On July 11, the “4CA” Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity organized approximately 100 people into small teams of 3-6 people to visit the offices of 80 legislators. Organized by the 4CA steering group led by Center for Youth Wellness, Children Now, and ACEs Connection Network, the day was a decided success.
We will therefore not hold our regularly scheduled Resilient Sacramento meeting on that date. If you can, please join us at the Capitol! Or follow us on twitter: @acestoohigh and #4CAKidsDay17
No matter where you are, be sure to follow the events of the day on twitter: Follow @acestoohigh and #4CAKidsDay17 to get live updates all day.
Note from Gail: Watch this great video from the Health Education Council and you will recognize many friends and colleagues and some great quotes from many of them! The Health Education Council recognizes violence as a public health issue. For many low-income families, the concern over safety far outweighs the concern for healthy eating and active living. In order to truly move the dial towards better health in the communities we serve, the residents' needs of safety and security have to met...
I hope everyone is staying safe and sane during this heat wave! I wanted to share with you a tool that I came across from the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance Project (if you have not had a chance to subscribe to their weekly newsletter , please do! It has a wealth of wonderful information that intersects with Resilience / Trauma Informed work) They also have a bunch of great free webinars ! Teaching Tolerance’s Social Justice Standards "Social Justice Standards: The Teaching...
Susan Jones, Behaviorist Specialist for the San Juan Unified School District in Sacramento, has done it again! Thanks to Susan and Kate Hazarian, the Director of Family and Community Engagement (FACE), almost 200 enthusiastic participants enjoyed a full day of speakers and workshops learning about the epidemiology of ACES, community programs that are working with the schools, restorative practices, mindfulness and compassion and especially self care. Dr. Flojuane Cofer, Imani Lucas and Chris...
As you gather with children this Father’s Day weekend, consider how far you would go to ensure their well-being: If your child had cancer or diabetes, would you wait until the disease were critical before you called doctors to intervene? Of course not. And yet this year, as in every year, thousands of young adults will cross the threshold into serious mental illness and go untreated because of a health care paradigm that California must change. To understand the need, consider that...
Resilient Sacramento is meeting today, same place, same time. Agenda attached.
First 5 Sacramento has developed a toolkit to help families develop material and emotional safety plans to ease and heal the community stress that arises from immigration and deportation fears.
What: Sacramento Summer Night Lights When: Kick off is June 10, 2017, 7PM-11PM and every Thurs/Fri/Sat, 7PM-11PM thru August 26 2017 Where: 7833 Center Parkway Drive, Sacramento, CA 95823 The Mack Road Partnership is proud to present our annual Sacramento Summer Night Lights (SSNL) Program this year between June-September 2017. This summer program is designed to provide a fun and safe environment for local families to gather and get to know their neighbors. The SSNL program provides FREE...
Sacramento Violence Intervention Program (SVIP) invites you to join us and other families who have experienced the trauma of a loved one injured by violence. Come enjoy an evening of self-care and discussion around Adverse Childhood Experiences and ways to continue on a healing path. June 15 th , 2017 6pm – 7:30pm WellSpace Health, South Valley Center 8233 E. Stockton Blvd. Ste. D Sacramento, CA. 95828 See Flyer attached. Each family will receive a $10 gift card and refreshments will be...
Join us for the last of the Spring Diversity Series: Power, Privilege, and Oppression in a Psychological Context by Ryan A. Cheperka, Ph.D. on Tuesday, June 13th from 6 - 8pm. Dr. Cheperka is the past Diversity Chair for SVPA (2013 - 2016) and has intensive training/experience on presenting on introductory diversity concepts related to multicultural psychology. She previously was the coordinator for a Multicultural Immersion Program and has specialized with the LGBTQ communities. This...
Register by June 1 to participate in a state wide education day at the State Capitol, with the goals to 1) Raise awareness of the impact of childhood adversity on children, youth, families, and communities and 2) Address gaps and structural inequities in systems so they can prevent and appropriately respond to childhood adversity, strengthen protective factors and build resilience.
1,100 students. 21 languages. 56 teachers. Encina Preparatory (6-12) High School serves families who come from around the world and across the street. This year we explore culture, resilience, challenges and change in suburban Sacramento. GO HERE for links to great pictures and stories of the diversity and resilience of the school. And you will see and hear from some Resilient Sac members! GO ENCINA
UPDATED NOTE: For Outside Agencies and Districts – Thank you for your interest, we are happy to have you, please complete the form (Attached) below and email to Nicole LoBese (nicole.lobese@sanjuan.edu). by 5pm on JUNE 2, 2017. Brief summary of the day – Keynotes focus on ACEs study, physiology and neurology of the brain and impact of trauma on behavior. Participants would gain basic understanding of the brain science of reactivity and stress, how staff can prevent and intervene with...