AAPCA1 & ACEs Aware
Our ACEs Aware Communications grant focuses on childhood adversity screening and trauma informed care. We will inform California Chapter 1, AAP members about the ACES Aware initiative by augmenting our expertise in the area of toxic stress and its effects upon child health and development.
November: Promoting ACEs Screenings and Trauma Informed Care in Practice
The ACEs Screening tool and initiative to address childhood trauma is a small step in a long history of pediatric research and programs on understanding how children thrive, and how we can support them. 

This month, we look at how a Bay Area pediatric practice has integrated trauma informed care and ACEs screenings into their practice, acknowledging its difficulties and opportunities.
Upcoming Events
ACEs Aware Webinar:
Supporting Patients in Pregnancy: ACEs and Maternal Health
December 2, 2020 at 12:00- 1:00 PM, Virtual
ACEs Aware Provider Regional Trainings
Virtual Trainings ranging from December 10,2020 to January 22, 2021
Pediatric Perspective: Trauma Informed Care
Miriam Rhew, MD, MPH FAAP shares her observations on using telehealth in a trauma-informed pediatric practice
"As an experienced pediatrician, I knew that transitioning to telehealth would offer unique challenges and opportunities in meeting the needs of our families. What I didn’t know was that telehealth would help our practice successfully advance our efforts to incorporate trauma-informed practices and ACEs screening into well child care visits.

UBCP-Bancroft Pediatrics adopted the Pediatric ACES and Related Life Events Screener (PEARLS) last year and was already providing responsive trauma informed care to our pediatric patients and their families before the COVID pandemic. When we transitioned to telehealth, we recognized that this platform offered both unique challenges and opportunities to continue to screen and support our patients. The challenges included not being assured of a confidential place for the caregiver and/or patient to complete a PEARLS screen, not being able to give them the paper or laminated paper screen to complete, and not being able to ensure a 'safe space' to share their story."
Have YOU Completed the "Becoming ACEs Aware in California" Training Yet?
Over 8,000 California physicians have!
This is a free, two-hour online training to learn about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), toxic stress, screening, risk assessment, and evidence-based care to effectively intervene on toxic stress. Qualified providers who complete the  “Becoming ACEs Aware in California” training and attest to completion can receive Medi-Cal payment for screening children and adults for ACEs.

2.0 Continuing Medical Education (CME) and 2.0 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits available upon completion. Join the group of attested providers today!
Parental and Provider Resources for ACEs
Parenting in A Pandemic
Help families deal with the stress of the pandemic. Discusses addressing children’s fears, keeping routines, and using positive discipline.
Available in English and Spanish.
ACEs Aware Website
The ACEs Aware website is a great resource to get started on learning about trauma informed care, sign up for upcoming winter trainings and webinars, and get self attested. Log on to learn more about ACEs and how to integrate it into your practice!
Telehealth and Children
Learn how you can still have effective telehealth visits during a pandemic. A useful resource for pediatrics to refer out their patients concerned about this transition.
Trauma Informed Environmental Scan
Check out the Trauma Informed Environmental Scan as a useful reference to
better explore trauma informed care.
Meet the Team:
AAPCA1 ACEs Aware Think Tank
Casey Brown, MD, MPH, FAAP
Dr. Brown is a child abuse pediatrician in the Bay Area who specializes in the prevention, education, and treatment of children with suspected abuse and neglect. 
Deirdre Bernard-Pearl, MD, FAAP
Dr. Bernard-Pearl is the Pediatric Medical Director at Santa Rosa Community Health where she introduced ACEs screening and Trauma-Informed Care in 2014 with a Healthy Tomorrows Grant and is currently serving on the ACEs Aware Clinical Implementation Subcommittee through the California Office of the Surgeon General.
Diane Dooley, MD, MHS, FAAP
Dr. Dooley is an associate clinical professor of Family and Clinical Medicine at UCSF and Chair of the AAP Chapter 1 Mental Health Committee.
Omoniyi Omotoso, MD,MPH FAAP
Dr. Omotoso is a pediatrician passionate about fostering trauma-healing and culturally aware medical homes in his role as Pediatric Associate Medical Director at LifeLong Medical Care serving children in Contra Costa and Alameda counties.
Miriam Rhew, MD,MPH, FAAP
Dr. Rhew is a pediatrician and Medical Director at UBCP Bancroft Pediatrics. Her excellent work with trauma informed care at her practice is referenced in the article above.

Renee C. Wachtel, MD, FAAP
Dr. Wachtel is a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician and Chair of CAC1AAP Committees on School Health and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics.
We look forward to communicating future ACEs initiatives with you and your practice! For more information on the ACEs initiative, visit our website here or contact projectcoordinator@aapca1.org.
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adolescents of Northern California in partnership with their families and communities, and to support the pediatricians who care for them.

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Secretary: Janice Kim • Treasurer: Nivedita More • Past President: John Takayama
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