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I'd like to introduce myself and am glad to have found ACE Connection Network. I am Betsy Shapiro ATR-BC and have lived and worked in San Diego since 1999 and I have been an art therapist since 1986. For most of my career I have worked in psychiatric hospitals (inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient settings) with children, adolescents and adults.       I am very interested in connecting with other professionals in setting up violence prevention programs...

San Diego is mentioned in this article as a community that's integrating ACEs. The lowest of 31 grades issued in the  2016 California Children's Report Card  released on Wednesday was for dealing with the effects of childhood trauma. In Children Now's biennial assessment of the status of California kids, researchers gave the state a "D-" for how it deals with childhood trauma. The report contends that children who experience traumatic problems such as abuse, neglect and witnessing...

Probation Division Chief Gonzalo Mendez and Supervising Probation Officer Keith Hicks took Julie Hernandez (at right) and her family shopping for Christmas using money from a work crew recycling program. San Diego County Probation selected a 23-year-old woman under its supervision to be the recipient of some holiday generosity thanks to a Probation work crew recycling program.  Managed by Probation’s Work Projects Program, it directs probationers to collect and sort...

Hope to see you at this Friday's meeting! You can look forward to: SAY San Diego's Trauma Informed Journey presentation MARC Grant update And much more Please see attached for a detailed agenda.

San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team January 8, 2016 12:30 PM 2:00 PM Location: San Diego Center for Children All are welcome!  Network and share resources with other agencies seeking to become more trauma informed! ***Please note the  date change  for this meeting - it has been pushed back due to the holiday weekend*** We meet the first Friday of every other month (in the "odd" months).  Feel free to bring your lunch and eat during the meeting

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So far, one of the positive outcomes of Proposition 47 — which last year changed certain low-level felony offenses to misdemeanors —is that it appears to have helped cut down on assaults inside local jails, improving safety for inmates and staff. According to data provided by the Sheriff’s Department, about 30 percent fewer inmate-on-inmate incidents were recorded in the county’s jail facilities between November 2014 and October of this year, compared to the same time...

New and improved relationships between Lincoln High students and local residents, and local police have been celebrated by regional and national officials. Students and staff at Lincoln High School welcomed Superintendent Cindy Marten, County Supervisor Greg Cox, San Diego Unified and San Diego police departments, the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) and Lincoln Park residents recently to celebrate the conclusion of an innovative pilot program helps build closer ties between police...

City Attorney Jan Goldsmith (Nelvin C. Cepeda) A San Diego program focused on preventing early offenders from becoming career criminals is expanding to include minor drug offenses and illegal lodging charges brought against homeless people. The one year old criminal diversion program lets people avoid jail time and a criminal record for low-level misdemeanors if they complete two days of community service and pay a $120 fine. It's been touted as a national model and recently received a...

Jason Nishimoto was not supposed to have a sheet in his jail cell, or anything to hang it from. But he did. The 44-year-old, who’d been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, was supposed to be in a suicide watch cell with special safeguards under new policies from the San Diego County sheriff for people whose cases indicate red flags for taking their own lives. When the jail took Nishimoto in after a family disturbance in September, his mother, Rochelle Nishimoto of Vista, received...

Hi San Diego!  I wanted to share this brief article about a statewide policy convening that occurred last month in America's Finest City!  I was proud and honored to participate in this meeting, where we brainstormed ideas for preventing and addressing childhood trauma and adversity.  For more information, click on the link below for the article by senior reporter David Gorn.  http://www.californiahealthlin...a-action-plan-coming

San Diego State University professors J. Luke Wood (left) and Frank Harris created an online course to help community college faculty members lower the achievement gap faced by men of color. ...