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By Gracee Mattiace, KRCG 13, April 27, 2020 As kids are learning at home rather than in the classroom, COPE 24 is an organization trying to keep parenting education and child development a priority. COPE 24 has created documentary-style videos that are relatable to kids to help teach them life lessons and talk about difficult topics. Rene Howitt, founder of COPE 24, said they have made their videos more accessible for teachers to incorporate during their online lessons. "Using some graphics,...

Right now our children, families and communities face stark challenges. Pandemics and economic disruptions make once comfortable lives vulnerable, while those already enduring adversity find life impossible. 100% Community, a new book guiding a groundbreaking initiative, is the reset button, providing the roadmap for how we work together in new ways to create local systems of health, safety, education and economic stability. What does COVID-19 have to do with ACEs? The way to prevent the...

By   A. Hosack, P. Berman, & K. Hecht, What is wrong with me! I am as dumb as a stump!! Larry doesn’t understand? Why can he remember how to brush his teeth, but not what his name is. The rehabilitation specialist is giving him “exercises” for his body and brain to help him recover from his accident as much as he can. He is having nightmares of a dark basement, over and over. But he doesn’t understand why. He knows his name is Larry because they told him so when he woke up from his coma.

By   K. Hecht, A. Hosack & P. Berman, Is he ever going to wake up? Is he dreaming about something? Martin had been coming to the hospital every day for three weeks to watch Larry in intensive care. It’s boring yet dangerous to just be here. He must monitor if Larry wakes up. However, what’s he going to do if the police at the hospital ever find out he doesn’t have a family member in the intensive care unit? Staring at Larry through the clear glass, just out of sheer frustration, Martin...

John Cole Please join us for the ongoing discussion of 'A Better Normal- Education Upended' led by Lara Kain, ACEs Connection's community manager for ACEs in Education . After two very fruitful conversations, we will start our deep dive into selected topics in education. During our recent conversations a recurring theme continues to surface regarding connections between families and schools during the current crises. Both challenges and successes have been shared and highlighted. This week...

On the eastern edge of Missouri, leaders of the Alive and Well network had generated a robust media campaign to help people understand the impact of trauma and toxic stress on health and well-being. There was a monthly column in an African-American newspaper, spots about toxic stress and resilience on urban radio stations and weekly public service features on the NBC affiliate, with physicians, clergy and teachers advocating ways to “be alive and well.” Two hundred and fifty miles to the...

(Thanks to Karen Clemmer for contributing to this blog post.) In our work towards breaking down silos, ACEs in Maternal Health Community Manager Karen Clemmer and I, the community manager of ACEs in Pediatrics , co-hosted a lively discussion for the April 3 “Better Normal” brainstorming session. The session included looking at workarounds for pediatricians and other health care providers during a time when all of our lives have been upended and rerouted, how we in our communities are being...

By Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, April 28, 2020 California schools could reopen this summer to help make up for a “learning loss” that early closures forced by the coronavirus pandemic caused this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. Schools typically start the academic year in mid- to late August, but the governor said that might be moved up to as early as July if the pandemic is under control. “We recognize there has been a learning loss,” Newsom said at a news conference. “We...

The English version launched on April 19, 2020, under the title Fighting the Big Virus: Trinka, Sam, and Littletown Work Together. It is a free resource developed in collaboration with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and Piplo Productions . The Spanish version is now available. Please help us to help the story reach families who may benefit from it. Este cuento fue creado para ayudar a los niños pequeños y a sus familias a hablar acerca de sus experiencias y sentimientos...

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, California Health Care Foundation, April 24, 2020 Many county correctional facilities throughout California are reducing their teeming populations to prevent large-scale COVID-19 outbreaks. The dorm rooms, dining halls, and recreation areas in many of these institutions are breeding grounds for spreading the virus, experts say. People have been complaining for weeks that inmates don’t have hand sanitizer or equipment like masks to protect themselves and that cramped...

CRI Live Webinar: Trauma-Informed Certification Course New Updated Course 1 - Prerequisite for all other CRI courses May 4 and 5, 2020 9:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT by Zoom webinar Become an Agent of Resilience and transform your community. Learn the science behind behavior and practical skills for addressing trauma and building resilience. The documentary 'Paper Tigers' documents a high school's journey to being the first trauma-informed high school in the country. This work was catalyzed by CRI's...

Most people know that some Veterans returning home from overseas where they served under combat conditions are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, did you know that PTSD can also affect those who have never served in the military?