Domestic Violence: AVA ACEs Health Champions Gathering 10/7/22 at noon PDT with Erica Villa of Next Door Solutions
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Join Us! Growing as a Community: Equity-Centered Trauma Informed Education on September 21st from 12-1 pm
Join us on Wednesday, September 21st, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. PST for our Growing as a Community: Equity-Centered Trauma Informed Education with Dr. Rana Najjar. This webcast will discuss the latest Trauma Informed approaches to advance our educational environments. Participants will learn: The impact of trauma on learning Inequities in the learning environment Acknowledging and recognizing trauma in the learning environment Framework for implementing Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed...
New Transforming Trauma Episode: Understanding Historical Trauma with Ingrid Cockhren
In this episode of Transforming Trauma, our host Emily is joined by the CEO of PACEs Connection, Ingrid Cockhren. PACEs Connection is a social network that connects organizations, systems, and communities who are implementing trauma-informed policies and practices, and positive and adverse childhood experience (PACEs) science. Ingrid is currently an adjunct professor specializing in Black psychology, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology and personality theory at Tennessee State...
New Transforming Trauma Episode Strengthening Parent-Child Connections with Kirsten Timmer and Jens Heidegger
In this episode of Transforming Trauma, our host Emily is joined by Kirsten Timmer and Jens Heidegger . Kirsten Timmer is a licensed psychologist, psychotherapist, co-founder, and CEO of TransParents and Jens Bode is a licensed doctor, lead course facilitator, trainer, and supervisor at TransParents. TransParents is a platform for parents and professionals who are committed to creating meaningful relationships with children while respecting and preserving life processes. With a focus on the...
How ‘cult of grit’ masks myths about U.S. society [HarvardGazette]
" Emi Nietfeld argues in her new memoir [that] it places all blame for not succeeding on individual, ignores bias, inequities" In an interview published in The Harvard Gazette , Nietfield explains: “My biggest problem with the cult of grit is that it takes social problems like racism, child abuse, and violence, and places the responsibility to deal with them onto the backs of individuals. In recent years, it has become a panacea for essentially any issue. Instead of addressing the underlying...
City Voices Interview with Michael Skinner-Real People, Real Stories
Hosted by City Voices editor – Dan Frey – a short candid interview addressing the concerns of complex post-traumatic stress, depression, male suicide and healing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk9q3jlV17o Bio - Michael Skinner Michael Skinner is an award-winning advocate, educator, writer and critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist, addressing the issues of trauma, abuse and mental health concerns through public speaking, writing and his music. He has spoken at the National...
Stress, Stigma, and Safety 101 for Individuals exposed to the Stress and Stigma associated with a Parent's Substance Use
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stress-stigma-and-safety-101-tickets-393065428277 Coping with the stress & stigma of a parent's substance use can be stressful! But there is hope. Navigating the experiences with a parent's unaddressed trauma and substance use can be stressful, especially as stigma often makes it difficult to talk about it or seek out support. Join us for 1-1.5 hours to learn how the stress and stigma of a parent's substance use can impact us and how we can move...
This National Suicide Prevention Week, learn the signs someone's at risk for suicide [CNN.com]
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Suicide is a leading cause of death among children and adults, but spotting risk factors and warning signs isn't easy. It's National Suicide Prevention Week September 4 through September 10, part of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month . Nearly 46,000 people in the United States died by suicide in 2020, which is about one death every 11 minutes, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Worldwide, nearly 800,000 people die from suicide yearly, and...
If you're going to say it, say it straight!
The more I work with clients, the more I am aware of one of the greatest hopes we have: That our hurts will not have been in vain, that there is some way to make it matter. I know we often look to volunteering with organizations, offering our time and energy to support a particular cause, or serving in some other way that contributes to society. This practice is of great value to both the giver and the receiver. Yet what often goes unnoticed are the opportunities to serve those who are in...
PACEs Connection's Staff honors Labor Day with Rest
The PACEs Connection team will be taking a week of rest following the Labor Day holiday on September 5th. We will be out of the office from September 6th -9th. We will not be checking or responding to emails or calls. We will not be publishing the Daily Digests and Weekly Roundup during this time. Our tradition of changing Labor Day to Labor Week was in response to the tremendous stress that came at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since 2020 our team has been overwhelmed. Two years...
The Winning Family: Return of an Inspiring Parenting Classic
The 35 th Anniversary edition of Dr. Louise Hart’s parenting classic is revived with her daughter, Kristen Caven. Kristen Caven and Dr. Louise Hart are a mother-daughter writing team who teach social and emotional well-being for parents and children of all ages. Their latest book, The Winning Family: Where No One Has to Lose helps readers develop the win-win life skills that build self-esteem, confidence, and unconditional love in family relationships. First published in 1987 by Dodd, Mead,...
Trauma-Informed Care Highlighted at NACHC Conference
Origins Training & Consulting was proud to partner with Eisner Health to share their journey of implementing trauma-informed care at the National Association of Community Health Centers annual Community Health Institute in Chicago. To learn more about the lessons learned from Eisner Health's experience, you can download the full paper at https://originstraining.org/eisner-healths-journey-through-implementing-trauma-informed-care/ Thanks to ACEs Aware for funding this paper!
In a Japanese Nursing Home, Some Workers Are Babies [nytimes.com]
By Hikari Hida and John Yoon, Photo: Ichoan Nursing Home, The New York Times, September 1, 2022 Cooing, giggling and the patter of tiny feet mix with the sound of walkers and wheelchairs at a nursing home in southern Japan. In this graying nation, one home has been recruiting an unusual class of workers to enliven its residents’ days. These are “baby workers,” as the nursing home’s head calls them: 32 children so far, all under 4 years old, who spend time with its residents, who are mostly...
This California school district punished Black students more severely, feds say. Now they have agreed to make changes. [cnn.com]
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, Photo: Victor Valley Union High School District, CNN US, September 1, 2022 A California school district is vowing to reform its discipline practices after a federal investigation revealed it was giving harsher punishment to Black students compared to White students who displayed similar behavior. Officials from the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights say the Victor Valley Union High School District in southern California's San Bernardino County committed...
Presidential plantation shifts telling of history to let all voices rise [csmonitor.com]
By Noah Robertson, Photo: Steve Helber/AP/File, Christian Science Monitor, September 1, 2022 T he forest around Montpelier, James Madison’s former home and tobacco plantation, has miles of paved trails. But Larry Walker isn’t using them. Instead, he has strapped on a rucksack, laced up boots, and tucked his pants into his socks. No asphalt today – he’s ready for a walk in the woods. For miles, he and a group of colleagues travel what feels like the opening scene in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,”...