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  • Encore Dr. Donielle Prince: Is Mental Health just Health?

    Encore Dr. Donielle Prince: Is Mental Health just Health?
    May 30 2024
    Research has found that there is credibility to the term mind-body connection. There is a clear link between our thoughts, feelings, emotions and our physical body. At this point, should we, as a society, stop separating mental health and physical health? Are they not one in the same? Please join us this week as our guest, PACEs Connection's very own Dr. Donielle Prince, discusses the mind-body connection with our host Ingrid Cockhren. Through contributing to and coordinating the PACEs Connection Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator, Donielle will continue PACEs Connection’s mission to support the growth of both statewide and local community resilience initiatives. Donielle brings to this work over 20 years’ experience as a program evaluator, focused on education, community based youth programming, mental health, and its intersections. Donielle’s core expertise is in understanding those elements of programming and initiatives that present challenges, as well as those that yield the potential for change. Donielle’s signature evaluation projects included youth development studies, trauma informed training evaluations, and educational equity focused program and curriculum evaluations. Donielle’s experience has taught her that evaluation research is above all a communication tool- the ability to examine a program and then organize those findings, a process which helps to bring clarity to a program mission. A well crafted mission then becomes a platform from which to create and sustain tangible change. In the community, Donielle’s experience with research, policy and reform is reflected in her deep commitment to advocating for social justice. This work has included youth mentoring, including first-time offending juveniles and foster youth; as well as community based organizing against state violence, educational inequity, and lack of access to mental health supports, particularly for members of marginalized communities- similar to the community where she was raised, in East Palo Alto, CA, located in the “Silicon Valley”. Currently, Donielle resides in Sacramento, CA. Donielle has studied education, counseling psychology and human development, and race and racism, earning her B.A. at Wellesley College (1995), her MS. Ed. at the University of Pennsylvania (1996), and her Ph.D. at Stanford University (2006).
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  • Encore Dr. Bruce Perry: Historical Trauma & "What Happened to You?"

    Encore Dr. Bruce Perry: Historical Trauma & "What Happened to You?"
    May 23 2024
    This week's episode is an excerpt from a recorded interview of Dr. Bruce Perry conducted by our hosts, Ingrid Cockhren & Mathew Portell. The interview occurred on June 28th, 2022 and launched PACEs Connection's Connecting Communities One Book at a Time initiative. In this interview, Dr. Bruce Perry discusses his #1 New York Times Bestseller What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (2021), which he co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, within the context of historical trauma.
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  • Encore The State of Children's Mental Health Post-Covid

    Encore The State of Children's Mental Health Post-Covid
    May 16 2024
    This week our guest is Beth Tyson. Beth Tyson is a childhood trauma consultant and author. Our discussion will center on the state of infant and child mental health post-Covid. Beth Tyson, MA, is an international childhood trauma consultant, acclaimed author, CASA volunteer, and co-chair of the PA Child Abuse Prevention Team. With a background as a family-based trauma therapist, she honed her expertise in stabilizing mental health crises within foster, kinship, and adoptive homes. Motivated by her therapeutic work, Beth founded Beth Tyson Trauma Consulting in 2019, to advocate for trauma-responsive care across various organizations. Her commitment to empowering communities led her to pen three best-selling books, including therapeutic resources for children like A Grandfamily for Sullivan and Sullivan Goes to See Mama. Notably, she co-created the animated YouTube series All Connected, offering valuable insights into trauma recovery for teens. Beyond her professional endeavors, Beth cherishes her role as a mother, instilling her daughter with a passion for skiing and a penchant for making positive waves in the world.
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  • Encore News Media Sucks at Violence Reporting. How can media also heal?

    Encore News Media Sucks at Violence Reporting. How can media also heal?
    May 9 2024
    Long-time health, science and technology journalist Jane Stevens joins PACEs Connection CEO Ingrid Cockhren to do a deep dive into why people aren’t getting an accurate picture about violence in their communities. In fact, the state of violence reporting boils down to this: the news media is unintentionally providing misinformation about violence. Remarkably, the basics of crime reporting haven’t changed much since the late 1890s. Essentially, it’s the man-bites-dog approach: the unusual, not the normal. Case in point: Although domestic violence causes comprises most aggravated assault and causes the most damage to communities in the U.S. economically and emotionally, it’s hardly reported. Yet, in many communities, up to one-third of the operating budget goes to dealing with domestic violence and its consequences. The irony is that although change is journalism’s bread and butter, getting the journalism community to modernize is like moving a mountain with a spoon and a bucket. We discuss how the news media can jettison their old ways by integrating knowledge of the science of positive and adverse childhood experiences and, in the process, provide an accurate picture of violence in their communities, reduce and prevent violence, help reduce systemic racism and its effects, and significantly increase their readership.
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  • Encore Candice Valenzuela: What if Self-Care isn't the Answer?

    Encore Candice Valenzuela: What if Self-Care isn't the Answer?
    May 2 2024
    Self-care has become a buzzword when discussing solutions to the mental health crisis in BIPOC communities. Is self-care enough to mitigate the impact of systemic racism, intergenerational poverty, and historical trauma? This week our guest is Candice Valenzuela. Candice will provide insight concerning the need for collective care to heal communities, especially communities struggling with systemic racism and historical trauma. Candice is a MFTI who has worked at the crossroads of education, justice and community healing for the past 16 years. Candice has extensive experience in mindfulness, trauma informed care, anti-oppressive practices, cultural competency, liberatory education and youth empowerment. https://www.candicerosevalenzuela.com/
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  • Encore The Vital Importance of Black Non-Profit Leaders

    Encore The Vital Importance of Black Non-Profit Leaders
    Apr 18 2024
    Often lacking in funding and support, Black non-profit leaders are driving the work to liberate Black communities and bring in an age of equity and reconciliation. This week, we welcome Travis Claybrooks, founder and CEO of the Raphah Institute. Raphah Institute envisions a cradle-to-homeownership pipeline that has replaced the cradle-to-prison pipeline. Through partnerships and programming, Raphah helps marginalized community members access the housing, healthcare, social support, education, and economic resources they need to heal and thrive. Travis completed his Master of Divinity at Liberty University and is a doctoral candidate in Strategic Leadership there. He has worked as a police officer in Nashville, TN, served in the US Army, and ministered as a Seventh-day Adventist pastor. Travis is an active community volunteer. He holds membership on the First Horizon Bank Community Advisory Board, the Partners in Care Stakeholder Committee, the Nashville Group Violence Intervention Advisory Board, the Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment Steering Committee, Adverse Childhood Experiences Nashville Leadership Committee, the Nashville Child and Youth Collaborative, and the Nashville Health Equity Coalition. He is a restorative justice practitioner and trainer. Travis previously served as a Restorative Justice Working Group member at the United States Department of Justice. He is launching an expansion of Raphah Institute’s Restorative Justice Diversion Initiative in partnership with the Memphis/Shelby County DA, Juvenile Court, Public Defender, and community organizations. Raphah is also piloting a community investment project in early childhood education in HUD housing communities in Nashville. Travis enjoys playing video games and weekend outings with his family. He is a North Nashville native residing in White House, TN.
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  • Encore America's Culture of Child Abuse Pt. 2

    Encore America's Culture of Child Abuse Pt. 2
    Apr 11 2024
    America's culture of child abuse and neglect negatively impacts every aspect of American life. During April 2022, co-hosts Ingrid Cockhren and Mathew Portell examined America's history of child abuse and neglect and outlined how this history connects to our current child abuse crisis. Please join our hosts for an encore of part two of this series. This episode is dedicated to illuminating the systemic nature of child abuse and neglect in America. Cockhren and Portell discussed the different layers of influence embedded within our society and how these influences create the conditions that allow abuse and neglect to fester. In part two, the focus will be on community-level influences. This discussion will include the influence of school environments, rural communities, housing discrimination, community violence, poverty, gun violence, gang culture, etc. They also outlined how PACEs science can be applied to both address and prevent child abuse and neglect.
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  • Encore America's Culture of Child Abuse Pt. 1

    Encore America's Culture of Child Abuse Pt. 1
    Apr 4 2024
    Child abuse and neglect negatively impacts every aspect of American life. To honor Child Abuse Prevention Month, we will revisit a discussion between co-hosts, Ingrid Cockhren and Mathew Portell. In this 2-part conversation, Ingrid & Mathew examine America's history of child abuse and neglect and outline how this history connects to our current child abuse crisis. This episode is dedicated to illuminating the systemic nature of child abuse and neglect in America. Ingrid and Mathew discuss the different layers of influence embedded within our society and how these influences create the conditions that allow abuse and neglect to fester. They also outline how PACEs science can be applied to both address and prevent child abuse and neglect.
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