News & Updates
The COVID Vaccine For Kids 6 Months & Older: What Parents Should Know
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorized the COVID vaccine for children 6 months and older. For parents and caregivers with questions, read Acting Surgeon General Dr. Devika Bhushan’s column at healthychildren.org--a parenting website from the...
Acting Surgeon General Participates in Youth Mental Wellness Now Summit
On Wednesday, June 15, Acting Surgeon General Dr. Devika Bhushan participated in a panel, We Know What We Need to Heal: Letting Youth Build Healing-Centered Spaces, as part of a two-day Youth Mental Wellness Summit in Los Angeles hosted by the U.S. Surgeon General and...
CA-OSG Chief of Staff Speaks at Inaugural ACEs Aware Conference
On May 16, Chief of Staff of the California Office of the Surgeon General Matt Schueller participated in the closing session of the ACEs Aware Conference in Long Beach, CA. The conference, ACEs Aware in Action: Innovations and Lesson Learned, included more than 200...
Dr. Devika Bhushan Shares a Lesson from the Heart During Mental Health Awareness Month
Watch Acting Surgeon General, Dr. Devika Bhushan, discuss the importance of slowing down and prioritizing rest in our fast-paced and often stressful world.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0cYSbur-Mc
Dr. Devika Bhushan Highlights Stress Busters During Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
Watch Acting Surgeon General, Dr. Devika Bhushan, discuss simple ways to de-stress during Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week and beyond.
OC Pediatrician on the Mental Health Toll of COVID & The Critical Role of ACEs Screening
Introducing the first in a series of stories from across California highlighting individuals and communities adopting trauma-informed practices to screen, treat, and heal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). See why Dr. Eric Ball from CHOC screens for...
TIPC Implementation Advisory Committee Meeting
On Wednesday, April 20, Dr. Devika Bhushan shared the vision for launching a trauma-informed training for educators and child care providers, as well as a public awareness campaign on preventing and addressing childhood adversity, as part of the Child and...
A Message from the Acting Surgeon General of California
I’m honored, humbled, and excited to take the reins as the Acting Surgeon General of California at this crucial juncture. Over the last three years, as our Office’s inaugural Chief Health Officer, I’ve had the privilege to work alongside Dr. Nadine Burke Harris—a true...
Learn about ACEs & Toxic Stress at Number Story
Number Story is the first nationwide campaign on Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress. Learn more and find resources for healing. https://youtu.be/5IqBQO2h2to
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris Talks Children’s Mental Health
“The thing that is most important for us as parents and caregivers is this: to be able to be there for our kids, we gotta take care of ourselves. Former California Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, joins Van to answer listener questions...
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