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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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Childhood Poverty Series from KQED News
Dear Kidsdata Community, A new series from National Public Radio affiliate, KQED News, examines the role of public policy in addressing poverty among California’s children and their families. Kidsdata, in partnership with the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), took a new look at poverty data and provided them for several articles. The articles delve into poverty among infants under three years old and focus on Merced County, an area of particular concern but also great potential. In...
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COVID-19 resources for Families/Clients
COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Grandfamilies and Multigenerational Families from Generations United Find lots of great resources for grandparents and kinship care families in the attached document. Futures without Violence: Tip sheet for Family and Friends of Families Experiencing Violence at Home Attached please find 8 different ways to help children and adults living with violence. Renter protection videos from Legal Services of Northern CA (LSNC) LSNC staff created these accessible videos hoping...
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APA Sacramento Valley Speaker Series: Making Communities Stronger Through Housing Affordability – Focus on ADUs
DATE: Friday, September 27 TIME: 8.30-10.30am LOCATION: West Sacramento Community Center 1075 West Capitol Ave, West Sacramento Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are an innovative, affordable, and effective option for adding much-needed housing in California. How can communities encourage the development of ADUs? The American Institute of Architects California has developed a website to assist homeowners. Come learn about the new website, discuss real life challenges, and discover how local...
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Education resources, including mental health, for kids, families during coronavirus pandemic
We have an abundance of helpful links and posts swirling online to support families and school systems as we adjust to our new normal of learning while self-isolating at home. Thousands of free academic resources from the NYT student writing prompts, to the Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive Homeschool Resource list, to this excellent collection from BuzzFeed, and the ever-growing crowd-sourced collection aptly named Amazing Educational Resources are being shared. Our schools do so much more than...
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FREE Computer Equipment available for local non-profit partners from Yolo County Housing!
Attached is a list of surplus computer equipment that YCH will be giving away to local non-profit partners. If you are interested, please complete the form with your non-profit name and contact information in the space provided, plus note the number of each item you are requesting for your non-profit in the space to the right of the items. Please do not request any more of the items that you believe you can use in your non-profit since we want to ensure this equipment is put to good use...
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YOLO LIBRARY RESOURCES: Visit the Library from your home!
Visit Yolo County Library online 24/7: Check out our library resources and collections from home for free using your library card: https:// yolocountylibrary.org/ Spring into Reading! March 29 – April 30: Participate in an online community reading event at https://yolocountylibrary. beanstack.org/reader365 . Enjoy some reading, then follow writing prompts to earn activity badges. Complete 10 badges to be entered into a prize drawing! Social distancing doesn't have to mean isolation. Engage...
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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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Training: Anxiety Disorders in the Age of Texting, Social Media & 24/7 Internet Access
VIDEO TRAINING: The New Face of Anxiety: Treating Anxiety Disorders in the Age of Texting, Social Media & 24/7 Internet Access on Monday, June 3rd or Thursday, June 6th (please see attached flyer for more information)
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Got time for a little brainstorming with ACEsConnection?
On Friday, March 20, 2020, you're invited to join me to talk about how we, as a community, can continue to guide and educate ourselves about to deal with the effects of the spread of Covid-19, and how to continue those efforts with people who don't yet know about ACEs science. And, given this last week, how we can provide more support to stay in the front of our brains instead of feeding our amygdala.
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Help inform Policy Makers about Housing Challenges
Sacramento, Yolo, and Placer County are collaborating on a regional housing and economic opportunity study, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. The Sac Valley Fair Housing Collaborative was formed in 2017 to conduct the study. An important part of this effort is a Fair Housing Survey that was recently released to better understand resident’s housing decisions and challenges they may face. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and survey participants can enter...
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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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Need housing? 2-day RENT READY! classes by YCH
Yolo County Housing is offering new 2-day class called Rent Ready! Finding housing can be challenging. Partner with YCH in the interactive Rent Ready course, where we explore the tools and tactics needed to secure and maintain affordable housing. There are 3 sessions available this summer. See the attached flyer for information about class content and how to register. Please share! Questions, please contact Isaac Blackstock at iblackstock@ych.ca.gov .
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Next "A Better Normal" community discussion series: April 2, 2020/ Secondary Traumatic Stress and Caregivers
Our next COVID-19 "Better Normal" community discussion is Thursday, April 2, with Vic Compher and Rodney Whittenberg, producers of CAREGIVERS (Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion, Their Pain). These wonderful folks are bringing an entire team of people from the secondary traumatic stress committees from the Philadelphia ACE Task Force (PATF).
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PARENT/CHILD OPPORTUNITIES from Help Me Grow
Please see attached flyers in English and Spanish for more information about these Help Me Grow offerings: Books, Balls, Blocks Free Developmental Screening Event for children birth through five-years-old on 11/25 Partners In Parenting Workshop led by a licensed occupational therapist on 11/19 Developmental Playgroups every Wednesday (starting 11/20)
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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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Job Position: YCCA seeks Housing Navigator in Homeless Services Program
Yolo County Children's Alliance (YCCA) is looking to hire a Housing Navigator in the Homeless Services Program. Please see the job description attached and share with anyone who meets the qualifications. To apply, please visit https://www.yolokids. org/career-opportunities .
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LOCAL RESOURCES: Food and internet
FOOD AVAILABLE Please share that anyone needing food can show up Monday – Friday between 3-4pm at 509 College Street, Woodland, 95695 to get a 3 day supply of food. Enter through BACK of church. FREE INTERNET FROM COMCAST We realize online resources or plentiful, but not all families have access to the internet. Comcast is offering 60 days of complimentary broadband internet to new customers in low-income households. To review additional requirements and apply for this program, click the...
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Free Virtual Developmental Screening Event from Help Me Grow on 6/11
Please find the attached flyer for an upcoming developmental screening event. This will be a virtual event and families will have to register ahead of time using the following link tinyurl.com/ HMGYCJune2020 . The attached document also includes all the other flyers for the developmental playgroups offered by Northern California Children's Therapy Center/ Help Me Grow Yolo County funded by First 5 Yolo.
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The Digital Divide
As the school year begins, access to technology, including suitable devices for schoolwork and a sufficient broadband internet connection, is both a requirement for effective learning and a source of division in this new mode of mass education. Educational inequities become more acute when some children lack a dedicated device or have an inadequate internet connection. This digital divide compounds inequities and may have long-term consequences on educational outcomes. Kidsdata.org now...
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YOLO COUNTY LIBRARY offering free hotspots to families for 2020-21 school year
To help families access the internet to complete distance learning, Yolo County Library has purchased 100 hotspots with unlimited T-Mobile data plans that we will assign to select families for the 2020-21 school year. In order to participate, an applicant must have a minimum of one child enrolled in a school located in Yolo County. Please help the Library spread the word about this program. Please share the attachments (in English and Spanish) with potential applicants. To participate,...
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YOLO RESIDENT OPPORTUNITIES: NEW rental assistance program; Healthy Community Day (10/24), CREO Platicas every Wednesday, ALTAR event (11/1)
NEW Rental Assistance Program available to Yolo low income residents The County has a new rental assistance program available to low income residents, in partnership with Yolo County Housing who is the program administrator. A press release was just sent out on social media and is on the Yolo County website. I’ve also attached some flyers in English and Spanish and the program summary. Please share as needed. Thanks! o Here’s the link to the English press release:...
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RESOURCES FOR PARENTS: Help Me Grow Developmental Screening events; Videos from Positive Parenting
* Help Me Grow FREE Virtual Developmental Screening event for families with children 0-5 This virtual event will take place Thursday, December 10th between 3pm-5pm on Zoom. We will have online screening tools. staff available to assist, and real-time answers to child development questions. Registration is required and we recommend you register ahead of time so we can schedule a staff member to assist you in your own private virtual “room”. Families can register at this link...
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RESOURCES FOR PARENTS on caring for children during COVID-19
Managing Distance Learning at Home Webinar for Parents This is a Zoom Call for parents to learn some tricks for Managing Distance Learning At Home. We will talk about how to manage your children with their distance learning while caring for younger kids and/or trying to get your own work done. Please share the attached flyer with parents! The link for the call from MOSIAC Children's Museum on November 19th at 6:30pm is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87678548820 . Caring for Young Children While...
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TRAINING FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS: COVID-19 Safety Training (in Spanish) on 12/15
6-7pm on December 15 This First 5 Yolo class will help child care providers learn strategies to minimize the spread of COVID-19. First 5 will be providing technology, which is a tablet with internet data, and a $50 gift card from Amazon. Don't miss this opportunity to attend and learn. Please share the attached flyer in Spanish with child care providers!
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RESOURCE for Parents: Yolo County Library Cozy Reading Challenge
Cozy Reading Challenge/Leyendo Cómodamente 2021 Unplug. Find someplace comfy. Get lost in a great book. Read, log your reading, and complete fun activities to earn points to win a prize. Once you earn a total of 1000 points, come back to the library when we resume our curbside service hours for your free prize. Any and all reading counts! You can read books, magazines, newspapers, the Internet, or anything else you like. Read in any format, in any language. Yes, including graphic novels and...
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Enrollment for Wellbeing and Weight Loss for Women Study
This Koa Family research study was just opened to Yolo County residents. The focus is wellbeing and weight loss for women. Participants need to be SNAP Ed eligible. See attached flyers for more details.
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After school groups for Yolo County students grades K-12
Victor Community Support Services is hosting virtual after school groups for Yolo County students grades K-12. Please see attached flyers in English and Spanish for more information.
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Yolo County COVID-19 Resources
NEW IMAGE COMING COVID-19 INFORMATION Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Coronavirus (COVID-19) in California: State website ACEs AWARE Resources ACEs Aware supports health care providers, their teams, and all those on the front lines of administering care and interventions as California addresses stress and anxiety related to COVID-19. Yolo County Health and Human Services: Coronavirus website Practices to Counter Toxic Stress Resource 1:...
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Emergency Broadband Benefit
Please see attached flyers for FCC - Emergency Broadband Benefit. Eligibility information is on the flyer. This is a program through the Federal Communications Commission and provides discounts for households struggling to afford internet services.
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LEARN THE FACTS ENROLL GET VACCINATED
flyers in English, Spanish, Farsi, and Russian. For more information about the Yolo County vaccine process, visit www.yolocounty.org/ coronavirus-vaccine
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How to Help Families and Staff Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Information provided by Harvard University. You can go to their Center on the Developing Child website for the information. The handout, available in English only, is attached to this email ( 6 th attachment ). Also, they have a Toxic Stress video and Guide on their website .
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Family Hui 12 Week Trauma-Informed and Peer-Led Parenting Support Group
Family Hui, a program of Lead4Tomorrow, presents a 12-week Support Group for Spanish speaking parents. The flyer is attached 1 st Session: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 6 PM- PST. Click Here to Register Now Parents will receive the Zoom information once they have registered. Please contact Martha Lopez via email or by phone at (530) 574-7921 for more information or if parents need help with filling out their registration.