Tagged With "Health"
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RX: Four Hugs A Day - New Research Demonstrates that Hugs are Good for your Health
When my two children were in pre-school we were introduced to a wonderful Canadian singer/song writer, Charlotte Diamond . One of Charlotte’s tunes that we all loved and often sang together was called: “Four Hugs a Day” –...
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Communicating Through Play
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Community Resilience Symposium - Engaging Males of Color
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Film Screening: The Carousel Never Stops Turning
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First Annual Greater Philadelphia Trauma Training Conference
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Infant Mental Health October Seminar
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Like-Minded Rally for Mental Health and Substance Use Reform
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Peek Inside a Classroom: Danny
When you look inside a classroom, there are some things you can not see . . .
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Peek Inside a Classroom: Jasmine
Wiry, active, savvy. Jasmine. There were not many good days. . . only random moments of calm in a violent storm, erupting on a ‘hair trigger’ When you look inside a classroom there are some things you can not see….
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Philadelphia named Finalist for RWJF's Culture of Health Prize
Princeton, N.J .—The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced the 16 communities that have been chosen as finalists for the fourth annual RWJF Culture of Health Prize. The Prize honors communities that place a high priority on health and bring partners together to drive local change. Selected from nearly 200 applicants, the following 16 finalist communities are one step closer to the coveted national Prize: 24:1 Community Region, Missouri Clayton County, Georgia Columbia Gorge Region,...
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Philly.com- Is Poverty a Crime?
I just posted this over in the larger ACEs Connection site but I wanted to link it here as well since Philadelphia ACEs Connection is linked in the Philly.com article! This is a fantastic piece written on Philly.com's the Public's...
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An Evidence-Based Indictment of Inaction
If schools are to be guided by data, the data says that 2 of 3 children experience at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE): children of all incomes, all colors, all social levels, all educational levels. It is all of us. Is your school trauma-informed?
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Community Health Worker Peer (CHWP) Training Academy
The Drexel University Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice | Healing Hurt People - In partnership with the Drexel University Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, Philadelphia Works and The Behavioral Health Training and Education Network presents: Community Health Worker Peer (CHWP) Training Academy Do you know what it is like to be impacted by violence in your neighborhood? Do you want to help people heal from their injuries? We invite you to learn more about becoming a...
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“Family-Centered Health”- New Jersey Pediatrics Brings Together Child Development & Care Resources to Address Trauma
Spurred to create a response to the impact of trauma on children and families from post-Superstorm Sandy, The New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics gathered training and other resource material in order to support pediatricians and...
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How committed are we to improving our nation's mental health? [philly.com]
Ruth Shim, MD, MPH, is vice chair of education and faculty development in the Department of Psychiatry at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. She
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Reflective Leadership - PQAS certified
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Self-Care for Teachers
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Teaching Empathy
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The Impact of Homelessness on Children and Families
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The Trauma Informed Classroom
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Toward a Trauma-Informed CityProject Launch
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Re: Philadelphia named Finalist for RWJF's Culture of Health Prize
Congratulations Philly! Definitely, I think the Philadelphia Health Community places a big emphasis on keeping the community healthy, physically and mentally. The Public Health Centers is a good example of this, being the safety net for many that are unable to obtain medical insurance. Gerry
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Re: Like-Minded Rally for Mental Health and Substance Use Reform
Too many emails, please remove me and just send the digest! On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 12:39 PM, ACEsConnection < communitymanager@acesconnection.com> wrote: