Take a look at some of the obstacles women from minority groups face in health care.

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December 8, 2023
Health Disparities Affecting Minority Women

A Special Message from PACEs Connection C.E.O., Ingrid Cockhren
Message from our CEO, Ingrid Cockhren: PACEs Connection is all about Prevention! ([link removed])

By Ingrid Cockhren, PACEs Connection CEO

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 trauma-informed, healing-centered and resilience-building practices and policies in all families, organizations, systems, and communities.
News You Can Use

Three Days That Changed the Thinking About Black Women’s Health ([link removed])

The New York Times

Forty years ago, Black women convened to discuss how race affected their health. They helped reimagine what medical care could look like.

Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women's Health ([link removed])

The Brink

For nearly 30 years, Boston University has led the largest and longest-running study of Black women’s health, shining a light on tragic disparities and showing women their lives matter.

Many People of Color Worry Good Health Care Is Tied to Their Appearance ([link removed])

California Healthline

Many people from racial and ethnic minority groups brace themselves for insults and judgments before medical appointments, according to a new survey of patients that reaffirms the prevalence of racial discrimination in the U.S. health system.

Addressing Mental Health Disparities in Black Women ([link removed])

Pharmacy Times

In pharmacy and health care in general, most patients want to receive care from someone who looks like them.

“Complete Liberation”: A Black Reproductive Justice Agenda ([link removed])

Nonprofit Quarterly

Reproductive Justice can only be achieved when Black women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals can experience pregnancy and childbirth without endangering our lives.

Stop Stereotyping Black Girls: Offer Inclusive Sex Education in Schools ([link removed])

Ms.

A lack of sex education negatively affects all children—but it is particularly harmful for Black girls, who are three times more likely to experience sexual violence than their white counterparts.

Member Contributions and Asks
From C. Nicole Brown: Suds of Love Truck Serves the Community ([link removed])
From Michelle Ned: The Power of Positivity ([link removed])
From Harise Stein: PACEs Research Corner — November Part 2, 2023 ([link removed])
From Frank Sterle: A Little Civility, Please — We Don’t Live in the Middle East War Zone ([link removed])
From Lisa Reagan: How A Wellness-Informed Worldview Supports Trauma-Informed Insights: An Update On ACES And Attachment In Scotland ([link removed])
From Tori Essex: New BONUS Transforming Trauma Episode 119: NARM Online Basics Training: A Guide to Our Accessible Trauma-Informed Training With Stefanie Klein ([link removed])
From From Laura Gallant: Seasonal opportunities to practice positive childhood experiences during the holidays – New resource ([link removed])
PACEs Connection Announcements

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

From Thursday, December, 7, 2023
This Week on ‘History. Culture. Trauma.’ podcast: Getting to Root Cause with C-PTSD Expert and Author Mary Giuliani ([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])

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: Adult Mental Health First Aid Training Virtual | December 9, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: FREE Roadmap To Trauma Healing | December 9, 2023 ([link removed])
Los Angeles, CA: Family Day | December 9, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: Mindful Mondays with Chefalo Consulting | Free Community Network | December 11, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: Reframing: The Power of Our Perspective | December 11, 2023 ([link removed])
Webinar: Building a Resilient Workforce: Integrate Connection and Community | December 12, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: Self & Collective Attuning: Tending to Emotional Activation in these Acute Times | December 12, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: Trauma-Informed Strategies (CE Credits Available*) | December 12, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: The Hidden Biases of Good People: Implicit Bias Awareness Training | December 13, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: Celebration of Self: End of Year Reflections | December 14, 2023 ([link removed])
Online: Thrive Tribe: Boundaries Bootcamp | December 14, 2023 ([link removed])
Watch This
Offering Comfort in Scary Times (Sesame Workshop) ([link removed])
Parental Education on ACEs ([link removed])
3 Reminders to Share with Caregivers (Mount Sinai Parenting Center) ([link removed])
Year of the Inner Child: Anger ([link removed])

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