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Suicides still plague county jails (SanDiegoUnionTribune.com)

Jason Nishimoto was not supposed to have a sheet in his jail cell, or anything to hang it from. But he did. The 44-year-old, who’d been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, was supposed to be in a suicide watch cell with special safeguards under new policies from the San Diego County sheriff for people whose cases indicate red flags for taking their own lives. When the jail took Nishimoto in after a family disturbance in September, his mother, Rochelle Nishimoto of Vista, received...

San Diego County Engaged in Statewide ACEs Policy Change

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

MARC - Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities: San Diego is Awarded!

[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...

The damage is already done.

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...

Domestic Violence and Children

  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...

Moved by ReMoved Video

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....

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