ACEs Health Champions Gatherings

May 30, 2025 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Hot Topic: Can Faith Based Institutions Prevent Child Maltreatment and Contribute to Healing?

Description: Rev. Armstrong will present a landscape analysis of how Faith-inspired institutions and houses of worship have helped reduce the incidence of child maltreatment and promote child and family well-being.

April 24, 2025 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Hot Topic: Sibling Sexual Abuse: A Variant of Childhood Sexual Abuse or an Entirely Different Experience?

Sibling sexual abuse (SSA) is a prevalent yet underrecognized form of intrafamilial abuse. A significant challenge in this field is the lack of a clear and consistent definition, which complicates research, recognition, and intervention efforts. This presentation will explore the definitional gap and discuss initial findings from recent studies, highlighting key characteristics of SSA, its impact, and the complexities involved in addressing it.

March 27, 2025 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Hot Topic: When Fake Images Cause Real Harm: The Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Addressing AI-Generated CSAM

This presentation explores the legal and regulatory frameworks governing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in the United States. It delves into current legislation, challenges in enforcement, and the evolving landscape of digital content regulation, offering insights into how legal systems can adapt to new technological realities while safeguarding children.

February 20, 2025 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Hot Topic: Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior on Sex Offender Registries: Risk or Benefit?

For over 20 years, states have placed juveniles on sex offender registries and subjected them to community notification. This Gathering will review current research on youth with problematic sexual behavior and the impact and harms of registration.

January 15, 2025 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Hot Topic: What is the impact of racism on the physical and mental health of my patients?

Description: The relationship between racism, its related trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder has historically been underappreciated. This Gathering will focus on highly relevant issues in the context of the ongoing children’s mental health crisis that is compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and the legacy of persistent structural and systemic racism.

December 13, 2024 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Hot Topic: How does one heal after surviving Munchausen by Proxy?

Description: This gathering will discuss current controversies surrounding the "Medical Kidnap" narrative as Child Abuse Pediatricians, CPS, and family recognize Munchausen by Proxy/Medical Child Abuse. Voices of survivors and family members who participate in support groups offered by the non-profit Munchausen Support will be shared.

November 8, 2024 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Hot Topic: “Is the legal deprivation of gender-affirming care an ACE?”

In just a few years, legislation and policies constraining the freedoms of and excluding LGBTQ youth--especially trans youth-- mushroomed across the United States. What effect have these laws and policies had, can they be framed as ACEs, and what can professionals do to assist?

October 18, 2024 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Presenter: Minty Siu-Kootnikoff

Hot Topic: One size does not fit all: DV remedies in a trauma-informed environment

September 26, 2024 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Presenter: Brigid McCaw, MD, MS, MPH, FACP

Hot Topic: “What’s Resilience got to do with it?” 

Building on recent advances in neuroscience and resilience research, it is time to embrace a trauma- and resilience-informed framework and move beyond the traditional pathology-focused biomedical model. This shift is essential for achieving Whole Person Care and advancing equity. This presentation will help you implement and integrate resilience care into your everyday clinical work. And bring resiliency into your life.

June 27, 2024 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Hot Topic: "Can we transform relationships through 100 little conversations in pediatric care?"  

Trauma-informed care is a vital part of whole-person, comprehensive care…but oftentimes TIC trainings leave practicing providers without a clear idea of what to do differently in our day-to-day practice. Following the principles in his upcoming book, The Trauma-Informed Pediatric Practice, Dr. Gillespie will outline practical, positive changes that can be made in everyday primary pediatric care.

May 29, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Hot Topic: Can Collaborative Learning Networks Transform Trauma-Informed Care?

The Resilient Beginnings Network coached 15 clinics in the San Francisco Bay area over a five year period. The clinics were coached on implementation of trauma informed care. Advancing trauma-and-resilience-informed care (TRIC) is complex, long-term, culture change work. Their experience and findings will be presented.

April 19, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

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Hot Topic: “My Kid Did What?!?! The Essential Information about Children and Teens with Problematic Sexual Behavior.”

Children and teens engage in sexual behaviors that range from developmentally expected to problematic and harmful. This presentation will provide information to help professionals distinguish normative from problematic sexual behaviors in children and teens, identify potential contributing factors to the behavior, dispel common misconceptions, and have robust, evidenced-informed responses.

March 22, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Presenter's Bio

Hot Topic: Delayed Disclosure of Sexual Abuse and Child Sex Abuse Statutes of Limitations. Why does it matter?

Professor Hamilton will discuss the Statutes of Limitations (SOL) movement. “Why should there be limitations on child sex abuse prosecution and civil lawsuits if there is no SOL on the suffering of the victims?” Who are the opponents of the victims and what are their strategies?

February 23, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Presenters' Bios

Hot Topic: What are We Learning about Online Child Sexual Abuse Material and the Predatory Marketplace?

Dr. Cross and Mr. Turkheimer will discuss international strategies for combatting online Child Sex Abuse Material (CSAM), including stopping CSAM producers from historically advantaged countries from exploiting poor children in historically disadvantaged countries.

January 26, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

David Love, LMFT

Hot Topic: Can School Based Mental Health Services Make a Difference?

December 18, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Victor Vieth, J.D.

Hot Topic: Where the Boys Are: Understanding and Responding to Trauma when the Victim is a Male

Click Here to read article: Where the Boys Are

Click Here to read Victor Vieth's Bio

November 3, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Bradley L. McCartt, J.D.

Hot Topic: ESCARS: The Future of Child Abuse Reporting and Investigation

October 17, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Carey Watson, MD, FACOG

Hot Topic: What's New in IPV and ACEs Inquiry and Response?

September 13, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Kate Margolis, PhD

Read Dr. Margolis' full bio HERE
Hot Topic: Dyadic Services in Pediatric Primary Care: A Medicaid Sustainability Strategy for Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention

 

June 2, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Steve Baron, MA
Hot Topic: From Mandatory Reporting to Mandatory Supporting: Are we throwing the baby out with the bath water?

April 28, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP
Hot Topic: What is child death review, and why should you do it?

March 10, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

David L. Corwin, MD
Hot Topic: "Conversation with David L. Corwin, MD, child forensic psychiatrist, who has focused on child sexual abuse and childhood trauma, facilitated by Randell Alexander, MD, PhD"

February 24, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Sharon Cooper, MD

In Honor of Black History Month
Hot Topic: "Implicit Bias in Healthcare"

January 17, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Betsy Pope Goulet, PhD & Tyler Counsil, PhD
Hot Topic: "Why Didn't I Know This Sooner?” The Impact of CAST Education on the Next Generation of Frontline Professionals

December 16, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Marla Brassard, PhD
Hot Topic: Part 2 - When is poor parenting psychological maltreatment?

November 7, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Stuart Hart, PhD and Amy Slep, PhD
Hot Topic: Part 1 - Is psychological maltreatment a primary driver of harm and violence?

October 7, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Erica Villa
Hot Topic: How does a community service organization educate health professionals about Domestic Violence and develop partnerships?

September 2, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Ginger Meyer, MSW, LCSW, CCTP
Hot Topic: Can Trauma-Informed Care Training  Impact Behavioral Health Graduate Students?

June 23, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

R.J. Gillespie, MD, MHPE, FAAP
Hot Topic: Part 2 - Parental ACEs and PCEs in Pediatric Primary Care

May 20, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Nora Montalvo-Liendo PhD, RN, FAAN
Hot Topic: Part 1 - Can Early Intervention in Intergenerational Trauma Improve Health and Save Lives?

April 8, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Randell Alexander, PhD, MD & Suzanne Frank, MD
Hot Topic: Can No Hit Zones prevent ACEs and promote Positive Childhood Experiences(PCEs)? 

March 18, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Martina Jelley, MD, MSPH, FACP
Hot Topic: Is Trauma Assessment the Key to Providing Better Healthcare?

January 21, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Doncy Eapen, PhD
Hot Topic: Effect of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence & Homelessness: Prevention and Treatment Strategies

December 3, 2021 - 12:00pm PT - 1:00pm PT

Scott Modell, PhD
Hot Topic: Can you assess ACEs and trauma in nonverbal individuals with disabilities?

September 24, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Shira Berkovits, PhD, Esq.
Hot Topic: Spirituality - The missing link to Resilience?