Online: September 21-25, 2020 Confidently teach Mind Matters after participating in this five day facilitator training (3.5 hours a day). Based on current research and neuroscience, Mind Matters helps people develop skills and coping mechanisms to overcome anxiety and build resilience. Mind Matters can be used separately or combined with other programs. It is being used in schools, community agencies in classrooms, online, retreats, and in-home visiting. Jane Stevens says, “Curtis and...

Two thirds of couples experience a decline in relationship satisfaction upon the birth of their first child. This can lead to postpartum depression and reduced involvement by the father in the life of their children. Even the strongest relationships are strained during the transition to parenthood. Lack of sleep, never-ending housework and new fiscal concerns can lead to profound stress. The Bringing Baby Home Educator Training prepares people to independently teach pregnant and parenting...

I'm thrilled to announce that my book, Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience, is now available for use in one-on-one settings. I adapted the 12 lessons of Mind Matters into 21, 15- to 20-minute, one-on-one sessions. This allows home visitors, mentors, and case workers to seamlessly utilize Mind Matters with individuals and families. Since this curriculum can be taught by paraprofessionals, it can be adapted for many different settings. Some organizations are...

Bringing Baby Home Facilitator Training comes to Santa Ana, November 14-15, 2019. Research continues to show that our children are most fragile in the first years of their life. Even the strongest relationships are strained during the transition to parenthood. Lack of sleep, never-ending housework and new fiscal concerns can lead to profound stress and a decline in marital satisfaction – all of which affect baby’s care. Not surprisingly, 67% of new parents experience conflict, disappointment...

Carolyn Curtis, Ph.D. announces an addition to Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience curriculum for uses in one on one settings. She discovered that people had many different desires for using this material. Some people wanted to use Mind Matters in their home visiting program; others wanted to add parts of it to the parenting classes. Some people were meeting with their clients one on one and wanted some structure to their meetings. Based on these requests, Dr. Curtis...

PREVENTION: a key solution to reducing ACEs. Bringing Baby Home Training of Trainers, Sacramento, April 25-26, 2019 Building healthy families is key to reducing ACEs. Even the strongest relationships are strained during the transition to parenthood. Lack of sleep, never-ending housework and new fiscal concerns can lead to profound stress and a decline in marital satisfaction — all of which affect baby’s care. Not surprisingly, 67% of new parents experience conflict, disappointment and hurt...

Announcement of Request for Proposal ( https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/research-opportunity-mind-matters/ ) The Dibble Institute is pleased to announce a competitive cooperative agreement opportunity to conduct an initial evaluation of Mind Matters – Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience . ( https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/mind-matters/ ) We will fund up to $15,000 for an 18-month (from award to final report) evaluative study to understand what participants learn, what changes they...

Building healthy families is key to reducing ACEs. A friend of mine recently referred her grandchild and his pregnant wife to a Bringing Baby Home class, because she noticed that the wife had a background of abuse and at times had difficulty functioning. What the grandmother noticed with this couple was a change in the family dynamics following taking a Bringing Baby Home class. The couple learned how to get along, the father is more engaged in parenting, and the baby thriving. This is...

I thought this posting was of interest. Carolyn Curtis Dear SARHM Colleagues, As we have discussed, the construct of ‘self-regulation’ may be problematic in its applications beyond Euro-American cultures, in part because it implies a self-centered orientation. Instead, the primary orientation of many cultures, including many Native American cultures, is the community. I am pleased to share with you a new brief titled ‘Reflections on the Relevance of “Self-Regulation” for Native Communities’...

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With your support, our first printing of Mind Matters sold out in a month (100 copies). We have sold 800 participant journals. They went all over the country from the East coast to the West coast. Both rural and urban communities. All the groups that we expected to use this program purchased them!! Foster kids, alternative high schools, middle schools, detention centers, violence prevention programs, health educators, family service agencies, group homes, etc. I spent two days in San Antonio...

Hello to my friends in the ACEs Connection community. I am happy to announce the publication of my new curriculum Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience . This program comes from a lifetime of experience both personally and professionally, as well as using the most current research and consultation with leaders in the field. Jane Stevens asked me to share with you why I wrote it, how I tested it and how long it took from idea to publication. Why I wrote it: Just like all...

Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives have taken a new and important step to promote the use of trauma-informed approaches. Democrat Danny Davis from Illinois and Republican Mike Gallagher from Wisconsin have introduced House Resolution H. Res. 443, "Recognizing the Importance and Effectiveness of Trauma-informed Care," which encourages the use of trauma-informed care by Congress and federal agencies. The resolution also proposes the designation of a month as National Trauma...