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Touched With Fire Starring Katie Holmes: On Bipolar Disorder
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Trauma-Informed Support from Afar for Head Starts
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YRN Steering Committee Meeting
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YRN Steering Committee Meeting, April 14, 2016
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Thank you, principals, counselors, teachers,...
Thank you, principals, counselors, teachers, staff of Davis (CA) Joint Unified School District! It was great to meet with you to talk about ACEs this morning.
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A Guide to Providing Telehealth During the COVID-19 Crisis
Many of us in the mental health field are being thrust into unfamiliar territory as clinicians in the midst of the COVID-19 response. We either risk personal health (and the health of our clients) by seeing people in person, or needing to utilize technologies that we may be unfamiliar with. Further, those technologies have fluid legal/ethical standards (and is even more fluid at present to accommodate the pandemic), and which require different skill sets that in-person therapy. I am...
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ACEs & Resiliency Master Trainer Program - Apply Today
ACEs & Resiliency Fellowship Master Trainer Program Sonoma County ACEs Connection received a grant from the Health Federation of Philadelphia to establish the Master Trainer program. Program This Master Trainer Program is designed to build a group of local experts on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and resilience science. Learn to promote understanding and how to apply the science to improve health and well being across the lifespan. Application Click here for your application (PDF)...
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CASA fundraiser tugs on Yolo residents’ heartstrings [DavisEnterprise.com]
Dozens of Yolo County CASA supporters came together under the country sky at Park Winters on Sept. 11 to raise money for the 400-plus foster children in the county. The “I Am For the Child” Dinner and Auction is Yolo County CASA’s biggest annual fundraiser and accounts for a significant portion of the nonprofit agency’s budget. This year’s event was its most successful yet at a time when it is critical in order to meet Yolo County CASA’s 2020 goal of providing every foster child with a CASA...
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COLLABORATIVE MEETING: Foster and Homeless Youth Liaison Meeting
The Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program and Homeless Education Services program at Yolo County Office of Ed hosts a monthly collaborative for networking, professional development, training opportunities, program updates, current work serving youth, and a place to share community strengths and needs (please see attached meeting dates). This is great opportunity to meet others doing similar work in various settings as well as honor the voice of community members. Please remember during...
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Community Planning Mtg to discuss County Mental Health Services -Oct 16
We are asking for your participation in a process designed to evaluate and improve the service delivery of mental health programs funded by the Mental Health Services Act Plan for our county. The Mental Health Service Act funds mental health services for the unserved and underserved members of our community. This money, some $10 -14 million dollars, funds programs that are required to be evaluated and informed by community stakeholder input. Frankly, in past years, very few have participated...
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CONGRESSMAN JOHN GARAMENDI: Information and Q&A session for businesses and nonprofits
Starting today, small businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can access new financial resources to help cover overhead and payroll. I have included a list of these opportunities below and encourage impacted business and nonprofit organizations to apply as soon as possible. If you have questions about this assistance, I will be hosting an online Q&A Session with representatives from the Small Business Administration on April, 9 at 3:30 p.m. PST to...
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CREO Workshop on preventive health checkups in English and Spanish
Lorraine Lunden will explain the importance of preventive health checkups on May 17 at the Salud (West Sacramento) and Hansen (Woodland) Clinics. Please see the attached document for more information (scroll down for English version).
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CYW releases "Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California's Response to ACEs"
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. ...
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An amazing Town Hall Meeting focused on mental health, hosted by Senator Pan (Sacramento District 6)
As the flyer indicates, the panel introduced Senator Pan’s legislative agenda to develop a Children’s Bill of Rights, with the mission of creating a child-centered California.
The issues raised by the attendees, some of whom were community members and parents, and others that represented a range of Sacramento’s public agencies and community based organizations, foregrounded mental health needs in policy advocacy.
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Be The One: Resilient Yolo summit 2018 resources
The Be the One campaign www.betheoneyolo.org offers a practical first step in becoming a trauma informed school, organization, or individual. Here are resources we will be sharing at our summit on Tuesday, Oct 30th 2018
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BREASTFEEDING RESOURCES from WIC
The WIC Program is working to serve all our clients. WIC staff is conducting appointments by phone. We want to ensure that all clients receive their benefits. For breastfeeding help they can call the Breastfeeding Warm Line at 1-800-663-8685 and leave a message. They can email me directly if have questions or need help. If you are interested in getting an extensive list of breastfeeding resources and links, please contact Lizeth Betancourt at lizeth.betancourt@ yolocounty.org .
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Bringing the Voice of the Child Into Dependency Proceedings
On March 22 nd Woodland's Daily Democrat reported that the Yolo County Board of Supervisors agreed to form a subcommittee to look into drafting policies for our county’s child welfare department. I have an alternative, cost-effective recommendation that already exists and welcomes robust county and community support to increase its capacity. Yolo County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) recruits, screens, trains and supports volunteer advocates who are appointed by the dependency...
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Building Engaging, Inclusive Organizations on 12/10 in Sacramento
Capital Learning Community Convening: 10:00am-1:30pmon Tuesday December 10, 2019, in Sacramento and online. Engaging with communities builds leadership, transfers knowledge, and resources from community to organizations and vice versa. Different approaches are appropriate for each community, but meaningfully connecting with community will draw out deeper perspectives and voices from those who have a stake in the organization’s work and ultimately improve services and programs to those we...
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Do you live in Arizona, Hawaii, California, Nevada or the US Pacific Islands? Come to our no-cost mental and school mental health Winter Institute!
Do you live in Arizona, Hawaii, California, Nevada or the US Pacific Islands?If so...Check it out! 👇 NO COST. MENTAL HEALTH & SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE. AMAZING FACULTY. JANUARY 14, 15, & 16th! LONG BEACH, CA. JOIN US. 🤝 👏 Learn more here: http://bit.ly/mhttc-winterinstitute-flyer Register here: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07egq2f9gaebafa6bd&llr=8wdk4ubab
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Educators provide TLC to expelled kids [UnionDemocrat.com - From ACEs Connection home site]
Read about this -- many folks from our community participated in a workshop this weekend with folks highlighted here. We are SO LUCKY to have had them! Near the end of the school day Wednesday, students at the Tuolumne Learning Center played...
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EMERGENCY CHILD CARE for essential workers and at-risk children/families from Children’s Home Society of California
Attached please find updated flyers for Children’s Home Society of California’s emergency child care funding. Children’s Home Society of California is accepting applications for not only essential workers but for at-risk children/families (including CPS, foster children, those experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, and children with IEPs). Please see updated flyers in English and Spanish. If you have questions, please contact Kristy Weber, Program Manager or Children’s Home Society of...
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Empower Yolo's Services Guide (for Providers)
Attached please find Empower Yolo's Services Guide (with walk-in versus appointment only services). Please share with any professionals who may want to refer clients to Empower Yolo, but please do not hand it out to clients . It was intended for professionals to use as a guide.
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Empower Yolo: Support survivors and families in need during COVID-19
- In these trying times you can make a difference - We hope you and your families are healthy and safe. We know that each day brings a new challenge for the community. Empower Yolo's services are considered essential and we remain open during regular office hours to provide services for the community. Empower Yolo's clients have urgent needs, and we need your support now more than ever . Please see how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting Empower Yolo and the clients that we serve: 1)...
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Empower Yolo will offer "The Journey": Support group for women who have experienced, and have left, violent relationships
“The Journey ” Support Group This is an 8 week closed support group for women who have experienced intimate partner violence, who ended their relationship, and are currently managing the transitions involved past this relationship. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Journey Support Group is both a process and educational group that will focus on general as well as topics of interest of group members including (but not limited to): transition challenges and coping,...
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ENACT Day on 4/30
DATE: Thursday, April 30, 2020 TIME: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm LOCATION: The California Endowment – Sacramento | 1414 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 REGISTER HERE: https://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51417/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=11722 ENACT Day is a FREE event that brings together Californians from across the state to learn about health equity in California and develop policy advocacy skills. Learn about policy strategies to improve community health such as food and water access,...
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Family Hui becomes key local tool in fighting cycle of abuse [DavisEnterprise.com]
A program long used in Hawaii to strengthen families and, by extension, communities, has been making a quiet but powerful impact since its arrival in Yolo County two years ago. Family Hui (pronounced HOO-ee) brings together groups of families with young children who live in close proximity to each other. The groups meet with a trained peer leader for 12 weeks with a focus on positive parenting, child development and shared experiences. Many Huis then continue to meet — sometimes for many...
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Feb. Yolo ACES Connection Meeting
Hi Everyone! We look forward to seeing you TOMORROW FRIDAY WITH A SPECIAL GUEST*!!!! *We all get to meet Lola !!! Karleen Jakowski is back from maternity leave and will be bringing her daughter Lola along! Yolo ACEs Connection...
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FREE class: Caring for the Caregiver
The class will be geared towards parents caring for their children who have any types of special needs, adults caring for their aging or ill loved ones or parents caring for foster children who may require extra support due to previous health or life experiences. It will also be open for those of us in the helping or caring professions, who are providing services to folks in these aforementioned populations. The class is FREE and SPACE IS LIMITED (the first 90 people to RSVP will be given a...
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Yolo County Child and Family Initiatives
In an effort to help us know more about the great work that is happening in Yolo County and to increase opportunities for collaboration, Natalie Audage of YCCA created a spreadsheet of Yolo County child and family initiatives. For this effort, initiatives are defined as multi-organization or agency collaboratives, meetings, or committees related to children and families in Yolo County. Natalie will revise this document on an ongoing basis. If you have any additions or changes, please let...
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Yolo County Housing Spring Fling Egg Hunt/Health & Education Fairs
Join us at our 2019 Yolo County Housing Spring Fling Egg Hunt/Health & Education Fairs. Please see the attached flyer in English and Spanish for information. If you have questions, please contact Isaac Blackstock at iblackstock@ych.ca.gov .
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YOLO PROGRAM UPDATES
Family Hui goes online! Family Hui is offering programming via Zoom every Monday from 10 AM to 11 AM starting April 20th. The Hui will meet once a week for 12 weeks. Please see the attachment for more information. Partners in Parenting Class (4/21) postponed: Please see the attached flyers for more information.
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YRN Steering Committee Meeting 9/9/16 @ 3 pm
Yolo Resilience Networks Community Meeting is next week: DATE: Thursday, Sept. 9, 2016 TIME: 3pm - 4:30pm PLACE: CASA Office AGENDA (Tracy to facilitate) 3:00 - 3:05 – Welcome - Mindfulness Moment 3:05-3:15 – Introductions and Celebrations 3:15-3:30 Upcoming Events YRN Strategic Planning , Sept 27th Building a Resilient Yolo, Woodland YCOE, Oct 11 ACEs Conference, San Francisco, October 19-21 Nadine Burke Harris, Sacramento, Nov 1 3:30 –3:40 Discussion of YRN role in community engagement...
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YRN Steering Committee Meeting Notes, March 10, 2016
YRN Steering Committee First Five Woodland, CA Notes Attending: Tracy, Anna, Julie, Regan, Jessica, Emily Kochly Alice Magnusson ( alice.magnusson@ycoe.org ), Alison ( Alison.book@yolocounty.org ), Trisha Luciano, Public Defenders office Juvenile court ( trisha.luciano@yolocounty.org ), Mindfulness Moment – Recap/Debrief February Community Meeting – Trauma informed – what does that mean? If using that term how can we have an oversight or criteria for using term. Plan – research and discuss...
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YRN Steering Committee Notes
YRN Steering Committee AGENDA 3:00 - 3:05 – Welcome - Mindfulness Moment, 3:05-3:30 – General Planning Upcoming Events Summer community events Pan Event – send info with Resilient to his office (coordinate with Resilient Sac) Oct 11, Resilience schools Sac UCD campus TI (Trauma Informed) pending, plan to work with Resilient Sac on TI for UCD campus CASA volunteer who is also RN in student health center ACEs 101 awareness to public in community – library professional education (Regan...
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YRN Steering Committee Notes Dec 10, 2015
Here are our steering committee notes for December 10, 2015. They're also attached. Introductions & Announcement - Several new members / guest - Tara Thronson, Works with Don Saylor Sara Gavin, CommuniCare Robb Davis - mayor pro-tem Davis 2. YRN website - Gail Reconfiguration of website, ongoing changes, not quite done. Want to add - logo Groups change sunflower to logo Post - at bottom of each post can can like and share on facebook / twitter / google. Can email to someone...
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YRN Steering Committee Notes February 11, 2016
Steering Committee Meeting February 11, 2015 Location: HHS, 137 N. Cottonwood St, Woodland, CA 95695 Mindfulness Moment Organizational Plan Updated will be put on our website. HHS new group -Plan Ramy lead. Will try add Allison Book (Sarah and Jessica - will reach out to her). Justice - Plan Emily ( Sarah has reached out and will help Emily become connected). Julie Burns interested (Sarah will follow up be part of Justice or Social Services Action groups) Group manager - Pilot funding to pay...
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DPU Dan Seigal Presentation
HI Everyone - I hope folks got tickets to see Dan Siegal this Weds in Davis at Brunelle Auditorium. His book is being released THAT DAY so we are the first community that gets to hear him speak about his new book! For folks that will be there, can we try to have a picture and make a post here about the event? I will be in the lobby at 6:40 if folks want to meet ahead of time. Im also hoping to get a chance to greet him after the event and tell him about Resilient Yolo (and other ACEs...
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Employment opportunity with YCRC - Job announcement
Yolo Conflict Resolution Center, a non-profit organization that provides restorative based conflict resolution services, is hiring a part-time Administrative and Outreach Coordinator. Duties include: serving as the first point contact, handling general administrative duties, overseeing social media, and planning and execution of all outreach events. Detailed job description can found on the YCRC website www.YoloCRC.org .
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A Youth Empowerment Summit — “YES!”
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ENACT Day
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