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Feedback Wanted on Draft Working Guidelines for Sonoma County ACEs Connection
Dear Friends, We plan to vote on adopting the attached working guidelines at our September 28, 2016 ACEs Connection Meeting. We are looking for folks to respond with specific edits for text changes by September 12, 2016. Please feel free to use track changes, notes, or simply to send an email with suggested edits and page numbers. Thank you!
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Grad student seeks your input?
Hello Sonoma County ACEs Connection members, My name is Brandin Gordon and I am a graduate student at the University of San Francisco working in dual-degrees in Public Health and Behavioral Health. My fieldwork project will focus on trauma informed care at an organizational level. Utilizing knowledge from my dual majors, my goal is to develop a deeper understanding of organizational needs to implement trauma informed care. In the next couple of weeks, I will be reaching out to organizations...
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Help our public radio station with a story: How did separation from your parents as a child impact you?
KQED is the National Public Radio affiliate in San Francisco, CA. We’d like to hear from adults (18+) who were separated from their parents when they were children. Perhaps the separation was due to economic reasons, war and conflict, incarceration, foster care, or something else. How did that period of separation impact you in the long-run? How has it impacted your connection to others and how you build relationships? If you're a parent, how does it influence how you parent? We’re...
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Invite others to join our group
Here is an invitation you can email to others to encourage them to join our group. ACEs Connection Network staff are also working on some that will be printed.
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Sonoma County ACES Connection Meeting 2/24
Please join us for our next Sonoma County ACES Meeting and Focus Group on Wednesday 2/24/16: Sonoma County ACES Connection Meeting 12:30 – 2:00, 625 5 th Street Santa Rosa, CA 95404 in City View Rooms Focus Group with Mobilizing for Resilient Communities Evaluators – if you can stay and answer questions about our partnerships and local efforts we’d be grateful! Attached is our meeting agenda.
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St. Joseph Health Community Resident Health Forum
St. Joseph Health (Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital) is conducting its triennial Community Health Needs Assessment in alignment with their mission to improve the health and quality of life of the people and communities they serve. As part of the assessment, they want to hear from community residents throughout the county about what matters to them and their families’ health, about what they see as the biggest needs for the community in making our home towns as healthy as they can be. This is a...
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Trauma Informed Resources - Trauma Informed Oregon
Have you seen the Trauma Informed Oregon site? http://traumainformedoregon.org/ Promoting Prevention. Committed to Wellness. Trauma Informed Oregon is a statewide collaborative aimed at preventing and ameliorating the impact of adverse experiences on children, adults and families. We work in partnership to promote and sustain trauma informed policies and practices across physical, mental, and behavioral health systems and to disseminate promising strategies to support wellness and...
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When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline
Has anyone read this exciting article from NPR about specific approaches schools can use to address student trauma? When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline A brief excerpt: "...schools, because they have so many children dealing with many different issues, often don't think about the reasons behind behaviors. Mental health workers, like her, though, have learned a lot recently about how trauma changes the brain. "A kid who's been exposed to trauma ... that fight or flight...
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Re: Grad student seeks your input?
Hi @Rosco Gordon (e.g. Brandin!) Thank you for bringing your knowledge and interests to Sonoma County! I suspect there are several organizations and individuals who would want to connect with you to learn what you are doing and to answer a few questions. A few indiviuals and organizations that come to mind include: @Grace Harris at Child Parent Institute and @Allen K. Nishikawa , retired public health professional, @Alison Lobb with community organizations and probation, @Allison Berk former...
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Re: WALLA WALLA Data Collection
Hi Nick, I think you may be looking for the report the was produced following the interventions that were highlighted in the Paper Tiger film? Please see the attached document and see if it is what you were looking for. Thanks, Karen
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Re: St. Joseph Health Community Resident Health Forum
This is such a great opportunity to ensure that all perspectives are considered during for the Community Needs Assessment that is conducted every 3 years. Bringing ACEs, trauma informed, and resilience building constructs to this important discussion - which will influence community priorities and funding for the next 3 years. Please offer to be a part of the discussion!
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Re: When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline
Hi Holly, I completely agree that discipline is not the answer to treating or healing trauma. Another example of this is when administrators take recess away from children who have 'behavior issues'. As we know, when we punish children by taking away recess for example, they negative behavior increases. Children, adolescents, and even adults need someone supportive to talk to, especially after a traumatic event. I love hearing new positive methods like this and I do believe some of these...
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Re: Feedback Wanted on Draft Working Guidelines for Sonoma County ACEs Connection
Hi there, Have these been officially adopted?
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Colliding Crises: Connecting the Dots between Overdose Prevention and Adverse Childhood Experiences
July 28, 2021, 10:00 AM- 11:00 AM PDT Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are shown to increase the risk of chronic health conditions including substance use disorder. These ACES, frequently experienced as “trauma” in early childhood, can have a profound impact on one’s health. Fortunately, there is growing recognition that a trauma-informed approach can help individuals, organizations and systems better serve those living with addiction. Join us for a conversation with a researcher and...