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By Joseph S. Pete, The Times of Northwest Indiana, November 22, 2019 Childhood trauma causes long-term harm, both emotionally and physically, taking a toll on one's health. Abuse, witnessing violence or substance abuse in the home, having a parent in jail and other adverse childhood experiences or ACEs have been linked to heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease, diabetes and suicide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that at least five of the top 10 leading causes...

By Yesenia Amaro and Deepa Bharath, Center for Health Journalism News Collaborative, October 4, 2019 For almost two years, Sylvia Valenzuela relied on the federal Indian Health Service system to get the primary care she needed. But when she had to see an OB-GYN for her prenatal care, she was on her own. What followed, she said, was a nightmare in which she struggled to obtain and keep Medi-Cal coverage, leaving her uninsured for a critical stretch of her pregnancy. Valenzuela says she would...

Tulare County CAPC is proud to provide this ONE DAY conference on "Building Violence Free Schools & Communities" featuring 3 nationally know speakers with first hand experience and expertise in the field of violence prevention. Dr. Melissa Reeves (Columbine, CO shooting) Scarlett Lewis (Parent of a child lost in Sandy Hook shooting) and Clayton Douglas (former student who planned a shooting) will provide us with critical knowledge and skills in violence prevention. **** FLYER AND...

The Adult Reentry Grant (ARG) Program was established through the Budget Act of 2018 (Senate Bill 840, Chapter 29, Statute of 2018) and appropriated $50,000,000 in funding for competitive awards to community-based organizations to support offenders formerly incarcerated in state prison. The Budget Act requires that funding be allocated as follows: -$25 million be for rental assistance; -$9.35 million to support the warm handoff and reentry of offenders transitioning from prison to...

"When I made the commitment to get clean, I was really scared to talk to anyone face-to-face with the issues I was having or the fact I didn’t know where to get help. If I could have accessed a website with all those resources, I do think it would have been helpful and a lot less scary. One of the scariest parts of getting clean was I didn’t know who I was without being a druggy, a thief or criminal. When I did get clean, I discovered I’m good at so many other things. Today in my life I’m a...

Redding resident and community organizer, David Wharton, pushed through many layers of stigma to reach a place of healing in his life. He manages his anxiety and depression with medication, counseling and volunteer service. "I found that giving back to my community had a profound impact on the way I thought about myself and others..." Read more of David's story in his [ Full story]. About one in four people will struggle with a mental illness every year, and about 40 people in Shasta County...

Melinda Coates experienced a tumultuous pregnancy. “I was really mentally upset literally from day one (of the pregnancy),” she says. (Melinda Coates is a pseudonym. To protect her and her children’s privacy and safety, we are not using her real name.) Coates had hoped to get counseling last October, when she was seven months pregnant. That’s when she enrolled in the state’s Medi-Cal program, shortly after she and her abusive husband moved to California, “but nobody was able to get me in...

AVAIYA University is hosting a free online class, Healing From Childhood Trauma, July 29 - August 6, that features 18 physicians, therapists, psychologists & more who share life-changing strategies to heal from childhood trauma. Featured in the course are Dr. Dan Siegel on "Trauma & Mindfulness", Dr. Jamie Marich on "Healing the Wounds of Childhood Trauma", and Ann Kelley and Sue Marriott on "U nderstanding Unresolved Attachment to Heal From Loss & Trauma." I'm doing a session on...

It's free, plus gift cards for families! Families and providers - sign up now for The Whole Child Model workshop! The workshop is FREE and a light meal will be provided to all. To register , contact Molly Keithly mollyk@lakefrc.org | 707-279-0563 *See attached for details in English & Spanish This workshop is for: Professionals who work with CCS families, Families who have a child in both CCS and Medi-Cal 14 counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Marin, Modoc, Napa,...

Turtle Bay will be holding a special Sensory Hour at the Museum for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Thank you Turtle Bay Exploration Park for making sure that families have a great way to grow together and build their family!! [ To learn more, click here. ] Turtle Bay will be holding a special Sensory Hour at the Museum for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ( # ASD ) & their families on Saturday, July 27th , from 9-10am. 🧩 This inclusive event will offer a special...

By Colton Chavez, July 14, 2019 KRCR News REDDING, Calif. — A new soccer league in Redding is now accepting players to sign up for their season that will start in September. The Valley Christian Church League is a youth soccer league for kids ages four to eighth grade. You can sign up here . While youth soccer leagues are a dime a dozen in Redding, Valley Christian Church wants to use soccer as way to teach kids valuable lessons on and off the field. League Director, Candice Carter, says...

By Colton Chavez, July 11, 2019, KRCR News REDDING, Calif. — Sticks and stones can break your bones, but we are finding out words are just as hurtful. While what we say can't leave a physical scar, we can carry them with us for a lifetime. This is a problem created by what we say, but something we really do not talk about enough. Unhealthy relationships can be devastating for spouses, but Patty Price, Associate Director for Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council (CAP-C)...