February 24, 2022 The full impact of traumatic experiences can’t be understated,...
Trauma and Resiliency-Informed Systems Change (TRISC)
Family and Community-Based Organization Experiences in Screening for and Treating ACES
January 2022 ACEs Aware is an initiative launched by the California Department of Health Care Services and the Office of the California Surgeon General with the goal to reduce ACEs by half in one generation. First 5 LA, as part of a provider engagement grant with ACEs...
Funding Upstream Solutions is Key to Remedy the Social Ills of Trauma
We live in a complex world. One in which the solutions to society’s greatest problems are not easily identified or implemented. Within that complexity lie both challenges and opportunities to building better communities where all residents can thrive.Today’s societal...
What happened to you? Changing How We Address the Impacts of Childhood Trauma
By Pegah Faed, DrPH, MPH Senior Program Officer, Health Systems First 5 LA What is the impact of one stable and nurturing relationship? The children of SaintA and the families of Nia Imani Family Center in Milwaukee will tell you it can change the trajectory of a...
Report Names Traumatic Effects of Homelessness on Young Children, First 5 LA Calls for Trauma-informed Approach to Help Kids
Lower Academic Scores, Poorer Health Among Homeless Children Prompts Leading Children’s Advocate to Recommend a Trauma-Informed Approach to Help Prevent and Mitigate Impact Los Angeles- First 5 LA today released a report that explores how homelessness and trauma...
They Help Parents Rescue their Children; One of the Goals is to Increase the Possibilities of Success
First 5 LA would like to acknowledge the Trauma-Informed Care workgroup’s support for this feature in Hoy Los Angeles, the LA Times' Spanish language newspaper.Originally penned by Selene Rivera, translated and reprinted with permission.Maria C. had just given birth...
Why Trauma-informed Care Is Needed in Los Angeles County
By Kim Belshé and Robert K. Ross, M.D.When Jake was a child, his parents would scream at him every day. They told him everything he did was wrong and he was worthless. One day when Jake was 4, his father threw him against the wall three times.It was not until his...
Trauma-Informed Systems Change
Why the Early Years Matter What happens to our youngest children today will impact all of us tomorrow. When we dedicate attention and resources to children at the earliest stages of their lives, we are laying the foundation for our community’s social and economic...
Focus On: Trauma-Informed Care
Research reveals that exposure to trauma in childhood is associated with many long-term issues into adulthood, including anxiety, depression and PTSD, as well as chronic health conditions such as asthma, heart disease and diabetes. But there is hope. Esta Soler,...
