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Staying Power: Care and Supervision Best Practices for Trafficked Youth

June 5th from 9am-noon Presented by: Dr. Deena Graves and Derek Williams, a former 32-year trafficker Cutting-edge, engaging training developed for the new sate-mandated Care and Supervision Best Practices for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children for California Resource Families. THE PROBLEM: - Commercial Sexual Exploitations of Children (CSEC) Basic Facts - The intersection with Foster Care - Running's Agonizing Possibilities - Setting the Youth and the Resource Family Up for Success,...

Sebastopol Community Needs Summit TONIGHT

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvc-muqz8oGtRROh8WZY6xZooTtP_-YZfm Here are the details for tonight: Date Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Time 4pm - 7:30pm SebSummit Zoom Link SUMMIT DOWNLOADS Sebastopol Summit Program Sebastopol Guide to Nonprofits and Service Organizations Sebastopol Summit Program 4:00pm | Welcome | Una Glass, Mayor, City of Sebastopol 4:10pm | Opening Remarks | Hal Kwalwasser, Rotary Club of Sebastopol 4:25pm | Panel #1: Food & Housing 5:20pm | Panel #2: Mental Health...

Policing in schools: Redefining public safety to be supportive & healing, instead of punitive & criminalizing

A recent video , shared on the national news, shows a 16-year-old Florida student being slammed to the ground by a police officer working at her school. It’s one of many such incidents of school-based police violence against students captured in videos around the country. Some of the victims are as young as five years old. About 47% of U.S. schools employ armed police officers , known as school resource officers, who are there to keep students safe. But students who attend these schools...

Sebastopol Community Needs Summit

There will be a Sebastopol Community Needs Summit, which will be held (on Zoom) on May 12, from 4-7:30pm. This is a collaborative effort among many service clubs in the area to assess community needs. As the Community Manager of Sonoma County ACEs Connection, I have been asked to serve on a panel to discuss mental health, and PACEs. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or if you would like to provide your input on what the needs are for Sebastopol specifically around PACEs...

Survey -how to expand and enhanced SUD services in SC Due 5.21.21

We need your help! Please forward the survey as appropriate! Please complete a quick survey and share your thoughts around substance use services in Sonoma County! There are plans to expand and enhance SUD services in SC - let us know what is needed! It is quick - 10 min! And, responses are kept anonymous. Questions? Contact Stephanie Bimar (sbimar@rdaconsulting.com). CLICK HERE to complete the survey.

Hope for Change Community Circle

Join us for a Hope for Change community circle. The Hope for Change community circle is an invitation to connect and share what your hope for change is in Sonoma County. May 4th 3:30-5pm. For more information email: erika.klohe@stjoe.org

New ACEs Aware Training Activity - Maternal Mental Health

Maternal Mental Health: Addressing the Impact of ACEs, Toxic Stress and Intergenerational Trauma (TWO DAY TRAINING) WEDNESDAY, MAY 19th & THURSDAY, MAY 20th 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM __________ PLEASE NOTE: This training was created with providers in mind BUT anyone interested in maternal mental health will benefit from the training. *These training activities are available at no cost to participants thanks to a grant through ACEs Aware* SIGN UP TODAY...

Upcoming Creative Community Partnerships Conference in your Region!

PACEs Connection is excited to be hosting a conference, in partnership with Genentech, on Friday, May 14, 2021! We are bringing together our most active ACEs champions in a half-day event, to connect, learn from each others’ work, establish long-lasting relationships, and spark opportunities to collaborate. The event will include: Highlights from local county based ACEs initiatives; Special panels on PACEs advances in juvenile justice and education Interactive, toolkit building “World Cafe”...

To solve the Black maternal mortality crisis, start with upending racist practices

It’s been all over the news for months: Black women in the United States are dying from complications during their pregnancies or in childbirth at alarming rates, and those deaths are preventable. Less well explored is how systemic racism and historical trauma have been at the core of what’s driven up these rates over several decades. A March 20 conference entitled The Impact of ACEs on Black Maternal Health took an in-depth look into why Black maternal mortality and complications during...

April Meeting Notes

Agenda *Welcome *Mindful Moment *Introductions *Early Learning Institute-Kathy Kelley *2020 Mortality Report of Sonoma County- Jenny Mercado *Steering Committee Report *ACEs Connection-Karen Clemmer *Action/Future Agenda items Welcome & mindful moment Welcome & introductions -Elizabeth Smith, Sonoma County ACEs Connection Community Manager -Paige Loeven, Project Specialist, West County Health Centers -Michael Ellison, Buckelew Programs Administrative Assistant & Community...

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