Tagged With "Origins Training and Consulting"
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A Trauma-Informed Approach to Supporting Families Impacted by Addiction
RFQ ANNOUNCEMENT: Celebrating Families! California Expansion Project Update: Due to the expanding ACEs response in California, and subsequent interest in Celebrating Families! we are extending the due date for proposals to May 24 th. Invitation to Expand Celebrating Families!™ Statewide The California State Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) recognizing the effectiveness of Celebrating Families! (CF!), has awarded Prevention Partnership International (PPI) a $100,000, 2-year challenge...
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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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ACEs Connection Network and The Kennedy Forum host pre-premiere of the documentary "Paper Tigers"
Please read article below by ACEs Connection staff member, Elizabeth Prewitt, about the screening of Paper Tigers as we in Yolo plan for a screening of the documentary this Fall! - Gail When I heard this vignette, I realized the full potential...
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Community advocates and Bay Area county health agencies work together on trauma-informed systems change
The talk around the table is not what one might expect when community advocates begin a meeting with county health officials. “I went into this [work] through my own lived experience of trauma and family addiction,” said Toni DeMarco, the deputy director of children’s services for San Mateo County Health System. Rocsana Enriquez, who teaches yoga to teens in juvenile hall in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and in high schools for the Palo Alto-based Art of Yoga Project , chimed in. “I’m...
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Community Meeting and Presentation Notes: Feb 24, 2016
(The community meeting notes, below, are also attached.) Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency, Walker Room 137 N. Cottonwood St, Woodland, CA 95695 AGENDA Welcome - Gail, Julie - Mindfulness Moment, Tracy Introduction of all present. Cards for new members, sign in sheet. History/Overview of YRN started in probation with collaboration in community. Jane Stevens lives in our community and is founder of ACEsConnection.com, organization to help build collaboration and share...
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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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Building on Scaffolds of Hope and Strength: Washington MARC Update
Participants in the Community Conversation on Resilience and Equity in Whatcom County, WA, form a human pulse. ________________________ Teri Barila, director of the Children’s Resilience Initiative (CRI), figured few people would venture to Walla Walla to learn about brain science, self-regulation and resilience. She was wrong. A June 2016 conference, “Beyond Paper Tigers,” drew 250 people—some from as far away as Texas, New Mexico and Tennessee—to sessions on “Why Brain Science Matters,”...
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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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February Yolo ACEs Mtg - Summary Notes
Hi all- See below and attached for a summary of our February meeting that Anna Sutton compiled at the Feb. 20th Yolo ACEs meeting. We look forward to seeing you THIS FRIDAY, March 20th from 12-1:30pm at our March meeting . Stay...
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First ‘100 Men Who Give a Damn’ gathering raises $5,900 [Daily Democrat]
By Hans Peter, hpeter@dailydemocrat.com Skip the doilies, speeches and jazz combos — all this fundraising effort needs is beer and checkbooks. The debut “100 Men Who Give a Damn About Yolo County” fundraiser kicked off at Blue Note Brewery in Woodland on Wednesday; sure enough several men in the community appeared to give their damns — in the form of $5,900 — to a local nonprofit. Based on other successful groups including Davis’ “100 Women Who Care,” the fundraiser is based on efficiency...
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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 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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Navigator Training Academy!
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FREE training on Restorative Justice Conference Facilitation
Join us for a comprehensive training on the skills, tools of Restorative Justice Conference facilitation Saturday, August 25th 2018 9:00am-3:00pm Redwood Building 1001 Anderson Road, Davis RSVP is required; Workshop is Free For more information or to reserve your space, contact -programs@yolocrc.org or (530) 564-2324.
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Help plan how MHSA funds are allocated in Yolo County
Yolo County Health and Human Services (HHSA) invites the public to participate in the community planning process to inform how the county should use the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) resources allocated each year to Yolo County. Yolo County HHSA uses MHSA funds to expand and enhance the mental health system of care throughout the county and are inclusive of Full Service Partnership, Prevention, Access and Linkage, Early Intervention, and Outreach. We encourage broad support and feedback...
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Helping Traumatized Children Learn 2: Creating and Advocating for Trauma-Sensitive Schools
I am reposting from ACEs in Education group a manual on Trauma-sensitive schools from Massachusetts. The release of Helping Traumatized Children Learn 2 represents an exciting next step in the evolution of the cultural movement to...
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How One Connection at CYW’s ACEs Conference Sparked Awareness into Action
Origins offers a number of training and consulting services. We developed The Basics as a half-day session to provide the foundation to support trauma-informed and resilience practices across sectors and industries. The session includes an overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, the neurobiology of toxic stress, the impact of social and historical trauma, and the science of resilience. We have tested The Basics with two cross-sector audiences, in Los Angeles and Phoenix.
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Immigrant and Refugee Trainer of Trainers
Yolo County Office of Education will offer an Immigrant and Refugee Trainer of Trainers session. Read the attached flyer for more details. Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Sacramento County Office of Education Conference Center 3661 Whitehead Street, Suite 100 Mather, CA 95655 8:30am - 3:00pm $30 per person (includes training materials and lunch) Register online at https://scoegosignmeup.com course id:11021
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November 19, 2015 Yolo Resilience meeting notes
Yolo Resilience Network Agenda November 17, 2015 General meeting 4pm First 5, Woodland I. Introductions II. Sub-committee updates III. Schools Jessica & Karleen a. Meeting with reps from almost all Yolo School Districts. Checked in to see what they are doing, how they are implementing info from SF training. Look different at each site i. Davis Counselors to be trained by those who attended in SF. Then person at each school to take ongoing to staff mtgs Restorative...
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Now hiring; Yolo County CASA is hiring an Advocate Supervisor
Learn more about this amazing opportunity in the attached document.
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Preparations begin for 2018 State Legislative Sessions—Tools to help you communicate with your state legislators
With the majority of states convening legislative sessions in 2018*, now is the time to begin preparations to advance trauma-informed proposals and educate lawmakers on the impact of trauma on the health and wellbeing of their constituents. ACEs Connection Network (ACN) will be sharing tools to help in this process over the next months. Two are now available—“How to Create a Community Profile” and “Tips on How to Build Relationships with Your Legislators.” One of the most effective tools...
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Resilient Mindful Learner Summer Institute - For Educators. June 26, 27, & 28
Resilient Mindful Learner Summer Institute July 26, 27, & 28, 2016 Fullerton Arboretum Enhance your well-being and mindful presence Discover how to teach stress management skills to your students Help students elicit an optimal state for learning This three-day institute for educators has two aims: first, to provide stress management and mindfulness training to educators to be healthy role models for students and second, to train participants in simple stress management and attention...
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Working Towards a Truama Informed Criminal Justice System
In December of 2015 Yolo County Sheriff’s Office applied for SAMHSA’s “How Being Trauma Informed Improves Criminal Justice System Responses Train-the-Trainer” event (http://www.samhsa.gov/gains-center/trauma-training-criminal-justice-professionals). With the support of Yolo Probation, Yolo Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Yolo County Administrator’s Office (CAO), the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, Yolo District Attorney, Yolo Public Defender, and Municipal Police Chiefs we were...
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YBRS survey and report from Monroe County, New York
Elizabeth Meeker, an ACEs Connection member from Monroe County, New York shared that her county schools added ACEs questions to their Youth Behavioral Risk Survey (YBRS) in 2015, which is administered to students in schools. They were kind enough to share the instrument as well as a summary report of findings (both attached here). Elizabeth has indicated that she is available to answer questions that you all may have about the implementation of the survey. Thank you Elizabeth, for sharing!
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Yolo CASA: Good outcomes shouldn’t feel strange
This article by Tracy Fauver was originally posted in the Davis Enterprise on May 14, 2017 May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. To put this into perspective, the National Foster Care Coalition says that at any given time, there are more than 400,000 children nationally in foster care. To illustrate this, that’s almost twice the number of people who live in Yolo County and six times the size of the city of Davis. In our county alone, there are 506 children in our foster care system, a...
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Yolo Conflict Resolution Center
Community event : R e v. Kristin Stoneking, Executive Director of Fellowship of Reconciliation. When : Wednesday, October 28th Time : 7 pm-8:30 pm Where : Redwood Community Building located at 1001 Anderson Road. Davis Our...
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Trauma-informed training sessions offered
Origins Training & Consulting is currently offering two trainings online: 1) The Basics is a 90-minute training that provides an overview of the key concepts behind a trauma-informed and resilience-building approaching 2) The Resilience Champion is a self-paced 6-week training for individuals and teams who want to apply the concepts from The Basics and lead their organizations or communities on the path to resilience. See the attached flyer for more details about both training...
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UC Davis, Poverty Research & Policy Summit, April 22, 2016,
The Center for Poverty Research at UC Davis is one of three federally designated centers whose mission is to facilitate non-partisan academic research on poverty in the U.S., disseminate this research, and train the next generation of poverty scholars. Their research agenda includes four themed areas of focus: labor markets and poverty, children and intergenerational transmission of poverty, the non-traditional safety net, and immigration. UC Davis Poverty Research and Policy Summit- Please...
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WEBINAR: Engage in Five Days of Action to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
DATE: Wednesday, March 4 TIME: 11:00-11:45am PT Five Days of Action is an awareness building campaign about child sexual abuse prevention, led by the YMCA Guardians for Child Protection. Learn more about this campaign and how you can join YMCAs and more than 500 participating organizations in 49 states who are taking action to make their communities safer places for kids! A free customizable kit makes planning easy. Throughout the week of April 13-17, 2020 YMCAs and youth-serving...
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Help Me Grow Outreach Coordinator
Help me Grow is looking to fill their Spanish Outreach Coordinator position. See the flyer attached for more information. Feel free to share.
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Mardi Gras Fundraiser for Yolo County Children's Alliance.
Let the good times roll! WHEN: Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM WHERE: West Sacramento City Hall, Civic Center Galleria 1110 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA 95691 Yolo County Children's Alliance has been part of the Yolo County community for 17 years and counting! We have expanded our programs and offer safety net services throughout Yolo County. We hope that you will be able to take part in one or more of the many exciting events that we are offering this year an...
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Meeting notes - Sept. 24, 2015
Lisa Muller — Child welfare Alison Book -- Child welfare Karleen Jakowski -- CommuniCare Julie Langston -- Bear Valley Megan Overholt -- First Five Tracy Fauver -- CASA Sarah Roseen -- Woodland School District Molly May — PTA Davis Lucy...
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Re: Introduction to Trauma-Informed - UCD
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Our CASAs and Supporters, Happy 2017! We are very grateful for all of the generosity that you, our community of supporters, showed us during the holiday season. We met our goal for our annual appeal, which provides us with much-needed funds to grow our program and increase the amount of CASA volunteers that we train. Please see...
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Re: Introduction to Trauma-Informed - UCD
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Our CASA Volunteers and Supporters, Because of you, we are continuing to build our capacity to change the lives of children who need it most. Your support has enabled us to train more CASA volunteers than ever before and add a full-time advocate supervisor to our staff, giving us the potential to increase our caseload by 40 CASA...
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Re: Introduction to Trauma-Informed - UCD
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DO YOU THINK WE CAN GET TO $50,000 BY MIDNIGHT? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WOW!! We are at $34,000! THANK YOU for your incredible support. This means we can now train and retain FIVE additional CASA volunteers for a year because of YOUR generosity. On the Big Day of Giving, we believe in dreaming BIG. WE HAVE NOW RAISED OUR GOAL TO $50,000. Just imagine, if...
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Re: Introduction to Trauma-Informed - UCD
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOIN US FOR OUR 9 P.M. POWER HOUR! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are almost to $40,000 and this is our POWER HOUR! Will you help us in our final push? In just 24 hours, we've come SO MUCH closer to our goal of providing every foster child in Yolo County with a CASA volunteer. We currently have 116 CASA volunteers and nearly 500 foster children in Yolo County.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Our CASA Volunteers and Supporters, We are so grateful for YOU! On this year's May 4th Big Day of Giving, you helped us EXCEED our goals. With your help, we raised $43,000. This will allow us to continue working hard to build our capacity at an especially crucial time. We now have over 500 children in foster care in Yolo County and we have 116 CASA volunteers. A few years ago, we set a goal to provide every...
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I know that you are aware that Lana and Joyce and I can train on Strengthening Families. Keep in touch!
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