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California is failing our kids [SactoBee.com]

Jane Stevens · 4/14/1610:10 PM

California’s economy is the seventh-largest in the world, and home to global industries that have revolutionized our way of life. Yet when it comes to caring for our children, we are failing to provide the essential services they need to thrive and succeed. The facts are disturbing and unacceptable. California ranks 49th among the states for standard of living for kids; roughly half of children are in families in or near poverty; nearly three-fourths of our youngest kids don’t receive health...

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Preventing Community Trauma (Prevention Institute publication)

Former Member · 3/1/1611:43 AM

A new publication from the Prevention Institute, Adverse Community Experiences and Resilience presents a framework for addressing and preventing community trauma. The model shifts from a focus on individual trauma and healing (based on a medical model) to a broad community approach reflecting a public health perspective.

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Child abuse, neglect data released [Children's Bureau]

Julia Wei · 1/30/164:52 PM

Children's Bureau - Office of the Administration for Children and Families - January 25, 2016 This report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year 2014. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/child-maltreatment-2014

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Study: Poverty In San Diego Suburbs Increasing (kpbs.org/news)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 1/17/162:31 PM

Poverty in San Diego is not confined to the urban core of the city. New research from National University System Institute for Policy Research found concentrated pockets of poverty have increased in suburban neighborhoods around the county. Erik Bruvold, the president of the National University System Institute for Policy Research and the author of the policy brief shared, " Concentrated poverty exists within cities often considered more wealthy than San Diego's urban core",...

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State Dropping Ball in Dealing With Childhood Trauma, New Report Says [CaliforniaHealthline.org]

Jane Stevens · 1/7/167:10 PM

San Diego is mentioned in this article as a community that's integrating ACEs. The lowest of 31 grades issued in the 2016 California Children's Report Card released on Wednesday was for dealing with the effects of childhood trauma. In Children Now's biennial assessment of the status of California kids, researchers gave the state a "D-" for how it deals with childhood trauma. The report contends that children who experience traumatic problems such as abuse, neglect and witnessing...

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Cultivating Knowledge through Communities of Practice

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 9/27/157:47 PM

From Deanna Handel, Ventura County ACEs Connection group Community Manager. For a different work project, I came across this slideshow on cultivating knowledge through communities of practice, with a focus on online communities, and it...

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CYW releases "Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California's Response to ACEs"

Jane Stevens · 9/1/156:50 PM

The Center for Youth Wellness released a new report “Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California’s Response to ACEs”. This report is a follow up to last November’s Children Can Thrive Summit. ...

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Briefs on current adverse childhood experiences in children in selected California cities

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer · 11/5/149:01 PM

Attached are briefs on current ACEs in children in selected California cities, with comparison with state and county data. They were prepared by the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, a project of the Child and Adolescent...

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