The springtime sun blazes over East Arrow Highway in Pomona, California, and the glare off the whitish-gray concrete walkways forces everyone to squint. Regina Dotson moves busily in and out of her office on the second floor of a residential...
Here's a great article about a grassroots effort in Teralta Park in City Heights started by Arturo and Gabby Soriano called Youth Empowerment. Instead of dodging bullets on the street, they’re dodging paintball pellets in a park. Instead...
Take a framework for trauma-informed primary care.... add an in-depth academic overview of ACEs-related research for physicians. Then couple a 50-slide PowerPoint that physicians can use to educate legislators and members of the medical community who...
OVERVIEW The ACEs Connection Network comprises ACEsTooHigh.com and ACEsConnection.com. The network is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the California Endowment and currently engages over 4,000 members. ACEsTooHigh.com is...
A landmark first step was taken today to insure that all public schools in the United States be legally required to address the unique learning needs of children affected by adverse childhood experiences. A class action suit on behalf of...
Bill HR 850, The Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015 was introduced by Congressperson Tim Ryan from Ohio in February. The bill is supported by San Diego representative Susan Davis . At the end of April, the Bill...
Belated thanks to Sara Durán, Linkage to Care Coordinator for Christie's Place, for her informative presentation on their services, and their Trauma Informed Journey, in our May 1st meeting! Christie's Place provides services to women,...
San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team May 1, 2015 12:30pm-2:00pm Meeting Notes Mission Statement: To promote the development and provision of trauma-informed services in San Diego County’s agencies and systems through collaboration, advocacy and education to achieve transformation. I. Present: Stephen Carroll – San Diego Youth Services Betsy Knight – HHSA BHS ...
The County of San Diego is currently accepting applications from qualified applicants for the position of Behavioral Health Program Coordinator (Retitled from Mental Health Program Coordinator)...
It took two years of weekly meetings between parents and organizers, but now 12 parent leaders at Cherokee Point Elementary School in City Heights, a mostly low-income urban neighborhood with 91,000 residents in San Diego, are teaching people...
The San Diego Institute of Bioenergetics Analysis (SCIBA ) and Living Ubuntu are proud to sponsor this three-day workshop for anyone interested in learning more about trauma recovery, wanting to learn TRE for the first time, or wanting to get...
The CA Endowment's addition to Health Happens Here! Filmmaker Rita Grant's video on San Diego Unified School District's Principal at Cherokee Point Elementary in City Heights, Godwin Higa, and his lens and leadership of a compassionate...
The CA Endowment's newest addition to Health Happens Here! Videographer Rita Grant has created an exceptional video on Trauma Informed Community Schools in City Heights. The place-based outcomes (in the home, in the school, in the...
Let's build the movement! Please complete the Community Assets and Opportunities Survey and the San Diego County ACEs Connection group community managers will add you and your organization to either the ACEs-, Trauma-Informed, and Resilience-Building...
Thank you to each of you who engaged in our ACEs Connection Lunch & Learn on Thursday, January 29th from Noon to 2:00 pm. Hosted by Cherokee Point Elementary School, over 55 participants celebrated the the SD-Trauma Informed Guide Team's convergence of their communication platform onto SD County's online group. Honoring the history of the SD-Trauma Informed Guide Team, Amelia Barile-Si mon, Kimberly Beckstead, and Pam Hansen shared the evolution of the Guide Team. ...