What were PACEs Connection members up to while we paused the newsletters for the holiday.

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December 1, 2023
What Are Our Members Up To?

News You Can Use
Building Resilience is a Team Effort that Starts Early ([link removed])

By Porter Jennings-McGarity, PACEs Connection Director of CQI & Trauam-Informed Criminal Justice Consultant

“YES!” was the response of Gaile Osborne, executive director of Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina (FFANC), when asked for input on a new program to help foster and kinship care families learn how to support the brain development of young children.

Join this 8-week Trauma-informed Job Grief Support Group ([link removed])

By Alison Cebulla, PACEs Connection member

The group will help end shame spirals, help members feel less alone, label potential work abuse or neglect, and inspire members to identify their needs and take action steps towards a more fulfilling work life.

A Second Round of Healing for Our New Jersey Communities ([link removed])

By Christian Baresic, PACEs Connection member

At the start of 2023, in partnership with DCF’s Office of Resilience, the Central RAC (Regional ACEs Collaborative) distributed microgrant funding to nine projects that began their respective journeys toward launching, expanding, or transforming their programs.

Creating Better Workplaces: A Trauma-Informed Approach- Wallace E. Dixon, Jr., PhD ([link removed])

By Lisa Clark, PACEs Connection member

Join Dr. Wallace E. Dixon, founding director of the East Tennessee State University Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute, as he discusses Better Workplaces Tennessee: A Trauma-Informed Approach. This Zoom presentation is free; however, registration is required.

Can Kindness and Gratitude Make a Difference ([link removed])

By Deborah McNelis, PACEs Connection member

Can kindness and gratitude make a difference in individual lives and for society overall? Do these practices impact the brain? Do they also influence the way in which children's brains develop?

Looking to Grow in Restorative Practices? ([link removed])

By Tracy L. Leonard, PACEs Connection member

Restorative practices allow both the adults and students within a school to transform the way they approach their relationships with one another.

Member Contributions and Asks
From Dennis Haffron: Required Minimum Distribution Opportunity ([link removed])
From Michelle Ned: Oral Health During Pregnant ([link removed])
From Tracy L. Leonard: May We Suggest For…1st Time Attendees #TSS2024ATN ([link removed])
From Laura Gallant: A Moment of Gratitude with HOPE Director Dr. Robert Sege ([link removed])
From Harise Stein: PACEs Research Corner — November Part 1, 2023 ([link removed])
From Gwendolyn Downing: Updated: Mental Health, Trauma, and Disability – Children/Youth, documents ([link removed])
From Suzanne Frank: AVA:Decemeber 18 at Noon/Where the Boys Are: Understanding and Responding to Trauma when the Victim is a Male ([link removed])
From Tori Essex: New Transforming Trauma Episode 118: Listening to What Survivors Need to Address Sexual Trauma and Complex PTSD with Dr. Judith Herman ([link removed])
PACEs Connection Announcements
Message from our CEO, Ingrid Cockhren, on Giving Tuesday 2023! ([link removed])

PACEs Connection is a social network that recognizes the impact of a wide variety of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in shaping adult behavior and health, and that promotes healing-centered, trauma-informed and resilience-building practices and policies in all families, organizations, systems, and communities.

Through December
Healing Centered Futures through the CRC & the PACEs Movement: Announcing the CRC Fellowship, Celebrating CRC Graduates, and #GivingTuesday Campaign ([link removed])

New Fellowship Program Launches to Empower Graduates of the CRC Accelerator Program to Grow Resilient Communities ([link removed])

Calling Purpose Driven Advertisers: Explore Advertising Rates in the New History. Culture. Trauma. Podcast Media Kit ([link removed])

Are you a trauma-informed school personnel? PACEs Connection would love to talk with you! ([link removed])

Thursday, November 30, 2023
Encore: Join Dr. Bob Sege for History. Culture. Trauma. — 1pm PT/4 pm ET. ([link removed])

Did you know you can connect with PACEs Connection on Social Media? ([link removed])

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

Join PACES Connections - Worldwide PACEs Movement Champions! ([link removed])
What's Going on Next Week
Online: Creating Better Workplaces: A Trauma-Informed Approach- Wallace E. Dixon, Jr., PhD | December 1, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Virtual | December 2, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: 10th Annual ACEs & Resilience Summit | December 4-7, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: How Are We — Really? Wellness Wheel Self Assessment - Part 2 | December 5 ([link removed])
Online: FREE The Importance of Building Long-Lasting Relationships on the Road to Self-Sustainability | December 6, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: Creating Healthy Communities Through Cultural Appreciation (Institute for Public Strategies) December 6, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: Settling Into Stillness: Quieting Our Minds | December 7, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: Settling Into Stillness: Quieting Our Minds | December 7, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: FREE Playing for Keeps Documentary Screening | December 7, 2023 ([link removed])
Watch This
Year of the Inner Child: Rest ([link removed])
Break free of rumination & spiral thinking ([link removed])
Year of the Inner Child: Inner Voice ([link removed])
The Importance of Responsibility (Mount Sinai Parenting Center) ([link removed])

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