Tagged With "Opportunity Summit"
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Artists in the ACE and Resilience Movement: Creative Avenues to Change
They began with a song and ended with a poem. In-between, there were photographs and giant graphic renderings, movement exercises and a “human pulse” formed when 90 people stood in a circle and squeezed each other’s hands. At a June summit in Whatcom County, Washington, titled “Our Resilient Community: A Community Conversation on Resilience and Equity,” the arts played a starring role. Kristi Slette, executive director of the Whatcom Family and Community Network, one of two Washington sites...
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Reminder: SDTIGT March 4 meeting 12:30-2pm at San Diego Center for Children
Reminder: San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team Meeting is March 4, 2019 12:30pm-2:00pm We are at our new location at San Diego Center for Children 3002 Armstrong Street, San Diego, CA 92111 (Please sign in at Lobby) 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. DRAFT AGENDA Introductions Agency Overview and Trauma Informed Journey...
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Report: Progress made to increase number of youth working, in school in San Diego County (sandiegouniontribune.com)
A report by San Diego Workforce Partnership and Measure of America has found progress is being made in reducing the number of youth living in the county who are not in school and unemployed, factors that put them at greater risk of becoming homeless. “Things are definitely improving,” said Laura Kohn, San Diego Workforce Partnership’s director of communications and local income mobility. “What we learned in this latest data release was the rate of youth disconnection continues to decline,...
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San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team Membership Meeting, Friday, Sept. 7th, from Noon (networking) and Meeting from 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Zoom (virtual) link: https://zoom.us/j/8584722321 Or Telephone : (929)436 2866 or (669)900 6833 Meeting ID: 858 472 2321 I Welcome - Introductions (Name and Organization) II Update on Strategic Plan Accomplishment activity from July 6, 2018 meeting III Committee Report Out a. Membership Committee: Co-Chairs Stephen Carroll/Linda Ketterer - Honoring New Members (2nd meeting) b. Resources Committee: Co-Chairs Morgan Basket/Cambria Walsh - SD-TIGT (private) Membership Community on ACEs...
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MARC Booklet 2016: Features San Diego
Hi All! Please find attached the 2016 booklet for the Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) project, including San Diego and the other 13 communities that have been selected to participate in this 2 year learning collaborative. This is a great summary of the work happening in all 14 communities across the country. Harmonium, Inc, the San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team, and ALL of us play a pivotal role in advancing the resilience building movement across our community.
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Opportunity Summit 2019 by San Diego Workforce Partnership (Register at Eventbrite)
As we wrap up the year, we’re extremely proud to share our annual report where we explore what it means to us to be trailblazers: Experience it here . We’re also packing up and moving out . We will be up and running in our new office on January 7. Stay tuned for open house details. Just announced—our 3rd annual Opportunity Summit is happening on May 2, 2019! The Summit is central to our efforts and community collaboration needed to reduce/eliminate youth disconnection throughout our region.
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Paper Tigers Screening 10/26/15
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...
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Boston’s architect of community well-being: Pediatrician Renée Boynton-Jarrett
She talks with parents about the relationship between childhood adversities they have experienced and how that may have an impact on parenting.
“I frame things a bit more broadly than ACEs,” she said, “because I think it’s very important to reflect on a broader number of exposures than were covered in the original study, such as poverty or structural violence and racism.”
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California 2018 State Profile
Hi, Everyone: Here’s the state profile for California. To review the entire profile, open the PDF that is attached to this post. If you have corrections or additions, please leave them in the comments section of this post. We’ll be reviewing the comments regularly and doing fact-checks. The information you give us will also help us determine how to organize and expand the information in the state profiles. We will be turning this post into a living profile that, with your help and input,...
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Call for Poster Presentations by July 17th! IVAT - Institute on Violence, Abuse & Trauma's 22nd International Conference
22nd International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma September 24-27, 2017 Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, San Diego CA 92122 Building Peace by Linking Research, Practice, Advocacy and Policy Registration Coming Soon ! The 22nd International Summit on Violence, Abuse and Trauma is a unique forum for people from all disciplines and philosophies to gather for in-depth exchange of current information on all facets of violence, abuse and trauma prevention, intervention and research. We...
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Call for Poster Submissions! IVAT 23rd Annual International Summit - Voices Against Violence: Breaking Through the Silence
You are invited to submit a poster to be featured at the 23rd International Summit happening September 6 - 9, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine. Every year presenters from across the globe showcase their research, programs and campaigns during the Poster Session & Welcoming Reception. Presenters have the opportunity to network and share ideas with diverse professionals in the fields of violence, abuse, and trauma. Winners will be chosen at the end of the session. Last Year's...
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Cherokee Point Parent Leaders Inspire at Restorative Practice / Restorative Justice Summit in San Diego!
Cherokee Point Parent Leaders presented at the Restorative Practice / Restorative Justice Summit hosted by the Human Relations Commission and Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention in San Diego last Friday. Sharing their work over the past 5 years in two break-out sessions, they moved audiences with their compelling stories demonstrating how a trauma-informed community school can lead to transformative change for their children and families. Please see the attachment for more...
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Clinton Foundation, The San Diego Foundation, County of San Diego Launch Blueprint to Improve Health and Well-Being of San Diego Children & Families (clintonfoundation.org)
The Clinton Foundation, The San Diego Foundation, and the County of San Diego convened key thought leaders and local stakeholders to launch a detailed plan to improve the health and well-being of children and families in the San Diego region. This “Strong Families, Thriving Communities Blueprint for Action” focuses on increasing equity and effectiveness for families who interact with San Diego’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems by aligning policies, practices, and resources. For...
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CYW releases "Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California's Response to ACEs"
The Center for Youth Wellness released a new report “Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California’s Response to ACEs”. This report is a follow up to last November’s Children Can Thrive Summit. ...
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*Tonier Cain, Keynote Speaker* 2019 San Diego County Wellness & Recovery Summit
From: Judi Holder [ Judi.Holder@riinternational.com ] Registration is NOW OPEN! 2019 San Diego County Wellness & Recovery Summit Click HERE to register Cost Free Date and Time Wed, March 20, 2019 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT Add to Calendar Location Marina Village Conference Center - Seaside Room 1936 Quivira Way San Diego, CA 92109 View Map The speakers, presentations and success stories will all center around the concepts of advocacy on a personal and/or system level. About this Event San...
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Trauma & Resiliency Summit in the Columbia River Gorge
Hello all! The Columbia River Gorge is hosting a Trauma & Resiliency Summit on October 20th & 21st, 2016 in The Dalles, OR. Registration is made free to attendees through MARC Grant funding. If you are in the area please join us! And please note that registration is only available prior to the event as we have a limited amount of space. Claire
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Trauma-informed program in San Diego teaches parents to train other parents
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...
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2018 San Diego County Wellness & Recovery Summit
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2019 San Diego County Wellness & Recovery Summit
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21st International Conference on Violence, Abuse & Trauma
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San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team - September 7, 2018 Meeting Minutes
Thanks to all who attended September's meeting! Its great to see both new and familiar faces:-) Special thanks to Craig Beswick from Learn4Life for his Trauma-Informed Journey presentation! Meeting minutes are below and attached. Handouts and Craig's PowerPoint presentation are attached. Welcome - Introductions (Name and Organization) 3 people Zoomed in😊; Jeff Weiner & Sara Coupass Clinton Health Matters Initiative, and Betsy Knight & Adrianne Yancy BHS. Our apologies for the sound...
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San Francisco Dept of Public Health Trauma-Informed Systems Initiative
From Jane Stevens.... I thought you might be interested in taking a look at the 2014 year in review from the SF Dept of Public Health's Trauma-Informed Systems Initiative. It's attached, below. The Department made the commitment to...
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States Produce a Bumper Crop of ACEs bills in 2017—nearly 40 bills in 18 states
A scan done in March by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) through StateNet of bills introduced in 2017 that specifically include adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the text produced a surprising volume of bills (close of 40) in a large number of states (18). A scan done a year ago produced less than a handful. NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves both state legislators and their staffs. The shear volume of bills in so many states represents a promising...
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There are more 16- to 24-year-olds not working or in school in San Diego than you might think (sandiegouniontribune.com)
There are 43,210 young people between the ages of 16 to 24 who are not in school or working in San Diego County, says a new report by the San Diego Workforce Partnership. The report, based on an analysis of the 2015 American Community Survey, shows almost 10 percent of the county’s youth are “disconnected” from school or work. Experts say that puts them at higher risk for long-term unemployment and poverty. Andy Hall, vice president and chief program officer at San Diego Workforce...
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Free Trauma-Informed Yoga Summit
Started yesterday but you can still join and read / watch the previously presented information. I am just now doing the lesson from Day 1 (yesterday) and thought it would be great to share with this group. It's not just yoga! Day one has an interview with Dr. Daniel Brown on Healing and Attachment Trauma. What is Attachment Theory and the different types of attachment How does attachment type impact development How does attachment type impact trauma resolution Acute Trauma vs. Complex Trauma...
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Gang Summit Looks to Build Better Futures in North County (livewellsd.org)
Every other year, the North County Gang Commission and County of San Diego host the Building Better Futures Summit, a free community event to provide residents with the latest information on gang reduction, intervention, prevention and suppression efforts in North County. The most recent summit was held earlier this year at the North Inland Live Well Center in Escondido on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Over 180 individuals representing the community, mental health, child welfare, public...
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Hundreds Gather for Restorative Practice / Restorative Justice Summit!
The Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices Summit drew more than 400 people to downtown San Diego last Friday for a day of learning about the science of childhood adversity and how San Diego’s organizations and institutions are implementing trauma-informed and restorative justice practices. Co-hosted by the Human Relations Commission and Commission on Gang Prevention & Intervention, the event brought together community residents, victims, service providers, youth, faith and civic...
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"Inclusion through Kindness and Compassion" One-day summit supporting our LGBTQ youth
The San Diego County Office of Education, in partnership with the International Bullying Prevention Association and working in collaboration with the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council’s School Collaborative presents: "Inclusion through Kindness and Compassion" One-day summit supporting our LGBTQ youth. 8am - 4pm, Friday, April 28, 2017 Marina Village Conference Center San Diego, California Topics include: • Culture Change Strategies for Addressing Bias • Suicide Prevention among...
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Restorative Practice / Restorative Justice Summit
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Community Mentor Summit (San Diego, CA)
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Creating a Trauma Informed Workforce Summit 2019
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Creating a Trauma-Informed Workforce Environment Summit 2019
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First Annual Community Mentor Summit
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Hidden Heroes Cities Summit
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Re: A San Diego Principal Takes on Trauma (6 Minutes - Health Happens Here)
Here's a San Diego event that addresses "opportunity youth" - a strength-based term for disadvantaged youth. Upcoming Opportunity Summit sponsored by San Diego Workforce Partnership will include performing arts and visual arts. #1 Performing arts: Urban Beats, MovementBE and The Blue Heart Foundation are on deck to share performances that awaken the senses and personify evidence-based strategies that use the arts to create opportunity for young people. #6 Visual arts: The AjA Project and A...