In Locking Up Our Own , Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Forman Jr. argues that African-American leaders helped shape policies that harmed black communities. Originally broadcast July 17, 2017. [To listen to this interview by Terry Gross, go to https://www.npr.org/2018/05/11/610385205/how-black-leaders-unwittingly-contributed-to-the-era-of-mass-incarceration ]
Hi Sacramentans - I'd like to share about the NAMI walk. Always held on the first Saturday in May, it has been occurring for 6 or 7 years. I have been walking or leading a team the last 3. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. They are nationwide, and we do have a chapter in Sacramento. It is the same as many 5K walks these days - fundraising for their cause. Mental illness (or mental health conditions) reach across all boundaries - economic, age, gender, race. 1 in 4 people are...
The University of Florida placed an employee on paid administrative leave after several videos showing him grab, shove and jostle black graduates onstage during a commencement ceremony Saturday went viral. Although Mic was unable to independently verify his identity, students said the marshal was Alexander David Jacobs, a lecturer in the university’s Department of Chemistry. Still images of the man from the ceremony also bear a striking resemblance to the headshot on Jacobs’ faculty page .
We ended up having a robust discussion that largely unfolded organically, but powerfully. We shared what we've learned from study, practice, and personal experience, leading into an amazing, candid, and open discussion among members about how, in particular, historical trauma impacts lives today.
When the question of screening patients for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) was first raised a couple of years ago, Santa Barbara pediatrician Andria Ruth had mixed feelings about it.
Jamel Brinkley's debut short story collection probes the experience of boys and men as their masculinity brushes up against society's expectations for them. Set in Brooklyn and the South Bronx, the stories revolve around the hopes and travails of black men: two recent college-grads on the prowl for girls, brothers struggling with their family's past. Brinkley joins us to share his thoughts on toxic masculinity, his precise prose and what it's like having a debut collection at the age of 42.
We hear you! With the phenomenal growth of ACEs Connection (we’re now at more than 22,200 terrific members), the volume of content has burgeoned, and email notifications from the site about the latest blog posts and comments can be (OK, OK...are!) overwhelming. Especially to those people (about 17,000 of you) who became members before October 2017, when we changed our system so that new members don’t automatically receive emails about blog posts and comments from ACEs Connection. So, here’s...
If you're interested in learning more about building equity in the community, check out some of these webinars that are coming up (and the April one that is posted): http://changelabsolutions.org/the-series . From the website... Each training will highlight and open up conversations about the consequences of laws and policies that don’t take health equity into account—and how we can respond; on-the-ground stories and innovations from community health leaders; technical tools and resources to...
Registration is still OPEN for another week to the second annual Policymaker Education Day hosted by the California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity (4CA) in Sacramento on May 22nd! Don't miss this opportunity to be able to share your thoughts and expertise with your Assemblymember or Senator on how to address childhood adversity in your communities. Guest speakers include Assemblymember Dr. Arambula of Fresno County, Ted Lempert of Children Now and Sarah Pauter of Phenomenal...
I am writing on behalf of the Steering Committee. We have been working on a Proclamation to declare the 2nd Tuesday of April as Adverse Childhood Experiences & Resilience Awareness and Action Day for your review and approval at our May 8 meeting. We are thrilled to report there are similar efforts in progress or passed in cities, counties and states across the country, including the Sate of California, whose Resolution is soon to be published and designates May 22nd as National...
Despite the landmark ACEs study in 1998, ACEs screening is uncommon in medical clinics - barriers include lack of time, ACEs resources, confidence in addressing sensitive topics, etc. Flanagan et al. developed a training program for clinicians that addressed the barriers, added resilience measures, and included clinic-specific adjustments. The study found that conversations on ACEs and resilience improved women’s trust in and relationship with their clinicians. After the training, clinicians...
Read this comprehensive report presented 3.22.18: Sacramento County Early Learning Roadmap Birth Through Age 8 Copied from the published report: .......As a community, we must work together to provide greater access for all children. On behalf of our many stakeholders, it is with great pride that we are launching the Sacramento County Early Learning Roadmap: Prenatal Through Age Eight, 2017–2022. The S acramento County Early Learning Roadmap reflects a deeply collaborative and intensive...
Thanks to an explosion in scientific research now possible with imaging technologies, such as fMRI and SPECT, experts can actually see how the brain develops. This helps explain why exposure to adverse childhood experiences can so deeply influence and change a child's brain and thus their physical and emotional health and quality of life across their lifetime. The above time-lapse study was conducted over 10 years. The darker colors represent brain maturity (brain development). I have added...
On Friday, April 20, 2018, the AB 340 Workgroup, otherwise known as the Trauma Screenings Advisory Group, met for the first time to discuss the legislative charge to update, amend, or develop, if appropriate, tools and protocols for screening children for trauma as defined, within the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit in Medi-Cal. Both Children Now and Center for Youth Wellness were appointed members of the Trauma Screenings Advisory Workgroup, and we...
The California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity (4CA) invites you to participate in our 2018 Policymaker Education Day on Childhood Adversity. Last year, we had over 100 4CA representatives who participated in the day-long event. Policymaker Education Day is an opportunity to come together as advocates to educate policymakers about childhood adversity, the long-term consequences of childhood adversity on communities, and garner support for 4CA endorsed legislation. Please register...