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It's Here! The National Child Abuse Prevention Month Website Is Live The National Child Abuse Prevention Month website has a brand-new look—and all new resources to help you put innovative prevention strategies into practice! The most important thing we can do to keep children safe is to support families before they reach a crisis. Explore the new resources and find out how we can work within our communities to help children and families thrive! [ Please click here for more information and...

Now Hiring! ACEs Aware is seeking two candidates to serve as Science/Clinical Advisor s to the ACEs Aware initiative. The advisors will provide and facilitate scientific and clinical expertise, input, and review of initiative activities and work products. This full-time role involves working closely with California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, and requires robust knowledge on ACEs and toxic stress science and research, including the impact of toxic stress on neuro, immune,...

By Jessica Douglas, High Country News, January 27, 2021 In mid-December, a federal survey found that more than 1.5 million Californians were behind on rent, while more than 2.5 million had little to no confidence that they’d be able to make their rent in January. The Biden administration extended a federal eviction moratorium through March, but tenants across the West are bracing for eviction when that moratorium ends. According to Jackie Fielder (Two Kettle Lakota and Hidatsa), who is...

By Nicholas Kristof, March 24, 2021 The most revolutionary part of President Biden’s agenda so far is his focus on a constituency that doesn’t write whiny op-ed columns, doesn’t vote, doesn’t hire lobbyists and so has been neglected for half a century: children. Biden’s proposal to establish a national pre-K and child care system would be a huge step forward for children and for working parents alike. It would make it easier for moms and dads to hold jobs, and above all it would be a...

By Abigail Abrams and Abby Vesoulis, Time, March 18, 2021 When Maile Chand reminisces about her 2016 pregnancy, the first thing that comes to mind isn’t how she prepared her daughter’s nursery or vetted baby names. Instead, she remembers constantly struggling to find enough money for food and rent in San Francisco. Chand was just 20 years old at the time, living in the nation’s most expensive city, and working a low-paying retail job while attending community college. Navigating San...

By Kristoffer Tigue, Inside Climate News, March 25, 2021 The Biden administration handed environmental justice advocates a major victory on Thursday when it announced it was withdrawing a key pollution permit for an oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands that locals say has long fouled their air and water and endangered their health. Citing “environmental justice concerns” and the new administration’s priority to consider “the needs of overburdened communities,” the Environmental Protection...

United Parents is seeking a Children's Mental Health Policy Specialist/Advocate who resides in or in close proximity to Sacramento (travel to meetings will be required). We are looking for candidates who have a strong background in California Mental Health Policy and also has experience working with parents/caregivers who have children with mental health needs. Please check out our job description here: https://www.unitedparents.org/...h-policy-specialist/ or on the attached document. Send...

Join Us This April 2021 For EmpowerSurvivors Peer Support Groups & Programs!!! April is child abuse and sexual abuse awareness month! EmpowerSurvivors is a peer-led 501c3 nonprofit organization that supports those sexually abused as children. Come join us this April as we celebrate and support survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Find Out More About EmpowerSurvivors Services For Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse At http://www.empowersurvivors.net/ Must Register In Advance ( Links...

Today I am asking you to consider that no matter how much you believe you already know and practice, there might be something you are missing, that we are missing as a collective. And that out of our lack of individual and collective awareness we are creating and allowing injury, destroying ourselves, and unprepared for the possibilities.

Morgan Vien, the child of Vietnamese refugees and herself a San Francisco Bay Area native, says her ACE score is zero. That’s because she grew up with her parents and a younger brother “in a very safe and nurturing atmosphere.” It wasn’t until her junior year at Santa Clara University, where she earned a B.S. in public health science with minors in sociology and biology, that she learned about adverse childhood experiences — ACEs — in a public health class. That knowledge was...

A corner of the Multi-Sensory De-escalation Room, All MSDR photos courtesy of Valerie Clark When a young person enters the de-escalation room in the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility , they’ll find dimmed lights, bottles of lavender, orange and other essential oils, an audio menu featuring the rush of ocean waves and other calming sounds, along with squeeze balls, TheraPutty, jigsaw puzzles, and an exercise ball to bounce on. TheraPutty, squeeze balls and more Sometimes, with a...

LOOK BEYOND THE HORIZON Discounted registrations ending soon Join us virtually or in-person May 17-19, 2021 22nd Annual Families and Fathers Conference powered in partnership with Whova, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and you! You as an attendee make our international conference a success. Share our conference information and discounted savings. ________________________ Discover what's next for you and your program. We offer a wide range of workshops and curriculum training to cover all...