Roundup
October 11, 2023
Never Stop Dreaming! ([link removed])
Eventually, I had to choose myself.
By Jabulile Mutale, PACEs Connection member

Creating Positive Childhood Environmental Experiences in the Classroom ([link removed])

Back to School with PACEs Connection: Creating Positive Childhood Environmental Experiences in the Classroom

By Jenna Quinn, PACEs Connection project manager

My Perfect Storm of Train Wrecks Involves a Very Rough Ride ([link removed])

My daily cerebral turmoil mostly consists of a formidable combination of adverse childhood experience trauma, autism spectrum disorder and high sensitivity, the ACE trauma in large part being due to my ASD and high sensitivity.

By Frank Sterle Jr, PACEs Connection member

Trauma-Informed Schools: A Call to Action and Accompanying Resource ([link removed])

The cost of not addressing trauma in systems is evident…ACEs cost nearly 2 trillion dollars annually in America alone.

By Jamie Matthews, PACEs Connection member

World Mental Health Day ([link removed])

We observe this day to remind those who are in need to take the proper steps to improved mental wellness.

By Michelle Ned, PACEs Connection member


** Wednesday Digest
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Center for American Progress
5 Ways State Governments Can Support Student Mental Health ([link removed])
ABC News
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Mariachi is the new marching band at some schools ([link removed])
AlJazeera
Children in Gaza experience ‘trauma beyond their endurance’ ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times
More than 1 in 7 men have no close friends. The way we socialize boys is to blame ([link removed])
National Public Radio (NPR)
Churches confess and repent for sins against Native and Indigenous people ([link removed])


** Join PACEs Connection for a Free Webinar, Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Pandemic Born Children: Developmental and Family Challenges — How is Oklahoma Using ARPA Funds to Help? ([link removed])
Join PACEs Connection for a free webinar October 19 from 12 p.m to 1:30 p.m. ET/ 9 a.m. - 10:30 PT, to explore how leaders in one state, and two PACES Connection senior staff members, have been addressing the challenges of welcoming a new baby – or multiple babies – during that time.


** PACEs Connection News & Events
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October 11 & 18
PACEs Connection Presents: Addressing the Epidemic of School Shootings Series ([link removed])

Through October
World Mental Health Day: Mobilizing the Human Family Through the CRC & the PACEs Movement ([link removed])

Thursday, October 12, 2023
History. Culture. Trauma. Encore episode with advocate and artist Agnes Woodward, in honor of Indigenous People’s Day ([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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Suzanne Frank: AVA Hot Topic October 17,2023 Noon PDT/Free/What's New in IPV and ACEs Inquiry& Response? ([link removed])

Laura Gallant: HOPE launches new certification program ([link removed])
Alison Cebulla: Healing trauma with humor works better than you'd think ([link removed])
Deborah McNelis: Responsive Nurturing Relationships Have a Significant Influence and Timing Matters ([link removed])

Katie Kurtz: The one question we should all be able to answer is this… ([link removed])
Robyn Hussa Farrell: Sharpen: Powering Healthy Minds ([link removed])

Kristi Horner: National Family Caregivers Month: Caring for the Caregivers Virtual Summit 2023 Journeying with Courage and Intention ([link removed])
Michael Skinner: A Cold Wind Blows - "So many feel so alone all across this land. Can you tell me why you can't lend a hand?" ([link removed])


** Member Requests
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Elaine Spicer
Resilient Communities ([link removed])
Mary E. Dorman
TI Housing Documents and Policies ([link removed])


** Mark Your Calendars
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October 11
Richmond, VA: Beyond Trauma: Youth Mental Health Policy and Practice Summit ([link removed])
Online: Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day: Building Partnerships to Support Survivors ([link removed])
October 12
Online: FREE Stewards of Children ([link removed])
October 14
Online: The Ethical Responsibility of Self-Care - A Supervisor’s Perspective ([link removed])
October 15
Bethesda, MD: Hardwired for Fear, Hardwired for Connection: The Intersection of Brain Science and EDI ([link removed])
October 16
Online: Build Personal Resilience through the Four Steps to Letting Go ([link removed])
October 17
Online: FREE Introduction to Trauma & Trauma-Informed Care (CE Credit Available*) ([link removed])
Online: Supporting Indigenous Resilience and Knowledge through Culture-Based Programs and Policies ([link removed])


** Videos
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Parentese (Mount Sinai Parenting Center) ([link removed])
Trauma Informed Spaces and Design (SAC Kingston) ([link removed])
New & Hopeful Approaches in Housing & Homelessness: Trauma-Informed Design (Graduate School of Social Work - DU) ([link removed])
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