Presentations, Trainings, and Events

Arden Tucker, a Resilient Sacramento member, is on the California Behavioral Health Planning Council (CBHPC) and wanted to make everyone aware of the upcoming quarterly meeting being held in Sacramento on Oct 16 - 18, 2019 at the Courtyard Sacramento in Midtown. Anyone is able to attend and because mental health is one of the pressing issues in our area it would be insightful to hear the options of this advisory body. The CBHPC informs the State Administration and the Legislature on priority...

Laura Williams, MA, LPC spoke on the relationship between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and ACEs at the Oct 8 Resilient Sacramento Meeting. One striking research finding was the rate for TBI is increased in children and youth who have pre-injury psychiatric disorders and those who are experiencing high psychosocial risk (ACEs). In her work at the Veterans Treatment Courts in Colorado Springs and Denver, assessments showed over 80 percent of the clients had both ACEs and TBI. A lively...

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Resilient Sacramento's Lisa Frederiksen will be presenting on the impacts of ACEs on neurobiology along with practicing Judge Lawrence Brown. Sure to be a great event, highlighting how ACEs knowledge can impact the judicial sector. Register at the link provided.

This workshop series is being held at the UC Davis Medical Center campus in Sacramento. It is free- follow link to register. Remaining dates are: October 18, November 15, and December 20. Each session meets from 6:00-9:00PM.

For more information about this free conference on Saturday 8/18 in Sacramento, see attached flyer. Registration information is here: bit.ly/2uAdCYM

Good Day Educators, I am hopeful your reading this and still enjoying a summer break! Do you have or know of a site struggling with behavior? Staff overwhelm? Have you thought of training in Trauma? Or have had training in Trauma and just do not know what to do next? If yes, please read... Here is the long version of what I offer that most likely is different and Thank you so much for being here, a part of ACES Connection and giving me a platform to share. Here is my website:...

Did you see this article in the Sacramento Bee? This Community Connections Forum was hosted by Health Net, and focused on educating the community about childhood trauma, as well as the need to build resilient communities in Sacramento and throughout California. Health Net expects to continue to engage this issue. Local partners include Greater Sacramento Urban League, La Familia Counseling Center, Sacramento County, and WellSpace Health. As you can see from the photo, members of Resilient...

Mark your calendars: On January 16, 2018 My Sister's House hosts event at Sac State, on trauma informed interventions for human trafficking victims.

We will therefore not hold our regularly scheduled Resilient Sacramento meeting on that date. If you can, please join us at the Capitol! Or follow us on twitter: @acestoohigh and #4CAKidsDay17

Register by June 1 to participate in a state wide education day at the State Capitol, with the goals to 1) Raise awareness of the impact of childhood adversity on children, youth, families, and communities and 2) Address gaps and structural inequities in systems so they can prevent and appropriately respond to childhood adversity, strengthen protective factors and build resilience.

At the monthly Mindful Educators MeetUp, practice mindfulness skills and learn about trauma informed practice. Check out the April meeting in this post, and mark your calendars for the next meeting on May 10.