January 10, 2020

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January 10, 2020
News from Around the State (#News)
ACEs Aware Funding Opportunities (#Funding)
ACEs Aware Job Opportunities (#Jobs)
Mark Your Calendar (#Calendar)
Hello and Happy 2020!

Hello and Happy 2020! As of January 1, 2020, eligible California Medi-Cal providers can receive a $29 payment for conducting qualifying ACEs screenings for children and adults (through age 64) with full-scope Medi-Cal.

For this newsletter we’ve changed the format a bit to highlight information about ACEs screening and Medi-Cal reimbursement and California’s new ACEs Aware ([link removed]) campaign.


** NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
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** ACEs Aware: On 1/1/20, Medi-Cal Providers can receive payment for ACEs screenings. ([link removed])
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ACEs and toxic stress represent a public health crisis that has been, until recently, largely unrecognized by our state’s health care system and society, but there’s hope. Together, we…
ACEsAware.org ([link removed]) [link removed]


** 5 things to know as California starts screening children for toxic stress. ([link removed])
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Starting this year, routine pediatric visits for millions of California children could involve questions about touchy family topics, such as divorce, unstable housing or a parent…
californiahealthline.orghttps://www.acesconnection.com/g/california-aces-action/blog/5-things-to-know-as-california-starts-screening-children-for-toxic-stress-californiahealthline-org


** Bay area doctors target health consequences of childhood trauma. ([link removed])
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A screening tool developed by Bay Area pediatricians to identify adverse childhood experiences, ranging from homelessness and food insecurity to physical and…
sfchronicle.com ([link removed]) [link removed]


** New screenings for childhood trauma raise hopes, questions. ([link removed])
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California health officials are gearing up for the launch of a statewide screening effort that aims to help doctors measure children’s exposure to trauma and their risk of related…
calhealthreport.org ([link removed]) [link removed]


** DHCS expands Medi-Cal young-adult eligibility, restores benefits, adds childhood-trauma screening in 2020. ([link removed])
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Medi-Cal, California’s health care program for low-income individuals and families, will extend full coverage to tens of…
dhcs.ca.gov ([link removed]) [link removed]


** ACEs AWARE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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ACEs Aware: Request for Proposal Issued – Applications Due on February 10, 2020 ([link removed]) : The bold goal of this initiative is to reduce ACEs and toxic stress by half in one generation, and to launch a national movement to ensure everyone is ACEs Aware.


** ACEs AWARE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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Job Opportunities with California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative ([link removed]) : Project Manager, Program Coordinator, Content Team Lead


** MARK YOUR CALENDAR
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January 13-14: 2020 Sex and Perinatal Mental Health Conference ([link removed])
January 17: My Sister's House is Hosting its 12th Annual Human Trafficking Conference: "Human Trafficking in Businesses" ([link removed])

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** California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity (4CA) ([link removed])
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