I'm always astounded at resiliency in the face of adversity. Wanted to share the story of Grandma Gatewood and how she overcame her childhood and adult trauma. Beautiful story. I've always found walking great distances to be very...
Att ached is a two page brief on current ACEs in children in Sacramento County and City, with comparison with state data. This was based on household based telephone survey data of parents about their children from 2011/2012 prepared b y the...
“Paper Tigers” is coming to Sacramento! On October 16, 7:00 p.m., this documentary film will be screened at the Crest Theatre. A panel will follow the film, featuring: Jamie Redford, film producer Jim Sporleder, principal of Lincoln...
"The California School-Based Health Alliance (CSHA) received a $2 million grant July 14 from The San Francisco Foundation to support trauma-informed care in 15 school-based health centers in Oakland Public Schools. The grant will enable...
I'm cross-posting this to our group page, because we were just talking about this in our Tuesday meeting- how there are not quite enough resources on protective factors for adolescents! Below is a description, the webpage link, and an attached...
Sacramento Bee Letter to the Editor submitted regarding: Report: Girls Face ‘Sex-Abuse-To-Prison-Pipeline’ article by Stell Simonton. http://jjie.org/report-girls-face-sex-abuse-to-prison-pipeline/114808/ ...
Hi all- Hope to see you at our July ACEs Connection meeting, TODAY Tuesday, July 14th, 4:00-5:30pm Kiwanis Family House 2875 50th St, Sacramento, CA 95817 Draft agenda 1. Welcome and introduction 2. ACEs Overview & multi-sector approach to ACEs awareness and response 3. Discussion - purpose/ goals of Sacramento ACEs Connection Group 4. Possible community events - Paper Tigers screening - Regional conference? 5. Next meeting
Link below is to a July 1, 2015 SacBee editorial on recent mental health care cuts in Sacramento County and the known impact on increasing suicide rates: http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article26003173.html
Hi everyone and welcome to the Sacramento County ACEs Connection group! We had a great first in-person meeting a couple of weeks ago and decided to meet monthly. Our monthly meetings will be held the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 4-5:30pm...
Today I read the text of a speech given by Sherry Sykes, who works for the US Foreign Service, on four levels of intervention to combat violence. In the speech, she discusses why she embarked on a year long fellowship to learn about the sources of...