Bridges to Belonging: Rural Innovations and Best Practices to Address Trauma and Build Resilience
On March 5, 2024, partners from across Northern California gathered in Anderson, CA for NAC’s third summit, Bridges to Belonging: Rural Innovations and Best Practices to Address Trauma and Build Resilience.
The summit hosted two insightful keynote speakers and featured multiple partners highlighting innovations they’ve employed to address trauma and promote resilience in their communities.
We’re so grateful to those who could attend- you truly made the event a success with your thoughtful engagement and dialogue.
For Attendees:
On behalf of the Northern ACEs Collaborative, we want to thank you for joining us at the Bridges to Belonging Summit. We thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with you in learning and dialogue.
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The Population Health Innovation Lab (PHIL) Team
Event Materials
*Opening Keynote speaker Steve Sawyer’s presentation slides are available to attendees by request only. If you would like a copy of Steve’s slides, please contact Megan at mkenney@phi.org. Thank you!
Keynotes & Offerings
Steve Sawyer, LCSW is a highly experienced trainer of several unique therapeutic models including Brainspotting and HeartMath. In his session, Steve will take an emotional dive into the influence of human collective stress responses and key positive resilience factors, ending with a human compassion experience.
David Stroh is a best-selling author and system’s thinking expert. David will share best practices for incorporating systems thinking into actionable problem solving for challenges faced in public health, education, child welfare, rural economic development, and more. David’s best-selling book Systems Thinking for Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results, will be included with registration for the event. Attendees will receive a copy of the book on the day of the summit.
In addition to the outstanding keynotes, we will spend the day exploring local data, learning skills around data storytelling, and engaging with local champions who will share innovations and best practices for addressing trauma and promoting resilience. The summit program includes an abundance of interactive and experiential opportunities and space for networking and building relationships. We hope you will join us!
Sponsors
Thank you to the following partners for your generous support of the 2024 Summit.
Objectives
Upon the conclusion of the event, it is our hope that participants will achieve the following objectives:
LEARN…
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- Promising practices, research, and innovative approaches to addressing trauma and fostering resilience.
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- Local and regional data related to trauma and resilience in rural Northern California and how to leverage data to strengthen impact.
SHARE…
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- Stories and experiences of what it’s like to address trauma and promote resilience in rural communities.
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- Relevant information, data, and/or funding opportunities for local partners.
GENERATE…
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- Innovative ideas to address trauma and promote resilience in rural communities.
EXPAND…
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- Partnerships across sectors and counties for greater impact and resource sharing.
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- Collective feeling of inspiration, hope, and connectedness.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Gaia Hotel & Spa, Himalaya Ballroom | 4125 Riverside Pl, Anderson, CA 96007
Ticket Sales: Tickets can be purchased online through our Eventbrite page.
Ticket Prices: Early Bird tickets (available January 17 – February 10) are $120 ; Regular tickets are $150.
Hotel Accommodations
The Gaia Hotel & Spa is offering a discounted room rate for summit attendees. Visit the hotel website to learn more about room options. To make a reservation, please call the front desk at (530) 365-7077 and mention that you are with the group “Public Health Institute Summit.” There are a limited number of discounted rooms available, book soon!
Hotel Address: 4125 Riverside Pl, Anderson, CA 96007 (10 mi / 15 min south of downtown Redding)
Food
A light breakfast and a full lunch are included in your summit registration package. You will have the opportunity to share any dietary restrictions and/or preferences when completing the registration.
Accessibility
Learn more about the Gaia’s accessibility on their website. You can also request accommodations when completing the registration.
Northern ACEs Collaborative
The Northern ACEs Collaborative, often referred to as NAC, is a partnership of rural champions from six Northern California counties: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, Trinity, and Shasta counties. NAC was founded in 2019 out of a need and desire to enhance collaboration among organizations that seek to prevent and address trauma, ranging from domestic violence and child abuse in the home to catastrophic natural disasters in the community. NAC’s goal is to increase the capacity of rural Northern California champions to address trauma and promote resilience to improve the health of the communities they serve. Learn more about our mission, vision, and values on the NAC website.
This summit is an activity of NAC’s Rural Resilience Innovation Hub, a space for hosting generative dialogue, disseminating on-point innovative information, and facilitating action to address trauma and promote resilience.
