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Hi San Diego!  I wanted to share this brief article about a statewide policy convening that occurred last month in America's Finest City!  I was proud and honored to participate in this meeting, where we brainstormed ideas for preventing and addressing childhood trauma and adversity.  For more information, click on the link below for the article by senior reporter David Gorn.  http://www.californiahealthlin...a-action-plan-coming

San Diego State University professors J. Luke Wood (left) and Frank Harris created an online course to help community college faculty members lower the achievement gap faced by men of color. ...

Alliant International University is proudly hosting a Winter Colloquiumon November 10th from 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm on campus.Rachel Yehuda, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the lcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and...

[Originally posted by Leslie Lieberman]                Fourteen communities from across the country now have an opportunity to expand their innovative work in addressing childhood adversity through a new project launched by The by  The Health Federation of Philade lphia , with support from the  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  and  The California Endowment.   Called Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC), the...

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Paper Tigers, the documentary of the 1st Trauma Informed School in our nation, is being hosted by the Landmark Theatre in Hillcrest on Monday, October 26th, at 6.30 pm.   FREE!   Robert Redford's son, James, and his film crew followed...

One look at my tempting rose-colored lips and my limp fragile body was crushed against the wall. I felt the mirror shatter to pieces behind my head.  A crooked smile lay across his face when he saw the terror in my deep blue eyes. Who said you...

  This video really spoke to me about those children who experience domestic violence. Most of the time the voice of these children go unheard. Children go through many challenges to escape these negative atmospheres which is also considered...

This play tells the story of four African Americans who work as guards in a private immigration detention center.   This was the notable reaction from one of the cast members: Ms. Agosto was surprised to learn that, “the exit can be just as...

This is an amazing Social Media success story.  Wondering if ACEsConnection might replicate this in some way…   Read article here:  http://www.burnsmarketing.com/...ership#axzz3npmTrLzN   Home » Work » Case...

I wanted to share this video because it really moved me and transformed the way I see children who have gone through similar situations. It captures abuse and foster care in such a raw and emotional way that it is hard not to be moved by it....

From Deanna Handel, Ventura County ACEs Connection group Community Manager.    For a different work project, I came across this slideshow on cultivating knowledge through communities of practice, with a focus on online communities, and it...