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A corner of the Multi-Sensory De-escalation Room, All MSDR photos courtesy of Valerie Clark When a young person enters the de-escalation room in the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility , they’ll find dimmed lights, bottles of lavender, orange and other essential oils, an audio menu featuring the rush of ocean waves and other calming sounds, along with squeeze balls, TheraPutty, jigsaw puzzles, and an exercise ball to bounce on. TheraPutty, squeeze balls and more Sometimes, with a...

(l to r) Elizabeth Smith and Peacetown board of directors: David, Amitiel, Jim aka Mr. Music, and Jasmine. Only eight years ago, Elizabeth Smith was experiencing severe chronic stress. Raising a young son on her own, she was employed as a technician at a county hospital in Northern California that had downsized staff and increased her workload , as well that of other staff. She was helping to raise the morale of her fellow workers and served as a liaison between staff and the administration,...

Our upcoming SCAC meeting on April 22nd will have guest, Jenny Mercado-Epidemiologist at Sonoma County Department of Health Services Public Health to walk us through the Sonoma County Mortality Report for 2020. Please join us and feel free to share! Attached is the report to view.

Do you know a high school student who is: Interested in helping your peers learn to manage their anxiety and stress? A team player with strong communication skills? Looking for real-world experience to build your resume? You are in luck! We are looking for diverse teen voices to help adapt our highly regarded adult mental health materials to be accessible and engaging for teens. We need peer leaders, writers, artists, video-creators, and others! Applications due April 14th by 5pm Learn more...

We need your voice to help Sonoma County ACEs Connection! Would you like to deepen your role with our group? ALL voices are important and valued. The goal is to have a core group that form the steering committee to ensure that the vision of SCAC is met, opens the doors for growth, and leverage opportunities to build sustainable relationships. If you are interested please reach out to SCAC Community Manager Elizabeth Smith- elizabeth@projectwholechild.com or call (530)329-5109 SCAC is a...

ACES Connection! You are invited to participate in a workshop for YOU. The Imagine You workshop Monday from 9-10:30 on Zoom will give you several tools for self reflection, a moment of peace, and to use on your own path of wellbeing. You are invited to an Imagine You Workshop: When: Mar 29, 2021 9:00 - 10:30 AM Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/ meeting/register/ tZcrfuiopj4vGtN_RQAugA7EQ_ SX9gdeGsq8 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...

Attached is the link to view the Mortality Report for Sonoma County in 2020. Limited to residents of Sonoma County

Coronavirus fatalities, which climbed gradually in 2020, ended the year as the sixth leading cause of death in Sonoma County, at 210 lives lost by the time the calendar turned. COVID-19 followed cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, stroke and unintentional injury — the top five listed causes of death in the county by total number in 2020, just as in recent years past, according to mortality data released Wednesday by Sonoma County Public Health. But while not included in the rankings by...

By Lindsay Braman, LindsayBraman.com, March 11, 2021 By now, most counselors, pediatricians, teachers, and other people who work with children know about ACES: The “Adverse Childhood Experiences” scale. ACE’s predict , based on measuring the number of traumatic or adverse events experienced, which kids are likely to struggle developmentally and emotionally as they mature. (You can take the ACES quiz here ). New results from a survey based on a study of 6188 adults at Johns Hopkins shows that...

On Tuesday March 30 at 1:00 pm (PST) join 4CA as we look at policy opportunities and challenges in the area of childhood adversity in the context of 2021 and beyond.

The Sonoma County Data Dashboard contains select indicators of child adversity and well-being. The dashboard is a product of the Shared Data and Outcomes Workgroup of the California Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative, a CDC-funded child maltreatment prevention project hosted by the California Departments of Public Health and Social Services. These indicators reflect the vision and mission of the EfC initiative to create safe, stable nurturing relationships and environments, and to...

Join Parent Voices from across California for the annual Knowledge edge is Power training. Learn about federal and state to support your family during this time and how you can advocate for more! March 27th from 10am-2pm. To register: http://bit.ly/kipregister Questions: Sandra Lemus- slemus@sonoma4cs.org