Tagged With "Northern Michigan"
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Emotional Abuse Is Inadequately Defined and Measured (chronicleofsocialchange.org)
In Michigan, 46 percent of child abuse victims in 2013 suffered from emotional abuse, according to the 2013 report on child abuse and neglect data collected by the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. In neighboring Illinois, however,...
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For many kids, mental health care in Michigan means psychotropic drugs (stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org)
Dr. April Ping is a pediatrician in Livingston county. She's known by foster parents in her area as somebody who understands the complications the foster care system brings, and the health concerns it creates for kids. The mental health care concerns...
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Foster Children Rising Above Despair (MyBayCity.com)
Thursday night, the Bay area chapter of the Michigan Youth Opportunities Initiative presented a program on the success of foster care children. The message was geared at educating the audience of their journeys from an abusive home to foster...
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Harsh parenting strategies undermine learning (Institute for Social Research U. Mich)
ANN ARBOR—Before the new school year begins, here’s a pop quiz for parents of middle-school children: What do you do when your child brings home a bad report card? A. Lecture the child. B. Restrict her activities, such as participating...
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Help Us Share Your "Master Trainer" Story (Michigan Association of Health Plans)
The Michigan ACE Initiative is training individuals who work in fields that address trauma in children. Our Master Trainers bring excitement, energy and drive to this initiative and help make our efforts worthwhile—they will be the ones to make the difference and our job is to assist their efforts over the coming months and years. So far, we’ve trained 50 individuals– our first cohort trained in Gaylord last spring and our second cohort trained in Gull Lake in September. Talking about mental...
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Helping toddlers understand emotion key to development (eurekalert.org)
The simple parenting strategy of helping toddlers understand emotion may reduce behavioral problems later on, finds a federally funded study led by a Michigan State University researcher. The study, published in the September issue of...
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Hi!
Hello Michigan ACEs Action! As your Regional Community Facilitator, I am excited to work together. I have an affinity for homegrown movements. I, myself, am a part of a thriving collective impact in Nashville, TN called ACE Nashville. I have extensive experience creating a local movement and I hope I can be a resource for you, not just on ACEs Connection but also with your efforts within your cities and communities. I have a wealth of knowledge when it comes to collective impact and...
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How a 19-year-old, street-level drug dealer got locked up for life (StateofOpportunity.Michiganradio.org)
This is the second part in our documentary, The Hidden Epidemic. You can hear the full documentary on Michigan Radio on Thursday, July 16th at 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. Part one is here. On October 27th, 1986, President Reagan signed a new law...
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How Severe Ongoing Stress Can Affect a Child's Brain
“The damage that happens to kids from the infectious disease of toxic stress is as severe as the damage from meningitis or polio or pertussis,” says Dr. Tina Hahn, a pediatrician in rural Caro, Michigan. She says her No. 1 goal as a physician is to prevent toxic stress. Hahn routinely questions families about stresses at home, educates them about the risks and helps them find ways to manage. To see more by this article from Lindsey Tanner Please see the link here: ...
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"I miss Dr. Greg Proulx, too"
I met Dr. Greg Proulx in September 2014. I was getting ready to go to a meeting on ACEs in Washington, DC and was trying very hard to spread the word about ACEs across the region. That week before WE met, I spoke to about 100 people...
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Innovative, New Approach in Charlevoix County, Michigan Court
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY PROBATE / FAMILY COURT SAFE HARBOR ADOLESCENT RECOVERY PROGRAM “ An innovative trauma-informed substance abuse treatment program where youth find safe sanctuary to heal and move forward. ” Charlevoix...
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It's April Again, Camping Season in Northern Michigan Begins
Growing up in Iowa, once a summer my dad would pack a tent, sleeping bags, and load up our camper which sat securely on the bed of my dad's pick- up truck. My mom would pack hot dogs to roast, and of course s'mores. We would then head off to a local campground on the shores of Saylorville Lake for an overnight adventure. We laughed as we burned marshmallows, and sometimes my mom even brought her guitar to play for us. This is all, thankfully, I knew of camping until I became an adult living...
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Kalamazoo schools expulsions, suspensions rate among state's highest (m-live.com)
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Seventy-three students were expelled or placed on long-term suspension in Kalamazoo Public Schools i n the 2013-14 school year, second most in Michigan after Detroit Public Schools, according to state data...
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Macomb deputy saves 2nd person with opioid overdose kit (freep.com Detroit Free Press)
For the second time in two months, a Macomb County sheriff's deputy has saved someone in Mt. Clemens from a heroin overdose thanks to an opioid overdose kit deputies in the county — and other law enforcement in metro Detroit —...
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Meet the "King of Second Chances" at Cody High School in Detroit (StateofOpportunity.MichiganRadio.org)
Where do students in a neighborhood struggling with blight, drugs, and gangs turn? If you're talking about students at Cody High School in Detroit, it’s to Coach Jimmie Knight. “I’m not a counselor, but I’ve got a...
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Michigan ACE Initiative: Building Healing Communities
The Michigan Association of Health Plans Foundation , thanks to funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund , created the Michigan ACE Initiative: Building Healing Communities . Their initiative is focused on expanding efforts toward a statewide awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and creating a statewide coalition to recommend development of appropriate interventions and state policy; and to provide for the implementation of Medicaid policy for ACEs. The ACEs initiative in...
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Michigan Great Start Trauma Informed System
This is the site from the State of Michigan through which the Greg's Promise Group is doing their work and has their grant to disseminate information on toxic stress to area early childhood educators. There are several learning...
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Michigan Lawmakers Declare Childhood Trauma a Critical Health Issue [wwmt.com]
By Rachel Glaser, WWMT West Michigan, February 13, 2020 Childhood trauma has life-long, wide reaching consequences, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on adverse childhood experiences, also known as ACEs. In early February, Michigan lawmakers passed a resolution declaring that ACEs a critical health issue. State officials estimated 70% of Michigan adults experienced one ACE before the age of 18. The CDC scores people on a scale of 0-10 for adverse...
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Michigan lawmakers propose registry for child abusers (Freep.com)
Wyatt Rewoldt will celebrate his third birthday Monday. Nearly two years ago, it was unclear if the St. Clair Shores boy would survive after authorities said he suffered severe brain injuries at the hands of his father's then-girlfriend who...
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Michigan leaders call for education improvement
DEAR FELLOW MICHIGANDERS, Michigan is truly at a crossroads. After years of struggling to recover from the Great Recession, Michigan is beginning to rebuild its economy. More Michiganders are getting back to work and using their many talents to...
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Michigan Supreme Court on Family Resilience
Through grant funding, we are weaving our way into a trauma-informed family court system in our neck of the woods: http://michildsupportpundit.blogspot.com/2018/09/building-family-resiliency-in-wexford.html Tell us what you think!
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Michigan Trauma Informed Education
We are working with PESI, a leader in professional development, to offer a full day training in trauma informed education. This content follows the content of our book on Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students. We will be in Michigan April 19, (Sterling Heights) 20, (LIvonia) and 21 (Ann Arbor) See the attached brochure If this goes well they will continue to offer this next year. Hope to see you there
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Nonprofit collaboration addresses family homelessness (garb.com)
Family homelessness is still a big problem in West Michigan and two local organizations have joined forces to do something about it. For the first time ever, a special partnership between two Grand Rapids nonprofits — Mel Trotter...
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Northern Michigan Building Resilience
A shift is happening in Northern Michigan. More people, community leaders, service leaders are using the language of ACEs and Resilience. This shift will meet with the greatest success as collaboration, common language, shared goals, and shared resources are leveraged to lead us toward building a more compassionate, informed community. A new Facebook community: Northern Michigan Regional Resilience Coalition is one of the efforts to join us together in all of our varied efforts to educate,...
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NE Michigan Adverse Childhood Experiences Survey The most Common Form of Adversity: Emotional Abuse
A few months ago our Northeast Michigan Trauma-Informed Community Action Group sent out the ACE questions through a survey monkey link to our regional community through a free local advertiser. We didn't receive many responses until the...
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Outreaching where the bears live.
August 24, 2015 by Ryan Hannon Street outreach involves bringing resources to end homelessness directly to the streets. Providing this service in rural Northern Michigan includes to the woods. People live...
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Report: Child poverty increases in 80 of 83 Michigan counties
MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU)-- Child poverty has increased in 80 out of 83 counties in Michigan, according to reports by the Michigan League for Public Policy advocacy group. According to MLPP's report, child poverty increased 23 percent statewide from 2006-2014 and the rate of child abuse and neglect also increased in most Michigan counties, up 29 percent statewide compared to 2006. Read more at: http://www.mlpp.org/kids-count/michigan-2/mi-data-book-2016.
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Research points Michigan toward juvenile justice reform (stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org)
Michigan has more reasons now than ever before to consider juvenile justice reform. Something to add to the list: a report released this week by the U.S. Department of Justice. The report zeroes in on what deters kids from...
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Resilience Coffee August 2016 Meeting Notes
Resilience Coffee Notes August 3, 2016 Attendees: Anne Hughes, Melanie Villaneuva, Nicole Miller, Jennifer Symons, Margaret Alexander, Susie Greenfelder, Cathy Fialon Next Coffee: Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 7:30 am Suzy discussed her work as a campus coach Margaret shared how the GT Pie Company has an endowment for the MSU FAME program NMC developed the first campus coach program in Michigan Financial Aid office used to be a barrier, but training of the staff has made all of the...
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Resilience Coffee March 2016 Notes
Resilience Coffee Notes : Attendance: Shen Chefalo,Steve Wade, Carol Greilick, Abby Jordan, Lance Morgan, Cathy Anthofer-Fialon Shen "pitched" ACEs through the lens of her new book, Garbage Suitcase, Monday, February 29 at the TC TedX pitch night event. She says the Milliken auditorium was packed and many speakers, at the heart of their speech, were really talking about the impact of ACE. She will know if she selected in a few weeks. Lance Morgan and Amelia Siders are presenting at the...
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Resilience Coffee Notes May 2016
May 2016 Resilience Coffee Notes Present Mike and Sharon Herron, Carrie Douglas, David Lloyd, Paula Smith, Amelia Siders, Emily Quinn, Lance Morgan, Sharon VanDrie, Carey Curran, Deb Frisbie, Sarah Hubbell, Erika Solomonson Conversation about a support group for parents who are parenting a child with ACES (adoptive, foster care or otherwise)- Amelia Siders of the Child Advocacy Center and Paula Smith of Child and Family services offered to work on a series. Amelia mentioned that Child...
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State Baby Facts 2015 - Michigan (Zero to Three)
Do you know what lies ahead for Michigan? No need to consult a crystal ball. The clearest way to envision what the future holds is to take a look at the babies. They tell us an important story of what it is currently like to be a very young...
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The National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds (Alliance) series of online training courses on Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework
Michigan uses the Strengthening Families Approach to Increase Resilience for Children and Families in Our State, so I wanted to post the information for the curriculum here. BRINGING THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FRAMEWORK TO LIFE IN YOUR WORK...
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Tips for Getting Around on ACEs Connection
For all of you members who are new on ACEs in Michigan, if you are interested in posting the work you are doing or a video you can. It can be tricky at first but becomes very simple quickly. If you want more information you can: 1. Send me a private...
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Trauma Screenings for all Children on MediCal - AB 340 Approved in California!
I cross-posted this blog by Holly White-Wolfe (From Sonoma County ACEs) here. I think we in Michigan have to think bigger. We have to get more done. So....... Several ACEs Connection members should be feeling proud about now. Karen Clemmer, Carla Denner, Jessica Hackwell, Nick Dalton, and several others joined the 4CA Campaign to educate legislators about ACEs and trauma. Our partners with First 5, Maternal Child Adolescent Health, and the County Board of Supervisors also wrote letters to...
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Under One Roof
BY SARAH ELMS selms@record-eagle.com TRAVERSE CITY — Local pediatricians and counselors are hopeful a new partnership will give more children access to mental health care. Kids Creek Children's Clinic pediatrician Stephanie Galdes said...
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Want to make Michigan a top 10 education state? Here are some suggestions (stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org)
Brian Whiston is the new guy in town at the Michigan Department of Education, and it looks like he's got poverty on the brain. Whiston and the state Board of Ed early this week convened a group of folks from around the state to share...
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Welcome Members of Northern Michigan ACEs Action
Hello everyone, we have our Northern Michigan ACEs Action group set up and so I am inviting everyone to join. Here we can share our ideas, get more information about ACEs, trauma, toxic stress and resilience, share our meeting...
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WSW: How To Improve Michigan's "Kids Count" Rankings
Alicia Guevara Warren says the budget reflects what’s important in the state. Guevara Warren, the Kids Count in Michigan Project Director for the Michigan League for Public Policy, says Michigan’s leaders have to decide what those priorities are. The League has released a report on improving Michigan’s ranking in the annual Kids Count report . Michigan was 31st nationally, and last in the Midwest in the most recent assessment of child well-being. Guevara Warren says two areas - economic well...
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Basic Presentations for Rural Communities - What are you doing in MI? - Can we change the Name of this group?
Hi Fellow ACE prevention and Community Resilience Building Advocates across the state of Michigan. I have some basic questions. I am doing my best working through an organization called MiTeam of Huron-Tuscola counties. (If anyone is associated with the Genessee/Lapeer County MiTeam on this page, could you send me a private message? I would like to see how you are approaching this subject and working across silos.) We need to develop "curriculum" or "training" (I put these words in...
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How to Spread the ACE (Toxic Stress) Word in Michigan?
I love this by the Philadelphia ACE Task Force -- So I am copying it here: This Post is by Leslie Lieberman - Philadelphia ACE Task Force. Thanks Leslie!!! Last year the Philadelphia ACE Task Force created a work group to focus on how to educate...
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Ideas from Members on How to Extend our Reach?
Hello Everyone, We have a group of incredibly varied and diverse members in our Northern Michigan Trauma-Informed Community Action Group. Many of you have links to others outside of work that may also be interested in learning more...
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MiTeam - Do You have this in your community? How can we make MiTeam better?
Do you have MiTeam in your community? Have you heard about MiTeam? In my community in a rural MI county, our trauma-informed efforts have been directed to MiTeam. I have found it difficult to work grass roots through this route. What have you experienced? I wanted to introduce other members of Northern Michigan ACEs to MiTeam and get feedback on how it is working in building Trauma Informed Communities in your community? How can we improve MiTeam efforts throughout the state? Here is a MDHHS...
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What are Your Favorite Resources You Use For Parent Education?
Here are some of mine. I like resources that I can use with parents of pediatric patients. I especially like free resources. What are some of yours? I am always looking to learn about useful resource I am not aware of. Thanks All things Zero to Three has to be my favorite. There are lots of different types of resources on the Zero to three web site. A favorite of mine to give to parents at well child visits is the Healthy Minds Handouts. These handouts were originally offered as a set for...
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What Michigan Counties Would be Interested in tackling a Public Health Epidemic?
Which counties would be interested in putting the ACE survey on their Health Department Websites as was done recently in a West Virginia county mentioned in today's Daily Digest? The Alpena/Presque Isle Child Abuse and Neglect...
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