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Without this mindful consideration of approach, we run the risk of creating resistance to trauma informed healing, instead of its embrace. Often, a conscious effort to learn about our communication patterns that have been socialized from our own life experiences, including how implicit bias impacts these patterns, is key to mindfully teaching ACES, trauma informed care and resilience building.

Susan Jones, a member of Resilient Sacramento and Behavior Specialist at San Juan Unified School District, spent the day of the Becoming a Trauma Sensitive School conference, overjoyed. This conference has been Susan's long term goal with the district, and the day she planned for the convened administrators, teachers, and school staff members was an phenomenal success.

Every first Wednesday of the month, join Mindful Educators, led by Resilient Sacramento member Susan Jones, to explore how to use a mindfulness approach in the school community.

The original play TRIGGER, written and directed by Resilient Sacramento member DeAngelo Mack and acted by local youth, was a smash hit.

Each month, as part of their work to help decrease disparities in African American child deaths, Mutual Assistance Network hosts a Neighborhood Link Celebration, each with a different theme. For March, the theme was Health and Wellness.

If you are affected by crime & violence, victim of crime and violence and/or want to advocate for safer communities, this is an event for you.

The ACEs/Resilient Sacramento community is ideal for providing insightful feedback about the needs of California's children!

ACEs Connection Network is looking for a qualified person to work with communities, organizations and individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area to prevent, address and heal the trauma of ACEs and build resilience. This position will focus on working with existing efforts, avoiding duplication and re-enforcing cooperative, coordinated efforts to channel the diversity and richness of ACEs science and trauma work in the Bay Area. For the job posting and application instructions, see ACEs...

When Ayman Mohamed arrived at the Tarbiya Institute in Roseville for morning prayer on Feb. 1, he saw his religion had been attacked. On the mosque’s white front walls, “Muslims Out” and other hateful messages about Islam had been spray-painted in black. Even a nearby truck had been vandalized. Shocked and saddened, the mosque’s director of Islamic studies opened up the building and ushered in his congregants for the day’s first prayer. His message to his stricken congregation: Stay strong,...

The Sacramento Public Library is proud to partner with Family Hui to bring ACEs informed parenting classes and community building to Oak Park. We are actively recruiting families to participate. Please share with any Oak Park families that you think may be interested. Family Hui, a Mindful Parenting Program for families with children ages 0-5, is coming to the Colonial Heights Library! With a mission to support, encourage, and empower parents and caregivers, Family Hui celebrates the joys of...

Register ASAP: Exploration of Suicidal Risk Among the Transgender Population When Tuesday, March 14, 2017 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location Sutter Center for Psychiatry, 7700 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95826

What We Have Learned and Where Should We Go Next? Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 8:00am - 12:00pm UC Center Sacramento 1130 K Street, Suite LL22 Sacramento, CA 95814 Child poverty continues to be a major challenge for the United States and California. The UC Davis Center for Poverty Research and UC Center Sacramento will bring together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners together for a workshop “Child Poverty Research, Public Policy and the Road Ahead: What We Have Learned and Where...