m. EST 6 Min Read Twitter LinkedIn Email Show more sharing options Photo by Rebrand Cities for Pexels When Dr. Jessica Jackson was called to do an evaluation at the hospital where she was the attending psychologist, what she encountered was not a mentally ill patient, but a persistent and dangerous issue rampant in the healthcare system . "They asked...
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April Meeting Recap
April 13, 2023: Today we honored April as Child Abuse Prevention month, discussed upcoming events and opportunities, and celebrated many accomplishments. Click here to access the slides from this month's meeting. See the summary below and required coalition member tasks follow. If you have any questions, please contact Stacie Kinlaw at skinlaw@rcpartnership4children.org or 910-738-6767 2023 COMMITMENTS TO ROAR EVERY stakeholder is encouraged and invited to COMPLETE the 2023 Commitments...
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The 2023 Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program is now Open For Registration
PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.
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The 2023 Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program is now Open For Registration
PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.
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Check Out New July Dates Added to the 2023 CRC Summer Curriculum and the Official Launch of the Dedicated CRC Community Page
July is a time to celebrate all summer has to offer by building bridges and innovating with community to get to the heart of trauma-informed awareness and resilience building. This month, we’ve added new July dates to the summer 2023 *CRC* curriculum—but that’s only half of the good news. Last year, the CRC began as a pilot program. Now that it's evolved, what better time to bring accelerator participants together in a PACEs Connection CRC community than the summer? We are proud to announce...
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World Mental Health Day: Mobilizing the Human Family Through the CRC & the PACEs Movement
Awareness about health outcomes are as much about the long-term impact caused by adverse childhood experiences as they are by positive childhood experiences. By providing education on trauma-informed awareness and resilience building frameworks, the CRC Accelerator certification is a tool for both.
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Strength Through Unity: Nurturing Trauma-informed Resilience in Families Displaced by Violence Through the CRC & the PACEs Movement
Beyond Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), our members seek to deeply understand strengths-based insights embedded in the remaining ACEs quadrant: Adverse Community Environments, Adverse Climate Experiences, and Atrocious Cultural Experiences.
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Healing Centered Futures through the CRC & the PACEs Movement: Announcing the CRC Fellowship, Celebrating CRC Graduates, and #GivingTuesday Campaign
Something amazing keeps happening in our CRC Accelerator program that we want to shout out from the rooftops this December. Thanks to our committed participants, the number of CRC graduates keeps increasing! The number of graduates has increased by 15x this year. As we head into a new year, w e are grateful for the unique role CRC Accelerator participants have played in expanding the PACEs movement through the willingness to explore healing-centered practices through a PACEs science lens.
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Creating Resilient Communities in 2024: The Year of Cultivating Resilient Networks Through Healing Centered Cultural Wisdom
As we head into our full CRC curriculum this January, we invite current and future CRC Accelerator participants to join us with collective care and self care in mind.
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February Collective Care Through the CRC & PACEs Movement: The Way Forward for Civil & Human Rights is Trauma-Informed
Nationally recognized days of awareness remind us of important civil and human rights movements led by Black and African-American communities and social justice advocates. February puts leadership, education, access, justice, policy, and governance under the spotlight. Through a PACEs science lens, this month is an opportunity to consider trauma-informed transformation through a PACEs science lens as the way forward.
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CRC Accelerator Hiatus Announcement: Limited Time Left to Complete the CRC Accelerator Program, Certificate of Participation Toolkit & The Road Ahead
March marks the final month of the granting period for the CRC Accelerator. Here are the next steps for certification or a certificate of participation.
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Re: The 2023 Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program is now Open For Registration
The 2023 Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program seems like a great opportunity for individuals and organizations to learn about trauma-informed awareness and resilience-building frameworks. The program covers a wide range of topics, and the fact that it's free and open to the public is fantastic. It's also convenient that most events repeat every month, allowing for flexibility in attendance. Overall, it appears to be a valuable initiative for anyone interested in creating...
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CRC Accelerator Hiatus Reminder & April “Hour of Power” to Support CRC Participants With Only One Event to Completion Learn CRC Fellowship Next Steps
As we’ve recently announced, the CRC Accelerator is taking an indefinite hiatus, but this moment of growth is anything but goodbye. Two years into this unique program, we are aware of the incredible impact access can have on PACEs initiatives and we now have a CRC Fellowship that grows with each CRC graduate.
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Re: May is Foster Care Awareness Month
During this month, various organizations, communities, and individuals come together to highlight the challenges faced by children in foster care and advocate for increased support and resources. fireboy and watergirl
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Re: Free to COOPs and your members: RYSE Center Presents: Radical Inquiry session on supporting BIPOC Youth Liberation!
The workshop will explore how research can be reimagined to support BIPOC Emoji Kitchen youth, emphasizing the need to uplift their capacities, priorities, dreams, and needs. The session will focus on Radical Inquiry (RI) , a method that requires active and ongoing engagement with BIPOC youth to question how well systems, policies, and programs serve them. This inquiry pushes beyond resilience as a benchmark, advocating for accountability in systems and a movement towards liberation.
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A BETTER CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
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Re: CRC Accelerator Hiatus Announcement: Limited Time Left to Complete the CRC Accelerator Program, Certificate of Participation Toolkit & The Road Ahead
While we hope this is merely a temporary pause, uncertainty looms. The CRC io games remains committed to transparency as a core value. We encourage our participants to engage in the remaining CRC events this month to complete their certification and leverage PACEs tools and resources. We are dedicated to reflecting on the insights and feedback gathered throughout the program and will explore strategies for scalability to enhance the participant experience.
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PCANC: Ensuring All Children Feel Valued, Seen and Supported
Today, we recognize Psychologist Mamie Phipps Clark, a pioneer in child development and racial equity. Her groundbreaking research, which shaped Brown v. Board of Education, revealed the profound impact of racism and segregation on children's self-perception and well-being. At Positive Childhood Alliance NC, we know that how children see themselves—and how they are treated by the world around them—shapes their development and well-being. Mamie Phipps Clark’s work reminds us that nurturing,...