FYI, folks may want to attend “Helping Children Heal,” hosted by the California’s Defense Fund of California (CDF-CA). CDF-CA is launching a new advocacy emphasis: reducing the impact of trauma and adverse childhood events (ACEs) in...
Yolo Resilience Network Steering Committee Meeting 9-10-15 Present: Jessica Larsen (YCOE), Julia Langston (B.E.A.R), Regan Overholdt (First 5), Gail Kennedy (ACEsConnection), Jane Stevens (ACEsConnection), Ramy Husseini (HHSA/MCAH), Anna Sutton...
A New Film Tells the Story of a School that Succeeded by Helping Students address Stress and Trauma and Build Resilience Coming to Woodland, October 6, 2015, 6-9pm Coming to Davis, October 7, 2015,6-9pm Admission is FREE, but RSVP is...
Have you ever done your children's homework for them? Have you driven to school to drop off an assignment that they forgot? Have you done a college student's laundry? What about coming along to Junior's first job interview? These...
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. ...
Attached and embedded below can be found our "meeting minutes". Thanks for compiling notes, Anna! And thanks all for attending and enjoying a birthday celebration for Jane and Ramy! As I promised in the meeting, I created a "Trauma-Informed...
And how schoo ls are handling it. Read this great NPR interview of two authors of books on this subject. One of the authors, Julie Lythcott-Haims, will be coming to Davis to speak through Davis Parent University in December....
Toxic Stress: What it is and how to avoid it How stress affects children and adults Love and Logic parenting techniques that bring more peace to your family Coping Skills and Q & A with an LMFT Snacks provided. Panel: Julie Langston, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Member of Yolo Resilience Network Katie Ehsan, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Melanie Bowden, Parent Educator Date: Thursday, September 10th Time: 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Location: True Connections, 2880 5th...
After Jen Caldwell from San Francisco Joint Unified School District (JUSD) came to Yolo County last May to present on trauma-informed schools in San Francisco to Davis JUSD counselors and district staff and then went to Woodland to meet with WJUSD...
Top Yolo concerns: Seniors’ falls, kids’ dental decay, mental health By Anne Ternus-Bellamy From page A1 | July 31, 2015...
See NYT article about stress in our kids. BTW, Davis Parent University will be hosting author Julie Lythcott-Haims sometime this coming school year. Kathryn DeWitt conquered high school like a gold-medal decathlete....
A full day of conversa tion, education, and collaboration on strategies to reach underserved crime victims in California. Register now for the Nort hern CA Regional Conference which will be held on September 23rd at UC Davis Conference Center....
On Thursday, July 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM at the Davis Odd Fellows Hall, Ellyn Bell and Stacey Bell will be confronting the issue of childhood sexual assault with a book signing and talk about their latest book, “ Singing with the Sirens:...
First 5 Yolo is shifting its focus in the coming years, looking at key programs to help kids thrive in areas of health, development and family functioning. “We are very excited to work with our partners to bring two new evidence-based...
Hi everyone- We are looking forward to seeing you Thursday July 23rd from 3-4:30pm at Yolo First 5 for our Yolo Resilience Network meeting. Attached find a draft agenda. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow! 1. Welcome and introductions...