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The System Involved Youth Action Group addresses the need to increase trauma-informed practice among agencies that support youth involved in juvenile justice, child welfare, or other systems. Follow the link below to see several new resources for trauma-informed approaches when working with system involved youth, including dual-status youth who may be involved in juvenile justice AND child welfare at the same time. ...

As the flyer indicates, the panel introduced Senator Pan’s legislative agenda to develop a Children’s Bill of Rights, with the mission of creating a child-centered California. The issues raised by the attendees, some of whom were community members and parents, and others that represented a range of Sacramento’s public agencies and community based organizations, foregrounded mental health needs in policy advocacy.

I am uploading several presentations I have developed concerning ACEs/TIC for the community.

Come talk to Senator Pan, Jay Hansen of the SCUSD School Board, and community leaders Kim Williams (BHC) and Jim Steyer (Common Sense). See details on flyer.

Yesterday I mistakenly posted to this group, an event that has passed; I quickly deleted it, but the post lives on in your email inbox. Please delete/ignore the post titled "Coming in September: Alliance for Boys and Men of Color In-Person Health Policy Workgroup Meeting". This event occurred in the past; you can't get there without a time machine! My apologies for the confusion.

UCD Trauma Informed Beginnings Students, staff and YRN members met recently to brainstorm on strategies for helping UCD become a Trauma Informed Campus. Several groups, organizations and individuals were recognized and will be contacted over the summer to help identify what is currently happening on the UCD campus’, what is needed, and what’s the next steps are toward creating a Trauma Informed Campus. Defining a Trauma Informed University is one of the first steps. Although many schools,...

SEE YOU TUESDAY for our June Monthly Meeting!

Register for this important, and FREE training, but hurry, the training dates are coming up in just two weeks. See flyer below; also attached.

I was very intrigued, and eagerly registered- this is what we're trying to ramp up here in Sacramento! And there were many great nuggets of wisdom shared. (Powerpoint slides are attached).

On June 1st Resilient Sacramento ACEs Connection representatives Carolyn Curtis, Barbara Stern, and Wendie Skala met with Sacramento Superintendent Don Nottoli to share how they are working together to reduce the number of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the greater Sacramento area and provide opportunities to promote healing and increase resiliency. Superintendent Nottoli expressed interest in helping Resilient Sacramento increase awareness about trauma-informed practices.

This video is about 2 years old, but I just came across it last week and wanted to share with you all. It is a powerful statement by the students at Leadership High School in San Francisco, CA. They speak about the ongoing adversity and toxic stress in their daily lives and in their community, all through the power of music. The youth voice is so important as we work to bring trauma-informed and resilience building practices to communities. Link to video: Toxic Stress, Toxic Streets

On June 14, DeAngelo Mack, Program Coordinator of the Sacramento Violence Intervention Program with WellSpace Health, will be presenting to the Resilient Sac Monthly Meeting.