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Children Can Thrive

9/25/2015

Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California’s Response to Adverse Childhood Experiences

Jeremy Loudenback

A new report from the Center for Youth Wellness outlines policy ideas and recommendations for creating momentum around addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) across California. A primary-care pediatric clinic in the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood in San Francisco, the Center for Youth Wellness (CYW) has taken a leading role in exploring the way early adversity can negatively impact the developing brains and bodies of children, both at its clinic and as a state-wide advocate.

11/18/2014

Children Can Thrive

Guest Writer

A three-day summit on Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, strengthens California’s efforts to orient policy and practice around preventing and responding to child trauma. By Parker Blackman “We know that it makes sense to keep kids in school for $9,000 a year versus individuals in prison for $62,000 a year.”

11/12/2014

Applying ACEs to Juvenile Justice

Judith Fenlon

The high rate of abused and neglected children within the juvenile justice system was one of the themes percolating throughout a three-day conference on childhood trauma last week in San Francisco.

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