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Trauma-Informed Principles Rebooted
Resilience ChampionOne of the biggest questions that Andi and I get whenever we talk about a trauma-informed approach is something along the lines of “Ok I get ACEs and toxic stress, but what can I do about it in my organization?” We get it–this approach can seem overwhelming because it is literally a lens through which you see everything. We often say that a trauma-informed approach is less about what you do and more about how you do it. So how in the world do we even begin the work of operationalizing our understanding of the science behind stress, trauma, and resilience?

Some things change, some things stay the same
Resilience ChampionSince 2017, Origins has been a leader in the trauma-informed movement, working to support champions who are implementing this work across a range of organizations and sectors. Since that time, the movement has exploded, particularly in California, where the ACEs Aware initiative, led by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) has created even more opportunities for activation and expansion of this work.

How Healthy Is Your Health Center?
UncategorizedMore and more organizations are seeing the value of integrating a trauma-informed approach into their organizational culture!
At the 2022 National Association of Community Health Clinic (NACHC) Conference in Chicago, Andi Fetzner, PsyD, and…

Webinar- Creating a Culture of Wellness and Connection: A Trauma-Informed Approach
UncategorizedOn Februray 16, 2022, Lori Chelius MBA/MPH and Andi Fetzner PsyD presented a webinar titled Creating a Culture of Wellness and Connection: A Trauma-Informed Approach telling the story of Eisner Health's experience integrating this approach...

Going Down the Mountain Together
UncategorizedI learned to ski as an adult so I will never be great, but I absolutely love it and can hold my own. As my two older kids have long surpassed me in terms of skill level, one of the things I now do when I go on a hard run with them is to let…

Stories From the Field: Lessons from Eisner Health's Experience Implementing Trauma-Informed Care
UncategorizedEisner Health’s journey through implementing trauma-informed care (TIC) began more than six years ago when Chief Medical Officer Dr. Deborah Lerner attended a conference focused on community healthcare and wandered into a session hosted by a social worker who worked for the San Diego Police Department.

Webinar: Navigating the Journey Through Implementing Trauma-Informed Care
UncategorizedTrauma-informed care (TIC) offers a way for organizations to start building a resilient organizational culture by understanding the impact of toxic stress and resilience on both patients and staff, then leverage that understanding to improve organizational culture and practices. Within community health, TIC provides a critical foundation for integrating screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

Origins Training & Consulting Awarded ACEs Aware Grant
Awareness, culture, Training, Trauma-Informed Approach
DECEMBER 7, 2020 | PRESS RELEASE
Origins Training & Consulting has received grant funds from the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to participate in the…

Building a Resilient Organizational Culture Can Start at Home
Awareness, culture, Trauma-Informed Approach(Pictured above: A wise girl and her best friend)
October 8, 2020| By: Lori Chelius MBA/MPH
“So I want to get this straight...in our family, when something gets tough, we just give it away?”
That’s what Jill Stamm’s daughter,…

Throwback Thursday: It's been a heck of a journey!
Adverse Childhood Experiences, culture, Resilience Champion, Toxic Stress, Trauma-Informed ApproachIt was on a chilly Fall day after a long, hot summer in Arizona that I boarded the plane to San Francisco attend the 2016 ACESCONNECTION conference. I think of this day and the day I first learned about the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study as days that I will never forget- days that changed my life. I was (and continue to be) passionate about work in the trauma-informed space.

Root Your Culture in Values and Watch it Grow
Adverse Childhood Experiences, culture, Resilience Champion, Toxic Stress, Trauma-Informed Approach“Change culture and you change lives. You can also change the course of history. Many well-meaning social activists overlook this essential fact. They focus relentlessly on strategy, but strategy means nothing to our bodies and our lizard brains. When strategy competes with culture, culture wins--every time.”
~Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands No one can dispute Valorie Kondos Field’s record of winning.