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Are you ready to transform your school to become a trauma-informed and healing-centered environment? An institute specifically tailored for school leaders and leadership teams who want to understand the HOW of trauma-informed schools. Join us for an encore of PACEs Connection Trauma-Informed School Leadership Institute. Speakers included current and former building leaders engaged in the work as well as other national experts supporting schools through this transformation process.

Come see our new space! Join us for a ribbon cutting ceremony, self-paced tour, and staff meet-and greet. Wine and hors d'oeuvres provided. Ribbon cutting at 5pm Stop by anytime between 5 and 6:30pm. RSVP Where? Our NEW Location LifeWorks of Sonoma County 1260 N. Dutton Ave, Suite #220 Santa Rosa, CA 95401

We're back! The Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Accelerator Program is back from its August hiatus. See below for September event times. Click here to review a brief description of each event. PROGRAM SUMMARY The 16 hour CRC accelerator is focused on supporting and developing individual activists and advocates in transforming their communities and organizations using PACEs and resilience frameworks. The CRC accelerator will cover fundamental topics such as understanding of PACEs...

We have two important surveys and we're trying to collect as many responses as possible. You will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 gift card when you fill these out! This survey is getting parents' perspective on the transition of child care from the Department of Education to the Department of Social Services (DSS). It's a great opportunity to provide feedback to DSS on improvements that can be made to the child care system. This survey is for parents of children under 6 years old to...

October 12, 2022, from 3-4:30 p.m. ET Register now! Meet longtime friend of PACEs Connection and award-winning author, science journalist, and international speaker Donna Jackson Nakazawa as she shares insights and findings from her newest book, “ Girls on the Brink: Helping our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression and Social Media ”. Her seven books explore the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and human emotion, and are in 12 languages. Register now to join...

New Blog Post Looking for a trauma informed, resiliency focused internship? Jenna Quinn (PACEs Connection Staff) PACEs Connection is looking for a graduate level intern! Are you looking to gain some experience in the field of PACEs science? We are seeking a graduate level intern for this fall, through May of 2023. This internship would be best suited for a graduate student in a Masters of Public Health program or similar program. We are happy to work with your university to help you receive...

The work Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) has been doing in collaboration with Sonoma Connect | Sonoma Unidos to support professional development for school staff with trauma-informed practices recently captured the attention of ACEs Aware. Take a look at the storytelling video that illustrates how ACEs science and trauma-informed practices are being applied in Sonoma County schools to help students and educators! ACEs Storytelling Video

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” —Desmond Tutu Today memories on social media reminded me of a moment in time where creativity shined through brightly to ensure that children had access to Positive Childhood Experiences and Protective Factors during a time where isolation was at an all time high, and it spread 500 miles away from Sonoma County all the way to Los Angeles County. I wanted to find a way to meet...

– Dr. Laurence Heller and Brad Kammer, co-authors In this bonus episode of Transforming Trauma, our host Emily is joined by NARM creator Dr. Laurence Heller and Senior NARM Trainer and Training Director Brad Kammer. Larry and Brad are co-authors of the new book, The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma: Using the NeuroAffective Relational Model to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resolve Complex Trauma . Larry and Brad share their intention to help make learning about...

As the season begins to wind down, I love to reflect on the impact made during the Peacetown Summer Concert Series. As a board member, Founder of the Peacetown Family Village, and took on a new role this year as Stage Manager for a youth led stage, it was a HUGE undertaking with more value than any price tag (thankfully because I do this uncompensated). Moving from a local park with one stage to The Barlow with 13 different music venues every Wednesday for 14 weeks during the summer. I take...

Learn more about the protective factors in What Happened to You? and how to use a strength-based approach to move families from surviving to thriving. Register at ctfalliance.org/partnering-with-parents/book-club .

Agenda: *Mindful Moment *Introductions *ARPA update *"What Happened to You" Book Club *West County Schools PACEs/Resilience presentations *SCPC Fiscal Sponsor update *Fall SCPC Social *Partner Share *Action Items In attendance: Carla Denner-LCSW, Chris Alexander-County of Sonoma County Health Services-Public Health/Healthy Communities, Liz George-RN-PHN-HNB-BC- IBCLC-Senior Public Health Nurse/Perinatal Services Coordinator/Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Coordinator, Elizabeth...