ACEs Aware curriculum developer Gustavo Loera, EdD presented about Safe Spaces at Pasadena Unified School District’s wellness launch, emphasizing trauma-informed principles, healing, and resilience for students facing complex challenges. Thank you for having us, Pasadena Unified School District.

We're holding space for the Hispanic members of our communities who are disproportionately affected by ACEs. Download the Stress Busters patient handouts in Spanish today, offering tips for countering toxic stress from ACEs: acesaware.org/managestress. #HispanicHeritageMonth

Visit our newly launched CalAIM Corner for resources and tools to better integrate Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) screens and California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) benefits and services: training.acesaware.org/aa/detail?id=2…. Department of Health Care Services Office of the California Surgeon General

If you or someone you know is struggling, help is here. 📞 In a crisis? Call/text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 24/7. #988 #SuicidePreventionMonth NAMI

#SelfCareAwarenessMonth highlights the importance of prioritizing mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Because what we think, how we feel, and how we act impact our physical health (and vice versa). Swipe for self-care tips & find more resources at acesaware.org/managestress/m….

Save the date for the next ACEs Aware webinar on October 23 at 12pm, titled “California Providers: Support Youth Behavioral Health with These Free Digital Tools.” Register today at training.acesaware.org/aa/detail?id=2…. CA Health & Human Services

National Women’s Health & Fitness Day is all about staying active for a healthy life. It can be hard to find time, but there are easy, safe ways to stay active daily, like walking the dog or gardening. Find resources from Move Your Way at odphp.health.gov/moveyourway. odphp.health.gov

Last month, the CA Department of Education Office of School-Based Health Programs hosted a webinar that explored tools and strategies to help school staff feel connected, cared for, and restored. Watch the recording to help you ease back into the school year: youtube.com/watch?v=HpXfy-…

Mirror is a research-backed journaling app designed with experts at @ChildMindInst that supports teens' mental and emotional health. It can be a particularly helpful tool for youth overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Learn more: childmind.org/science/applie…. Department of Health Care Services

❤️ #WorldHeartDay raises awareness about heart diseases and encourages people to take steps to prevent them. There are links between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood. Learn more from American Heart Association at newsroom.heart.org/news/new-study….

Medi-Cal clinicians have conducted more than 4.5 million Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) screenings of 2.6 million unique Medi-Cal members. Check out the September 2025 Quarterly Data Report from ACEs Aware for the latest screening & training data: acesaware.org/blog/health-ca….

To our educators this #WorldTeachersDay, thank you. If you haven’t taken Office of the California Surgeon General's free “Safe Spaces” training (designed to help early care providers, TK-12 educators, and other school personnel recognize and respond to trauma in kids) get started today: training.acesaware.org/aa/alt/detail?….

An estimated 1 in 5 US adults struggles with mental illness, a negative health outcome linked to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), which are traumatic events that occur before age 18. Work in health care? Become ACEs Aware to help patients heal: training.acesaware.org/aa/detail?id=5….

When a pregnant person has lived through Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) like poor mental health, stress, or lack of support, the impact can ripple across each stage of their child's development.

Soluna is an app built in partnership with Department of Health Care Services available to teens & young adults 13-25, providing a free space to receive on-demand, confidential behavioral health support. Help teens & young adults get the support they need: solunaapp.com. #NationalStopBullyingDay

Mental health care is one of seven Stress Busters — evidence-backed strategies to help individuals manage day-to-day stress and counter toxic stress from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Explore them this #WorldMentalHealthDay: acesaware.org/managestress.

We’re sharing resources for mental health and healing this #IndigenousPeoplesDay. Seeking Culturally Competent Care? nami.org/your-journey/i… Seeking To Provide Culturally Competent Care? acesaware.org/wp-content/upl… NAMI

Where can parents with young children turn for behavioral health coaching, resources, and tools? BrightLife Kids is a confidential, on-demand support app from Department of Health Care Services for parents and caregivers that's 100% free for Californians. Learn more and download: hellobrightline.com/brightlifekids.

Did you miss our live “Connecting ACE Screening with CalAIM” webinar series? Don’t worry. You can access the trainings on demand at the ACEs Aware Learning Center: training.acesaware.org/aa/detail?id=2…. Department of Health Care Services

Join ACEs Aware and CA Health & Human Services’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) for tomorrow's (10/23) webinar, “California Providers: Support Youth Behavioral Health with These Free Digital Tools." Register Now: training.acesaware.org/aa/detail?id=2….