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10 Ways to avoid ACEs (during the pandemic)
10 ways to avoid ACEs (during the pandemic) How can we reduce ACEs and toxic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic? Many of us are concerned that increased stress might increase the risk for ACEs. For example, most child abuse happens when adults reach their breaking point. However, we are not powerless in the face of…
Read MoreNot All Children Are Thriving: We Know That
The Experience of Children During Pandemic is NOT Homogeneous: Some Folks Don’t Recognize That Karen Gross Can you see the steam rising from my head? We are in the middle of a pandemic and a Head of School (nameless here) in ____ (leaving state out) w/ tuition (flexible) ranging from $20,000 to over $40,000 per…
Read MoreSubstance Use Disorder and Brain Development
https://www.acesconnection.com/blog/substance-use-disorder-and-brain-development
Read MoreParenting with ACEs: How you can support your toddler
Parenting with ACEs: How you can support your toddler
Read MoreFather Absence Info Sheet
Article for dads
The Father Factor The role of fathers and how we view and value them in America is changing. Over the past decades, fathers have been alternately valued, ignored, or demonized by programs and policies, with clear consequences to families, particularly in communities of color. Today, we have an opportunity to rethink, retool, and reenergize the…
Read MoreCAPC Welcomes New Director Amanda Guajardo!
The Tulare County Child Abuse Prevention Council further solidified its commitment to its mission of building and maintaining community collaboration and coordinating quality services with the hire of their new Executive Director, Amanda Guajardo. Prevention and education are two key components to achieving Tulare County CAPC’s mission. Amanda brings a breadth of experience to her new…
Read MoreHow you can help #EndTrafficking
Human trafficking is happening here in Tulare County. Human trafficking includes both labor and sex trafficking victims; adults and juveniles. It includes those who may be going to our schools or working with us. In 2016, the Tulare County District Attorney’s (DAs) office reported numerous cases involving human trafficking. Also that year, the Tulare County…
Read MoreThe Benefits of In-Person Mandated Reporter Training
Tulare County Child Abuse Prevention Council offers mandated reporter training. New school year = New employees needing mandated reporter training Do you or your place of employment need to take mandated reporter training? Tulare County Child Abuse Prevention Council provides training. Just contact CAPC online or call for more information at 559-735-0456. Online mandated reporter training…
Read More6 Ways to Respond to Child Sex Trafficking in Tulare County
Child sex trafficking is happening here in Tulare County. In September, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department concluded an investigation that led to the identification of 50 victims, women and children, in a sex trafficking ring in Tulare County. The siting, called Operation Baby Face, led to the arrest of three Tulare County men charged with human trafficking.…
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