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...
Join 4CA in Sacramento on July 11 for Policymaker Education Day on Childhood Adversity! Our lawmakers need to hear from you about how childhood adversity affects your community and what they can do to help. Join with allies from across California to engage your elected officials on this important issue. (Bonus! lunchtime pep talk by Senator Holly Mitchell!) Who: 4CA Policymaker Education Day is designed for California residents who care about preventing and mitigating the effects of...
Imagine a California without youth prisons because we don’t need them anymore. Young people would still make mistakes, some of them tragic. But instead of being taken from their families and schools, they would receive community-based counseling, mentoring, job training and opportunities that build on their strengths, enabling them to become productive adults. The limited number of youth at risk of harming others would go to small, secure therapeutic residential treatment centers near their...
You're Invited to Let's Get Movin' for Kids! A family-friendly dance party to keep the early learning opportunities in California MOVIN' for kids and families! You are cordially invited to come boogie at the Capitol with MomsRising, First 5 Sacramento, Children Now, Common Sense Kids Action, and the office of Senator Richard Pan on Thursday, June 1st! Why are we boogieing?? Well, the California budget is movin’ through through its final steps to approval, and we want to make sure our...
From UC Berkeley's Extension Website : Researchers have documented the prevalence of trauma in the lives of the vast majority of public sector clients. Programs and systems that are seeking to integrate trauma-informed interventions include mental health, substance abuse, criminal justice, victim assistance and child welfare. Post-traumatic stress disorders and other trauma-related disorders and symptoms are increasing in the population of war veterans and those who have been exposed to...
The Sacramento Immigration Coalition launched the Rapid Response phone number last Thursday at a press conference in front of the Sheriff's office. This phone number is for people to report ICE activity in the Sacramento region so that legal observers can be dispatched to document how ICE is treating people, follow up with the families that were affected by a raid, and hopefully connect folks to legal services if anyone is put into deportation proceedings. We are always looking for more...
Sprouts - Trauma Informed Care Preschool Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento
On Friday May 5th, 2017 DA Anne Marie Schubert hosted the 18th Annual Public Safety & community Appreciation Luncheon titled "Heath, Safety, Education: Pathways to a Stronger Community". Would you believe the focus of the event after the Service Above Self Award was on ACEs and Trauma Informed Care! The YouTube "Chad" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFH6GR0ASKg) from Futures Without Violence was shown followed by a panel discussion to include Chief Renaud from Folsom Police Department, Dr...
Trauma-Informed Schools and the CLEAR-CA Intervention Model More Information: http://ext100.wsu.edu/clear/ Date: Friday, May 12, 2017 Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM Location: Yolo County Office of Education Conference Center (1280 Santa Anita Court, Suite 120, Woodland, CA) Event not limited to Yolo County residents. Please share with colleagues.
In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the California Departments of Public Health, Health Care Services and Social Services, and multiple community partners welcomed Dr. Kenneth Epstein to speak about his work highlighting trauma and resilience-informed practices. The event was also co-sponsored by ACEs Connection Network, Kaiser Permanente, and UC Davis Medical Center. Dr. Epstein leads the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s (SFDPH) Trauma-Informed Systems Initiative,...
Last Friday, on a sunny Spring day in Santa Clara, CA, about 100 people gathered to celebrate a milestone: Over the last 10 months, 65 trainers from Trauma Transformed, a regional trauma-informed center and clearinghouse in the San Francisco Bay Area, have educated 4,048 people in six counties about trauma-informed principles and practices.
At the monthly Mindful Educators MeetUp, practice mindfulness skills and learn about trauma informed practice. Check out the April meeting in this post, and mark your calendars for the next meeting on May 10.
This conference seeks to bridge the wisdom, perspectives, and experiences from the faith-based community to those of our Black Child Legacy Campaign communities to reduce African American child deaths in Sacramento County. In Sacramento County, African American children die at twice the rate of any other ethnicity. The four leading causes of death are perinatal conditions, infant sleep-related deaths, child abuse and neglect, and third –party homicide. The Black Child Legacy Campaign is the...
Save the Date: Tuesday, July 11 4CA Policymaker Education Day on Childhood Adversity, Sacramento The California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity (4CA) invites you to Sacramento for Policymaker Education Day. Our lawmakers need to hear from you about how adverse childhood experiences and childhood trauma affect your community and what they can do to help. Join with allies from across California to engage your elected officials on this important issue. Who: 4CA Policymaker Education Day...