To improve the health and well-being of all by empowering Iowans to take informed actions to prevent and mitigate the lifelong effects of childhood trauma
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Thank you to Ankeny area legislative candidates for talking about how to prevent childhood trauma and promote family well-being in our communities: Eddie Andrews, Todd Brady, Molly Buck,Heather Matson, Matt Pries, Suresh Reddy. All candidates in the area were invited.
Thank you @EdlerForSenate for meeting with the Iowa ACEs Policy Coalition yesterday to share your priorities and to learn about our agenda to promote family well-being.
Thank you @annmeyer1120 for taking the time to share your priorities and to learn about our Iowa ACEs Policy Coalition's agenda for improving family and child well-being yesterday!
New policy brief from the @AmerAcadPeds calls for focusing on solutions to the problem of toxic stress, especially teaching and promoting safe, stable and nurturing relationships. pacesconnection.com/blog/web…
"If kids don't return to school and get a lot of attention paid to security, safety, predictability and re-establishing of strong, secure relationships, [they] are not gonna be able to make up ground academically," Matt Biel says.
npr.org/2021/04/21/989056927…
Important letter from Orchard Place about the need for a funded Children's Mental Health System in Iowa:
"Referrals to Orchard Place’s Child Guidance Center for children’s mental health services are up 40% since the beginning of the pandemic."
orchardplace.org/articles-an…
Here we share three areas where we see the ACEs conversation expanding and where you can go to learn more. iowaaces360.org/iowans-thriv…
"If we truly value a healthy workforce to drive our economy, then our state should have comprehensive and accessible mental health care across the lifespan, with specific prevention and early intervention services for children." desmoinesregister.com/story/…
"New research shows the current eviction crisis is doing more than displacing renters and creating housing instability—it also has a significant relationship with people’s health." We need to address housing to prevent ACEs. housingmatters.urban.org/res…
"Extending the Medicaid postpartum coverage period from the current 60 days to a full 12 months is the simplest and most targeted way to ensure that new mothers can get the care they need to help keep them and their baby healthy."
messengernews.net/opinion/lo…
Join us Friday for an interactive training on the topic of Resilience and discover Sesame Street resources that can help foster resilience with kids and families! events.r20.constantcontact.c…
Have you seen Sesame Street in Communities' new resources on racial justice? Start with this video celebrating diversity and everyone's individual worth.
sesamestreetincommunities.or…
Greater childhood family connection was associated with greater flourishing in US adults across levels of childhood adversity. Supporting family connection in childhood may influence flourishing decades later, even with early adversity.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Kids who experience many Positive Childhood Experiences’ during childhood become adults who can seek support and get care ... having improved symptoms even if mental illness is present.
lindsaybraman.com/positive-c…
Calling all supervisors! We have a new free online course on Trauma-Informed Supervision: iowaaces360.thinkific.com/co… Thank you @UnitedWayCI
for funding the creation of this course and to Chris Foreman with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network for informing our content.
We now have a free online training to learn about ACEs in Iowa and how to respond! Learn more about the course and sign up here:
iowaaces360.thinkific.com/co…
Great summary of the important information shared at this year's Iowa Hunger Summit with the @WorldFoodPrize. We appreciated being a part of these conversations.
IowaHungerSummit.org/2020Res…
Check out this new website sharing resources and inspiration for responding to trauma and creating resilient communities. marc.healthfederation.org/
This webinar with @ACEsConnection and Center for Care Innovations will introduce health care providers to the Community Resiliency Model (CRM), an evidence-based method of managing traumatic stress, preventing burnout and building resiliency.
acesconnection.com/blog/tool…