Catch up with what has been happening at PACEs Connection the past week.

Roundup
September 27, 2023
Batterer intervention programs that take a healing approach drastically cut re-arrest rates ([link removed])
But that’s providing help for only half the people involved in the problem.
By Jane Stevens, PACEs Connection member

Play: An Essential Positive Childhood Experience ([link removed])

Babies are born ready to learn, they want to explore, touch, taste, smell, poke, pound, and throw everything they can get their hands on.

By Deborah McNelis, PACEs Connection member

A Special Invitation for the PACEs Community: La Maida Project Experiential Workshop Series ([link removed])

La Maida Project (LMP) is hosting three upcoming experiential workshops aimed to create a trauma-responsive and ACEs-aware culture in all the communities and settings where you engage.

By Kelly Benshoof, PACEs Connection member

PIRATES - A song about overcoming the pirates in our lives and the healing journey we embark upon. ([link removed])

A song about overcoming the pirates in our lives and the healing journey we embark upon.

By Michael Skinner, PACEs Connection member


** Wednesday Digest
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Greater Good Magazine
One Way to Improve Teen Mental Health: Activism ([link removed])
The Washington Post
Why doesn’t my doctor believe I’m in pain? ([link removed])
Mother Jones
“I’m Doing the Best I Can”: Stories From California’s Unsheltered Community ([link removed])
EdSource
More college campuses leveraging the outdoors to support student mental health ([link removed])
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The Biden-Harris Administration Awards $131.7 Million to Support At-risk Youth and Families ([link removed])


** Research Corner
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Ed. note: Dr. Harise Stein at Stanford University edits a website — abuseresearch.info ([link removed]) — that focuses on the health effects of abuse, and includes research articles on PACEs science. Every month, she posts summaries of the abstracts and links to research articles that address only PACEs. Here are 3 of the 13 that she found for this week. You can read them all HERE ([link removed]) .
Jaen J, Lovett SM, Lajous M, Keyes KM, Stern D.
Adverse childhood experiences and adult outcomes using a causal framework perspective: Challenges and opportunities ([link removed]) . Child Abuse Negl. 2023;143:106328. PMID: 37379730 ([link removed])
“The estimation of the effects of ACEs measured in adulthood on adult outcomes comes with methodological challenges, including the control of confounding and possibility of selection bias. It is necessary to be very clear about the causal structure of the exposure-outcome relationship being studied, as well as the temporality of the events, since the identification of the presence of these biases and the correct choice of variables used in the analyses will depend on it. Directed acyclic graphs could be a useful tool for the identification and selection of covariates when studying the impact of ACEs on adult outcomes.”
Jackson Y.
Future Directions in Child Maltreatment Research ([link removed]) . J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2023:1-10. PMID: 37383011 ([link removed])
“Scientific interest in child maltreatment is shared across many disciplines including but not limited to social welfare, medicine, law, and biology. As a result, the current state of the field although robust, is limited by a lack of shared definitions, common approaches to research, and inclusion of widely differing sample types, making the results often nonreproducible and of limited generalizability. The goal of the current paper is to provide…a guide to the complexity of child maltreatment research and to suggest possible solutions.”
Dreyer BP.
Achieving Child Health Equity: Policy Solutions ([link removed]) . Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023;70(4):863-83. PMID: 37422319 ([link removed])
“Policy solutions to address child health equity, with evidence to support the policies, are presented. Policies address health care, direct financial support to families, nutrition, support for early childhood and brain development, ending family homelessness, making housing and neighborhoods environmentally safe, gun violence prevention, LGBTQ + health equity, and protecting immigrant children and families. Federal, state, and local policies are addressed. Recommendations of the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics are highlighted when appropriate.”


** PACEs Connection News & Events
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October 4, 11, & 18, 2023

PACEs Connection Presents: Addressing the Epidemic of School Shootings Series ([link removed])

PACEs Connection will gather experts for a three-day series on Addressing the Epidemic of School Shootings. Each of the three days will address different topics: prevention, impact, and response.

September 2023
The CRC is Back in Full Swing this September: Learn Global, Healing Centered Solutions from our Favorite Guest Facilitators ([link removed])

Thursday, September 28, 2023
Joshua Smith speaks up about the latest in healing-centered youth engagement on History. Culture. Trauma. Thursday at 1 p.m. PT; 4 p.m. ET. ([link removed])

PACEs Connection Launches Sustaining Resilient Communities Initiative! ([link removed])

Join PACES Connections - Worldwide PACEs Movement Champions! ([link removed])

We're hiring: Development Director ([link removed])


** Member Posts
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Tori Essex: New Transforming Trauma Episode 113: Health And Trust In Organismic Self-Regulation - NARM Webinar Special Event ([link removed])

Laura Gallant: HOPE-Informed Decision Making – Resource Review ([link removed])
Michael Skinner: The Surviving Spirit Newsletter September 2023 ([link removed])

Mary Westervelt: Culturally Responsive Family Engagement: A Path to Partnership ([link removed])

Michelle Ned: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Pregnancy ([link removed])
Jennifer R. Sweeney: Need a Speaker for Your Group? ([link removed])


** Mark Your Calendars
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September 27
Online: 2023 Mississippi Trauma Informed Care Conference - Registration is Open ([link removed])
Online: Voices of Lived Experiences: Trauma-Informed Mental Health Care for Youth Who Have Experienced Trafficking and/or Commercial Sexual Exploitation (The National Center on Human Trafficking) ([link removed])
September 28
Livingston, MT: Family Systems Trauma Community Retreat & Masterclass ([link removed])
Online: Maintaining Mindfulness During Times of Transition ([link removed])
September 29
Online: Towards a Healing Organization: Viewing of The Wisdom of Trauma ([link removed])
September 30
Online: From Accessibiliy to Disability justice ([link removed])
October 3
Online: Virtual: Trauma and Addiction (Echo) ([link removed])
Online: The Stages of Burnout: Finding the Balance in Responsibility and Creating Healthy Boundaries ([link removed])
Online: Liberated School Suicide Postvention: Workgroups to Create Renewal-Focused Policy and Practice ([link removed])


** Videos
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Offering Choices [Mount Sinai Parenting Center] ([link removed])
Folding Into Oneself: Generating Safety ([link removed])
Year of the Inner Child: Intelligence ([link removed])
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