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ACEs Storytelling: An Educator’s Story with Principal Allie Greene
The third video in the ACEs Storytelling series captures the game-changing power of trauma-informed education at Laguna High School in Sonoma County. Watch as Mishale Ballinger of the Sonoma County Office of Education shares her experience working with Principal Allie...
Acting California Surgeon General Dr. Devika Bhushan’s Statement on the California Budget
Governor Newsom's budget truly centers California’s values of equity and prevention. It bolsters every person's ability to reach their potential — enabling a healthier and more just California for all. At a time when many around the country are feeling marginalized...
A Statement on the Authorization of the COVID Vaccine for Children 6 Months and Older
Eighteen million kids under age 5 just became newly eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. For so many parents and caregivers, this means we can finally stop living in the early 2020 days of the pandemic, and stop managing the constant stress, decision fatigue, and guilt...
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...
ACEs Storytelling: A Parent’s Story with Linda Baggio and Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
We're so excited to share a new video in a storytelling series about the power of ACEs Aware. Listen to Linda Baggio share her ACEs story with Dr. Burke Harris and discover how greater awareness can help break the intergenerational cycle of ACEs. #FacesOfACEs...
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...
Child & Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) Public Webinar
On Tuesday, March 15, Communications Director Julie Rooney and Project Manager Kristen Kainer from the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) presented at the first Child & Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) public...
Behavioral Health Task Force Public Meeting
On Tuesday, March 8, Acting California Surgeon General Dr. Devika Bhushan participated as a State representative of the Behavioral Health Task Force public meeting, which solicited valuable stakeholder feedback on the Child and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, a $4.4 billion effort to expand prevention and treatment services for youth mental health.
- ACEs Aware Trauma-Informed Network of Care Roadmap for Public Comment | By ACEs Aware | Dec. 14, 2020
- First California Surgeon General’s Report Provides Clear Cross-Sector Roadmap to Address Health and Societal Impacts of Adversity | By Office of the California Surgeon General | Dec. 9, 2020
- Apply Now: New ACEs Aware Grant Opportunity to Support Trauma-Informed Networks of Care | By ACEs Aware | Dec. 1, 2020
- ACEs Aware Announces Nearly 14,000 Providers Trained | By ACEs Aware | Oct. 15, 2020
- Provider Data Report: “Becoming ACEs Aware in California” Provider Training: September Data Update (PDF) | By ACEs Aware | Oct. 15, 2020
- Children will pay long-term stress-related costs of Covid-19 unless we follow the science | By STAT | Aug. 4, 2020
- George Floyd’s Death is Killing Me | By Medium | Jun. 11, 2020
- COST OF ACEs: New Research Shows Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress Costs $112.5 Billion Per Year to California (PDF) | By ACEs Aware | Jan. 28, 2020
- Blacks in California are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate. What’s being done to help? | The Modesto Bee | Nov. 30, 2020
- ACEs Training and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflections from Dr. Eric Ball | By ACEs Aware | Nov. 8, 2020
- How Adverse Childhood Experiences Shape Health Care: In Conversation with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris | By Healthforce Center at UCSF | Oct. 23, 2020
- Reaching for Resilience | By North Coast Journal | Oct. 1, 2020
- Turn & Talk / Responding to Student Trauma | By EL Magazine | Oct. 2020
- How to Keep Children’s Stress From Turning Into Trauma | By The New York Times | May 7, 2020
- COVID Convos — Meet California’s Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris | By Sac Cultural Hub | Apr. 22, 2020
- Yes, Stress Really Is Making You Sick | By Newsweek | Mar. 2, 2020
- Nadine Burke Harris – Screening For PTSD in California | By BMJ talk medicine | Nov. 19, 2020
- Toxic Stress | By Podship Earth | Jul. 26, 2020
- California’s Surgeon General on the science of toxic stress | By KCRW | May 2, 2020
- How To Support Our Kids During COVID-19 (with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris) | By Good Kids | Mar. 31, 2020
- Armchair Expert – Dr. Nadine Burke Harris | By Armchair Expert | Oct. 10. 2019
- Hear Dr. Nadine Burke Harris Hear talk about first-ever California Surgeon General’s Report, Roadmap for Resilience | By ACEs Aware | Dec. 10, 2020
- Childhood trauma impacts millions of Americans, and it’s having devastating consequences | By PBS NewsHour | Dec. 14, 2020
- ABC7 talks to California surgeon general Nadine Burke-Harris about COVID-19’s impact on children | By ABC7 News | Dec. 11, 2020
- California Surgeon General Doctor Nadine Burke Harris talks holiday safety | By 23ABC News | Nov. 24, 2020
- California Surgeon General shares safety tips and urges caution ahead of the holidays | By KBAK-TV | Nov. 24, 2020
- ‘Californians have done this before:’ California Surgeon General urges caution ahead of holidays | By KTVU FOX 2 | Nov. 21, 2020
- Tips about the flu | By California Department of Public Health | Oct. 28, 2020
- 3 Trauma-Informed Practices Backed by Science | By Edutopia | Oct. 16, 2020
- Informagente Extra! | By InformaGente | Oct. 15, 2020
- La importancia de que la comunidad latina vaya al médico en medio de la pandemia del coronavirus | By Univision 34 Los Angeles | Sep. 27, 2020
- How Heavy Times Take a Toll on Children | By NBC Bay Area | Sep. 16, 2020
- Prepping for a Very Different School Year: Strategies for Parents | By PBS Kids for Parents | Aug. 18, 2020
- Adam Rodriguez & California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris | By InformaGente | Jul. 9, 2020
- She Shares with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris | By She Shares | Jun. 23, 2020
- Gwyneth Paltrow x Nadine Burke Harris: How Does Childhood Trauma Impact Health Outcomes? | By The Goop Podcast | Jun. 22, 2020
- Destination Health: Addressing Societal Trauma | By Commonwealth Club | May 28, 2020
- Angelina Jolie and Dr. Nadine Burke Harris: How to support victims of intimate partner violence | By TIME Magazine | May 20, 2020
- California Surgeon General Discusses COVID-19 Response | By Behavioral Health Action | May 6, 2020
- Noggin’s Navigating the New Normal: Parents Edition | By Nickelodeon Noggin | May 6, 2020
- The Discovery, Impact, and Healing of Trauma | Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, David Simas | By Wisdom 2.0 | Apr. 23, 2020
- Nadine Burke Harris: Helping Adults and Children With Trauma During The Pandemic | By Trauma Informed Parent | Apr. 20, 2020
- A Message from California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris for First 5 California | By First 5 California | Mar. 30, 2020
- Kerry Washington and Dr. Nadine Burke Harris Talk Coronavirus | By Global Citizen | Mar. 24, 2020
- Todos los Californianos Podemos Tener Acciones que Salvan Vidas | By California Department of Public Health | Mar. 18, 2020
- The devastating, underdiagnosed toll of toxic stress on children | By PBS News Hour | Feb. 23, 2018
- TED Talk – Talk How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | By TED | Sep. 15, 2014