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In the spring of 1982, Susan Burton turned to alcohol and drugs to cope with the death of her 5-year-old son, who had run into the street and was hit by a vehicle driven by an off-duty police officer . Over the course of the next 17 years, Burton was in and out of prison. “Each time I left, I felt a little more broken,” she told me recently. What would have made a difference, she said, was “if there could have been a way to have therapy from traumatic childhood events, disappointments and...

We're excited to share this behind-the-scenes story of how the Ready4K team collaborated with First 5 Del Norte to create the country's first trauma-informed text message support program! Hear directly from Angela Glore, executive director of First 5 Del Norte, about how she and her partner organizations worked together to connect the dots between community health goals and early learning opportunities. It's a fascinating story of how this rural community set out a big, hairy, audacious goal...

School Health Clinics, Kaiser- San Jose, Bay Area Community Health , and Gardner Clinic are screening patients for ACEs. The assessment and use of the ACEs Aware algorithm leads to universal trauma education and a response. Recording and Power Point presentations; https://www.avahealth.org/resources/california-aces-academy/caa-regional-convenings.html Screening and assessment may sometimes identify the need for parenting resources. In this meeting, we will highlight a number of parenting...

The Transform Trauma with ACEs Sciences FREE Film Festival continues this weekend. Please join us to watch parts 1, 2, and 3 of the PBS Whole People series at your convenience, on ACEs Connection, by clicking play on the videos below: Whole People | 101 | Childhood Trauma | Episode 1 (27 min) Preview: Whole People | 102 | Healing Communities | Preview | Episode 2 Whole People | 102 |Healing Communities Episode 2 (27 min) Whole People | 103 |A New Response | Episode 3 (27 min) This is one of...

December 9 ACEs and Parenting Resources will be available in 7-10 days. https://www.avahealth.org/resources/california-aces-academy/summary.html

You are invited to the Parenting and ACEs Convening of the Santa Clara County ACEs Network and CALIFORNIA ACES ACADEMY: Educate, Inspire, Connect December 9, 2020 | 11:00 am - 12:15 pm PT Screening and assessment may sometimes identify the need for parenting resources. In this meeting, we will highlight a number of parenting resources available in Santa Clara County including invited participants and presenters from agencies and organizations such as Family Resource Centers, Parent Cafes,...

In September 2020, School Health Clinics "expanded behavioral health services, with providers from Uplift Family Services embedded directly into our clinics so that patients have better access to mental health care. It took a lot of behind the scenes effort to get this project off the ground, but boy was it worth it! We’re already making great strides in identifying patients who could benefit from mental health services. In the month of September alone: 245 patients were screened for...

Zoom information is previous post of 11/6/2020 Recording of session # 1 https://zoom.us/rec/share/ V3aupId3eGwgGrzvBHm4GwblaFKcoN kB_ YfI1UFWgLapNxZtUwxxVdSrqzxOoTJ -.OTbieQLrp3K20RNH

Zoom link available from SCC First Five. f ACEs Aware Network of Care Convening Series that will take place November 6, 13, and 20. Please note that you can use the same link for the three consecutive meetings. Martha Diaz Nevarez Community of Learning Program Coordinator FIRST 5 Santa Clara County 4000 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95117 T 408.260.3741 F 408.296.5642 www.first5kids.org FIRST 5 Community of Learning is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: CEs Aware...

Posted October 23, 2020 Calling all ACEs Champions! Check out this opportunity to weave your understanding of ACEs science into local efforts! Upstream Investments Manager: Program Planning and Evaluation Analyst The ideal candidate will have: Experience implementing program evaluation models that promote evidence-based practice and support outcome-driven program design Strong background in social services research and evaluation Knowledge and experience related to the Sonoma County Upstream...

In a conversational style, join physician Drew Factor who will speak with Dr. Tracy Gaudet, Liza Guroff and An é Watts in a discussion entitled "Reimagining Health Care". Dr. Gaudet will speak about her experience engaging in transformational change at the Veterans Administration and how this has shaped the development of her own Functional Medicine Institute , while Ms. Guroff and Ms. Watts will speak about their knowledge of a Trauma-Informed Approach both at a systems (National Council...