In 2020 the state launched the adverse childhood experiences initiative, with the goal of cutting the number of those experiences in half within one generation. Today the number of doctors screening patients for adverse experiences is growing, but the state is failing to track whether patients receive the follow-up services or support they might need. […]
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California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris Resigning, Prioritizing Family
California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris — who brought awareness of the reverberating impacts of childhood trauma to the highest levels of state government — will be pausing her professional career to spend more time with her family, she announced Wednesday. “I have always felt drawn to public service, so being able to serve during […]
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NCJ Preview: ACEs and Doctors, a Cafe’s Community
This week we’re looking at how local pediatricians are considering toxic stress and ACEs — adverse childhood experiences — in their diagnoses and treatments. In some cases, that means recommending other means of support and stress relief for kids and their families, instead of immediately turning to medication. It’s a holistic approach that’s seeing some […]
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Hundreds Attend ACEs Town Hall Featuring California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris (with Video)
The Sequoia Conference Center on Humboldt County Office of Education’s campus was at capacity, 448 people had landed a seat — while at least another 100 watched from a live stream in a separate room. The draw was a conversation among California’s first Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris and a panel of locals spearheading Humboldt […]