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Supporting Resilience

Becoming a trauma-responsive organization is the pathway to providing compassionate, collaborative services for individuals, and supporting a happy, healthy, and resilient workforce. The journey to becoming trauma responsive starts with all of us: from frontline workers to executive leadership, across all sectors and types of employers including government, community-based organizations, health care providers, and private companies. Aurrera Health Group supports organizations through organizational assessments, strategic planning, in-person virtual workshops and trainings, and more.

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Statewide Initiative to Raise Awareness and Responsiveness to ACEs in California
Statewide Initiative to Raise Awareness and Responsiveness to ACEs in California
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Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Services in Schools
Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Services in Schools
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Medicaid Pathways for PlayReadVIP Sustainability and Expansion 
Medicaid Pathways for PlayReadVIP Sustainability and Expansion 
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Supporting ACEs Screening in Montgomery County, OH
Supporting ACEs Screening in Montgomery County, OH
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Organizational Assessment and Trauma Training for Ohio Department of Youth Services
Organizational Assessment and Trauma Training for Ohio Department of Youth Services
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Resilient Tennessee Collaborative Strategic Planning
Resilient Tennessee Collaborative Strategic Planning
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Gun Violence Trauma Focus Group Analysis
Gun Violence Trauma Focus Group Analysis
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Lauren Block
Lauren Block

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Cassidy Acosta
Cassidy Acosta

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Emily Bauska
Emily Bauska

Deputy Director

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Alisa Chester
Alisa Chester

Director

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Sasha Hulsey
Sasha Hulsey

Deputy Director

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Molly Jones
Molly Jones

Deputy Director

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Sarah Leff
Sarah Leff

Deputy Director

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Lizzy Schlichting
Lizzy Schlichting

Deputy Director

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A County-Wide Approach to Promoting Resilience in Children, Youth, and Families
A County-Wide Approach to Promoting Resilience in Children, Youth, and Families
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Effective Communication Strategies that Built and Strengthened the ACEs Aware Initiative
Effective Communication Strategies that Built and Strengthened the ACEs Aware Initiative
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CalHOPE: A New Sustainable Model of Care
CalHOPE: A New Sustainable Model of Care

Thanks to tireless advocacy combined with impressive outcomes data, funding was allocated in the California state budget to support the continuation of the program. This is a prime example of how initial federal investments can ultimately lead to long-term sustainability of successful programs.

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New Video Series Tells Stories of ACEs Aware in Action
New Video Series Tells Stories of ACEs Aware in Action

When Aurrera Health launched the ACEs Aware initiative on behalf of the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) in late 2019, we knew we were on the forefront of change.

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Exploring the Science of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress through ACEs Aware
Exploring the Science of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress through ACEs Aware
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Strategies for Implementing ACE Screening and Trauma-Informed Care in Clinical Practice
Strategies for Implementing ACE Screening and Trauma-Informed Care in Clinical Practice
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CalHOPE: Supporting Californians In Times of Crisis
CalHOPE: Supporting Californians In Times of Crisis

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California is Becoming ACEs Aware: 130,000 Medi-Cal Beneficiaries Screened in Year 1
California is Becoming ACEs Aware: 130,000 Medi-Cal Beneficiaries Screened in Year 1

Since the fall of 2019, Aurrera Health Group has been working closely with the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to launch the ACEs Aware initiative – a first-in-the-nation, statewide effort to promote screening for early detection of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and mitigate against the health and societal impacts of ACEs and toxic stress.

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ACEs Aware Initiative Responds to COVID-19-Related Stress
ACEs Aware Initiative Responds to COVID-19-Related Stress

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California Launches ACEs Aware Initiative
California Launches ACEs Aware Initiative

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