ACEs Aware

Vibrant Emotional Health has developed a framework that aims to make sense of and stage responses to the increasingly frequent and complex array of disaster events we face in contemporary society, superimposed atop chronic psychosocial and socioeconomic stressors. Explore the new model at https://marccd.info/.

Curious how community-based organizations (CBO) can employ evidence-informed stress-mitigation strategies to help clients heal from toxic stress? Join ACEs Aware tomorrow, March 27, for the next Implementation with Intention webinar to learn how CBOs can implement Stress Busters, seven stress-mitigation strategies, to build resilient communities. Register today at https://lnkd.in/d54P5_Qx.

There are programs available for adults in California that can help improve health and well-being and mitigate stress by providing access to physical activity, supportive relationships, and nature. Swipe for free and low-cost recreational, educational, and social programs that can be an important part of the response to an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) screen.

Did you know that getting outside in nature is a proven way to promote overall life satisfaction and happiness? It can also: Reduce cardiovascular risk ?? Enhance cognitive function ?? Improve psychological well-being and self-esteem ??? Help us live longer ?? Make time for some sun this #InternationalDayOfHappiness, and swipe for ways getting out in nature can make us healthier and happier. Find more resources at https://lnkd.in/gCrXQHVd.

Nurses play a key role in preventing, identifying, and responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress. If you’re a nurse, consider becoming ACEs Aware this #CertifiedNursesDay. Get Trained: https://lnkd.in/gQ_ykt9w.

Join us on Thursday, March 20 for the Clinical Pilots webinar, “Using Human-Centered Design to Advance Trauma-Informed Care in Emergency Surgery.” Learn how Amanda Sammann, MD, MPH; Marissa Boeck, MD, MPH; Maxwell Presser, MD, MPH; and Jonathan Freise, MD, MS used human-centered design principles to revise the curriculum, train trauma-informed health care workers, and promote a trauma-informed hospital ecosystem. Register now at https://lnkd.in/gpx2mNmr.

The next webinar in our Science and Innovation Speaker Series, “Youth Engagement in Child Maltreatment Research” is happening tomorrow, March 13. Register now for a conversation with Dr. Nicole Racine and Katelyn Greer about the potential for youth engagement within the field of child maltreatment research: https://lnkd.in/gwAqxFnW.

Free and low-cost recreational, educational, and social programs are accessible throughout California that can help youth improve their health and well-being. Referring young patients to these programs can be an important part of the response to an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) screen and can help mitigate stress. Swipe for youth-focused resources and programs.

We’re celebrating healing and growth for all women this #InternationalWomensDay. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19.2% of women have experienced 4 or more Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ACE screenings can help assess women’s health in many clinical settings, and the negative health impacts associated with ACEs can be addressed with early detection and stress mitigation.

Medi-Cal clinicians have conducted 3,668,710 Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) screenings of 2,187,040 unique Medi-Cal members. Learn more about ACE screening and training across California in the February 2025 ACEs Aware Data Report: https://lnkd.in/epsYjMUq.