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Room 30 at Oak Ridge Elementary School in Sacramento is decked out with inspirational posters. Board games and art supplies fill the shelves. An exercise treadmill is tucked in one corner. Students use this piece of equipment on a daily basis to manage stress and refocus their energy. Across the room sits school social worker Danielle Martin. She has a stack of student files on her desk this morning, and gets ready to make some phone calls to families. But first, she turns on a small device...

There are various forms of emergency preparedness for natural disasters. From an early age, one learns how to put out a fire, board up their home if a hurricane or tornado is coming, or drop under a desk if an earthquake hits—but low-income communities of color have little to no response to more frequent incidences of state violence in the streets and inside of jails. The Justice Teams for Truth and Reinvestment will be the local rapid response networks inside of eight different counties...

California’s economy is the seventh-largest in the world, and home to global industries that have revolutionized our way of life. Yet when it comes to caring for our children, we are failing to provide the essential services they need to thrive and succeed. The facts are disturbing and unacceptable. California ranks 49th among the states for standard of living for kids; roughly half of children are in families in or near poverty; nearly three-fourths of our youngest kids don’t receive health...

Very exciting! We are so lucky to live in our state's capital. Consider coming out for all or part of this mental health advocacy event. See flyer for more details.

Poverty has been studied to inform social action for well over a century, creating a complex knowledge base linking persons, places, home and community environments, and the larger social, political and cultural environment. Based upon current research in the science of early childhood development, this training addresses points that offer realistic intervention opportunities for practitioners. Viewed through the lens of early childhood neurological development, these promising approaches...

AGENDA (also attached for friendlier printing) Sacramento ACEs Connection Meeting Agenda Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:00pm -5:30pm Kiwanis Family House 2875 50th Street Sacramento, CA 95817 Welcome, Mindfulness Minute, and Introductions Presentation: San Francisco Trauma Informed Systems Initiative A Project of the San Francisco Department of Public Health Presenter: Kaytie Speziale, Project Coordinator ACEs Connection group website - Interest in being listed as member organization -Highlight...

ALL NEW, UPDATED TRAINING! Sacramento, CA May 19 - 20, 2016 San Diego, CA August 11 - 12, 2016 This newly designed, research-based 2-day training equips participants to independently teach pregnant and parenting couples to successfully prepare for the transition to parenthood. Participants learn to show couples how to: Strengthen their relationship Effectively manage stress and conflict Recognize and respond to postpartum mood anxiety and adjustment issues and postpartum depression Meet the...

Come learn about San Francisco's Trauma-Informed Systems Initiative! Kaytie Speziale, MFT is the Coordinator for the Trauma-Informed Systems Initiative at the San Francisco Department of Public Health. San Francisco Department of Public Health has taken an innovative approach to addressing the wide-spread impact of trauma on the people we we serve, our staff and our organization. In its effort to move towards a healing organization, SFDPH has instituted a multi-tiered approach to embed and...

Join this webinar to learn or teach staff how to understand trauma and identify how to apply trauma-informed principles even in non-clinical work.

MENTAL HEALTH IN THE 22 ND CENTURY: ADDRESSING STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION, AND TRAUMA FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 – 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Speaker – Professor Steve Hinshaw Morning Keynote Speaker - Hakeem Rahim Afternoon Keynote Speaker – Professor Steve Hinshaw Panels will address stigma, discrimination, and trauma from the experiences of consumers, students, providers, educators, trainers, and academia, as well as, social justice and cultural/ethnic perspectives. Free CE Credits (6) for MFT’s, LCSW’s and...

There is still time to squeak in and RSVP for the showing this Sunday of the Resilience documentary.

The Sacramento County Probation will present a one-day learning summit focused on cutting edge adolescent brain development research and strategies for serving youth and young adults in the criminal justice system. Cost: $99. See details about speakers on the attached flyer (2 attachments).