Roundup
December 20, 2023
Message from our CEO, Ingrid Cockhren: PACEs Connection is all about Community Building ([link removed])
We support communities to accelerate the science of positive and adverse childhood experiences to solve our most intractable problems. During the past year we have focused attention on each of our core areas: Prevention, Support, Community and Tools.
By Ingrid Cockhren, PACEs Connection, CEO

The Journey to Trauma-Informed Care: A BCBA's Perspective ([link removed])

Ariel Clinical Services, a Colorado agency that provides services across the state, participated in the Traumatic Stress Institute's IDD-centered Learning Collaborative (LC) in 2021 with three other client agencies.

By Christine Greene, PACEs Connection member

Children’s Day and Dignity in Sierra Leone ([link removed])

Please read how a focus on celebrating DIGNITY experiences in childhood provided an opportunity for children, parents, teachers all to be discussing the same thing. We were all children first and our childhood experiences stay with us throughout our lives.

By Lucien Lombardo, PACEs Connection member


** Wednesday Digest
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
What Is Youth Navigation? ([link removed])
The Marshall Project
Old-School Hair Analysis Is Junk Science. But It Still Keeps People Behind Bars ([link removed])
Center for Infectious Disease and Research Policy (CIDRAP)
Study: Infants of moms who had flu shot in pregnancy at 39% lower risk of hospitalization ([link removed])
Housing Matters
What Is Heirs’ Property, and Why Does It Matter for Equitable Homeownership? ([link removed])
The New York Times
As Need Rises, Housing Aid Hits Lowest Level in Nearly 25 Years ([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 6 of the 30 that she found for this week. You can read them all here ([link removed]) .
Donnelly KA, Goyal MK.
The Epidemiology of Violence Exposure in Children ([link removed]) . Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023;70(6):1057-68. PMID: 37865430 ([link removed])
“Exposure to violence remains a significant issue for children in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated many of these exposures. Violence unequally impacts children of color and LGBTQ youth. Pediatricians can and must continue to advocate and intervene to decrease pediatric violence exposure and its effects.”
Joseph J, Buss C, Knop A, et al.
Greater maltreatment severity is associated with smaller brain volume with implication for intellectual ability in young children ([link removed]) . Neurobiology of stress. 2023;27:100576. PMID: 37810429 ([link removed])
Of 49 children aged 3-5 years with maltreatment exposure, “Higher maltreatment severity was significantly correlated with smaller intracranial volume…primarily due to smaller gray matter volume. Furthermore, smaller gray matter volume was associated with lower IQ at study entry and predicted IQ one year later. The observed associations were independent of potential confounding variables, including height, socioeconomic status, age and sex…likely setting a path for far-reaching long-term disadvantages. Insights into the molecular and neural processes that underlie the impact of maltreatment on brain structure and function are urgently needed to derive mechanism-driven targets for early intervention.”
Rhodes CA, Thomas N, O'Hara KL, et al.
Enhancing the Focus: How Does Parental Incarceration Fit into the Overall Picture of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) ([link removed]) ? Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2023 Dec;51(12):1933-1944. PMID: 37875642 ([link removed])
Using data from a large national survey, “children with incarcerated parents had higher odds of experiencing other ACEs, higher odds of having mental health problems, and experienced fewer PCEs compared to children without incarcerated parents. Further, although PCEs were associated with a lower odds of mental health problems for both children with and without incarcerated parents, they did not mitigate the negative impact of parental incarceration on mental health outcomes…important implications for the development of multilevel intervention strategies that seek to promote resilience and reduce risk for this population.”
Rose H, Womick J, King LA.
Purpose maintained: ACEs and meaning in life ([link removed]) . J Pers. 2023 Dec;91(6):1425-1441. PMID: 36748110 ([link removed])
From a series of studies including college students and non-student adults, “Adverse childhood experiences consistently predict lower feelings of coherence [a sense of one's life making sense] and significance [a sense of life's inherent value and having a life worth living], but are unrelated to purpose [a sense of core goals, aims, and direction in life]. Purpose may represent a motivational strength emerging out of childhood adversity.”
Racine N, Deneault AA, Thiemann R, et al.
Intergenerational transmission of parent adverse childhood experiences to child outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis ([link removed]) . Child Abuse Negl. 2023:106479. PMID: 37821290 ([link removed])
In this research review, parental ACEs were associated with child mental health problems, and internalizing and externalizing difficulties, but not cognitive or language skills.
Beal SJ, Greiner MV, Ammerman RT, et al. Patterns of substance use among adolescents in and out of foster care: An analysis of linked health and child welfare administrative data ([link removed]) . Child Abuse Negl. 2023;146:106473. PMID: 37801757 ([link removed])
After controlling for multiple factors, 2787 youth in foster care had higher odds of engaging in substance use and at an earlier age than those not in care. “Placement stability and family care settings reduced odds of lifetime substance use.”


** PACEs Connection News & Events
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Growing Resilient Communities Embraces the New Year: Welcome CRC Fellows, Grow with Google Partnership Announcement & Unveiling New Interactive Tools ([link removed])

Thursday, December 21, 2023
"History. Culture. Trauma." Podcast New Episode: Processing Grief During the Holidays. ([link removed])

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


** Member Posts
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Tori Essex: New Transforming Trauma Episode 120: From Pain to Purpose: Navigating the Pressures of Fatherhood, Isolation and Loss with Adam Angel ([link removed])

Michael Skinner: The Surviving Spirit Newsletter December 2023 ([link removed])

Laura Gallant: Explore how to transform your organization with HOPE | 2024 HOPE Summit ([link removed])
Ellen Goldstein: Trauma-Informed Competency Set for Undergraduate Medical Education ([link removed])

Bill Barberg: Learn how families in crisis are being helped get to stability ([link removed])

Lisa Clark: Becky Haas- "Employing a Trauma-Informed Approach in Justice Systems" ([link removed])

Afra Salman: Microgrant Moment: Makers Place- YOU FIRST! ([link removed]) , Microgrant Moment: Career Academy at Trenton Central High School ([link removed])

Carla Ritzmi: The Power of Positive Experiences to Improve Public Health ([link removed])

Andre Butler: Registration Open! Maternal Health Innovation & Reproductive Health ECHO Series Starts 1/9/24 ([link removed])


** Mark Your Calendars
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December 20
Online: Lessons Learned & Looking Ahead for the Trauma-Informed Movement (CTIPP CAN Dec 2023) ([link removed])
December 27
Online: FREE Roadmap To Trauma Healing ([link removed])


** Videos
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Marianne Williamson and Dr. Gabor Maté ([link removed])
Aaliyah Hammer-Furbert: The Power of Collective Healing ([link removed])
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