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Greetings, Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health Services is seeking information to understand the mental health needs for children and youth aged 6 to 21 and their caregivers. Using an online survey, we want to know where youth or families get help, and what can be improved to help youth and families in crisis. Provided below is a link to the survey (previously distributed in English and is now translated into six threshold languages), which should take no more than 10 minutes to...

"There is no such thing as a free lunch," but breakfast is on them! DOORDASHD - Get a $15 gift card just for attending. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing health and economic inequities in the Latino community. During the initial months of the pandemic, Latinos comprised a disproportionate share of infections in Placer County, which placed a spotlight on the need for timely information, availability and distribution of resources, and greater collaboration among government, the...

Hello Dear Community Members, Here is the email address for Kaytie Speziale: KSpeziale@phadvocates.org Here is the link to the video we played during Tuesday's monthly meeting this week: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14MonXlDVWYwBfcvLKQvHTEFJEzT8Wz4R/view?usp=sharing

Multi-Day Virtual Training Institute in February 2021 Application Deadline: Thursday, December 3, 2020 Multidisciplinary teams are invited to participate in the Building Collaborative Responses to Trafficked Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Institute. The Institute will focus on improving collaborative responses for adult/youth domestic violence and sexual assault victims who have also experienced human traffickiing. View and share the flyer for the institute . As a result of...

Please join us for the next Sacramento County Methamphetamine Coalition Meeting: Date: November 12, 2020 Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Location: ZOOM Webinar Registration: https://zoom.us/j/93491886624?pwd=UkprNFdWMVJaNmF6K1VJdzQ4UEpMdz09 The focus of this meeting will be to provide information about the Let’s Talk Meth digital outreach campaign For questions about the Sacramento County Methamphetamine Coalition or the upcoming meeting, please email DHS-SUPT@saccounty.net or call 916-874-9855.

Topic: Resilient Sacramento Monthly - All Children Thrive Start Time : Nov 10, 2020 02:48 PM Meeting Recording: https://baymark.zoom.us/rec/share/kwW2Dbk3kHo65ZIX2yE_p9c-gcIKEbuIAlJULIpHYzmVMDpf6d9UV1OEPcMaRcXF.gYybHnf6rDRJO6zI See you next month!

Doctors and nurses at a hospital in Sacramento, California were uncomfortable interacting with a 17-year-old black youth who had suffered a gunshot wound and was paralyzed from the neck down. DeAngelo Mack “They didn’t want to tend to him, because they thought he was disrespectful,” said DeAngelo Mack, who has advocated on behalf of hundreds of black and brown youth who have been victims of violence. “My work was to explain to them, of course he’s frustrated. He’s a 17-year-old kid who will...

In our efforts to strengthen our anti-racism initiatives, it is critical to build our communication skills to address our nation’s historic injustices to aid in the healing and well-being of our communities. Join us on Monday, November 9th from 12 - 1 p.m. for the next installment in our series - Growing as a Community: Crucial Conversations. We will discuss the following: Using a crucial conversations framework to impact our everyday lives and behaviors Understanding challenges in...

Event to be held at the following time and date: Monday, November 9, 2020 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (PST) To join this event, Please register using this link: https://bit.ly/3oLX0YO

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) in collaboration with the Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA), the California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (CAPSAC), and the Center for Innovation and Resources, Inc. (CIR), are working to support California's ACEsAware initiative. The CALIFORNIA ACES ACADEMY webinar series is one effort to promote and educate Medi- Cal providers and others about the ACEsAware initiative throughout the state. Please see attached...

Please join us for our monthly Resilient Sacramento ACEs Connection Meeting on Tuesday Nov 10th at 3PM. Kaytie Speziale, Public Health Advocates, will be presenting on the All Children Thrive Program. All Children Thrive (ACT) was designed to build a movement of communities engaged in transformative work to prioritize and optimize children's health and wellbeing. Places - including neighborhoods, cities, counties, regions, and states - are implementing and testing changes to reverse trends...

From The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, October 2020 In partnership with the Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health Services, The Center will award funding for eligible community-based agencies — including nonprofits, for-profits and public-private partnerships — to provide trauma-informed community outreach and engagement and support services that address mental health and wellness of the African American/Black community. Successful applicants will demonstrate understanding of...