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Might we want to do something similar in Sacramento?  Read or listen to the NPR story about this innovative program here: http://www.npr.org/2016/01/25/463875598/chicago-teens-and-combat-veterans-join-forces-in-urban-warriors-program

For two decades, there's been evidence that people who suffered childhood trauma — violence, sexual abuse or family dysfunction — are much more likely to have a chronic health problems and engage in risky behavior. Now, 14 community health centers around the U.S. are acting as laboratories for an experiment to see if screening and then treating people for trauma can improve the results from treatment they get for their diabetes, heart disease, pulmonary disease or other ailment.

On the surface, the notion seems preposterous: Hand out Samsung computer tablets to dozens of Sacramento County Main Jail inmates. But 40 of the tablets have been in use at the Main Jail downtown for two months, and officials say they have had virtually no problems. Inmates have used them to take classes toward high school diplomas, for parenting and domestic violence courses and, once they have earned enough points from studying, to watch preapproved movies or listen to music. The project,...

Sharing ….. See the link below for further details.  Gail To celebrate our 20 th anniversary, UCSF is hosting a daylong conference, Attachment and Trauma in Early Childhood: Embracing the Family in Clinical Practice, Research, and Public Policy " that will take place at UCSF on January 29, 2016. Please see this link for more information about the conference: http://www.ucsfcme.com/2016/MPS16001/info.html Printable brochure: http://www.ucsfcme.com/2016/MP...dTraumaBro2016db.pdf

A national forum bringing together the most respected thought leaders in trauma and education. For all interested in trauma-informed schools, please read about the upcoming Echo Parenting and Education conference coming up March 16th & 17th in Los Angeles. http://www.acesconnection.com/...-ve-been-waiting-for

Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) is offering four free webinars from January 12-20th on When Terrible Things Happen: Helping yourself and your community address trauma and build resilience.  https://carolynyoder.leadpages...webinar-information/   These webinars offer: Insights that will help you keep going when the going gets tough. Knowledge and skills of a trauma-informed lens to increase the impact you and your organization have.

Rebecca Pepper Sinkler- former editor of The New York Times Book Review and editor of SafeKidsStories shares the perspective of staff who attended a course given by the Institute for Family Professionals (IFP) , an organization based in Philadelphia that, since 2003, has provided training for professionals who work with children and families. Using recent research on brain theory and the effects of childhood trauma, IFP provides researched and proven best practices on topics such as...

There is no more important task than the development of an informed, effective, and responsible citizenry – The purpose of the Youth @ City Council Program is to provide the youth of Sacramento with an opportunity to develop social advocacy skills through civic engagement and learning. It is a call to action for young people to understand the impact of their voice in their neighbourhoods’ and communities.    Please pass this flier on to any young person who you believe...

On December 8, 2015, Sacramento ACEs Connection came together to begin the process of developing a shared mission, vision, and set of guiding principles that will help provide focus and direction to the group’s future collaborative strategies and activities.  13 ACEs partners were in attendance, with the overall objective of understanding the core values for each individual, so that we could better understand the values that would drive us as a group. At the beginning of our...

For Dennis Saenz, music is an escape from the troubling memories of his childhood. At age 20, Saenz plays the viola, flute and piano. He performs in the American River College Vocal Jazz Ensemble while pursuing a degree in music. His dream is to become a musical therapist and help those who have experienced significant life trauma. It’s a vision born out of his own troubled past and subsequent healing through music. Five years ago, Saenz was swept from his father into the foster care...

Sacramento County is isolating too many jail inmates in small cells for prolonged periods of time, sometimes for 24 hours a day, and may be headed for a class-action lawsuit. That’s the substance and threat of a scathing review, first released in August, by two groups that examined the treatment of inmates at the main jail downtown and Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center, both of which are operated by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. Attorneys with Disability Rights...

Should  Sacramento ACEs Connection group look into a screening of "Wounded Places" in Sacramento sometime soon? (see trailer below). California Assemblymember Rob Bonta who serves the East Bay sent out the following email.: As Chair of the Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, I invite you to join Chair Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer and me for a screening and discussion of the moving documentary "Wounded Places" at the Elihu Harris State Building in Oakland...