In this newsletter, we provide various ACEs findings regarding how positive childhood experiences affect the chronic depressive disorders diagnosis, how COVID-19 relate to child development, and proper mental health follow-up care for children. We also share the latest report on the ACEs Aware provider training. Read the full newsletter here: ACEs October Newsletter 2020
Introducing, the ACEs Aware Initiative! We are excited to be involved in this new initiative, led by the Office of the Surgeon General, with our partners at the YMCA and the Academy of Pediatrics Chapter 3 (AAP-CA3) to expand and deepen the impact on the local level. In this newsletter, we share what this initiative entails including a Network of…
Our February newsletter shares the latest ACEs Aware Self-Care tool from our partners at American Academy of Pediatrics, California Chapter 3, an update on SDSU’s Big Idea and our partners at Breaking Barriers. We also share helpful resources from Children Now and Education Week. You can read the full newsletter here: February 2021
In this January newsletter, we observe an Annual Day of Racial Healing, established by the Kellogg Foundation, and celebrate National Mentoring Month, led by the Harvard School of Public Health, MENTOR, and the Corporation of National and Community Service. We also highlight San Diego’s Regional Networks of Care as part of the ACEs Aware Initiative, the latest updates with two…
We’re ending the year with tips and ideas on how to reimagine the holiday season during a pandemic, a new ACEs Aware Knowledge to Action Brief on the Protective Factors, and the importance of relational health. We are also excited to feature Roadmap for Resilience, a newly released report by Dr. Nadine Burk Harris. Read the full newsletter here: December…
See the latest from the Social Policy Institute including how COVID-19 has affected the elderly in San Diego, information on a new collaborative project led by United Parents, and how to get involved in the Networks of Care as part of the ACEs Aware Initiative. Read the full newsletter here: October 2020
The 5 Protective Factors are widely known in the Family Strengthening Field as a way to increase family strengths and decrease the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. They can also play a significant role in preventing and reducing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in children and families. In our newest knowledge to action brief, we discuss a 6th protective factor,…
The majority of people living in California have experienced at least one (1) adverse childhood experience (ACE). Fully 16% have experienced 4 or more ACEs. In SPI’s first ACEs Aware Knowledge to Action Brief, we focus on the challenges children face in the midst of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and how lasting impacts can be prevented or reduced using the…