Handout for caregivers on understanding ACEs. Refer to Talking About ACEs with Caregivers section of the Companion Guide.
County: All Counties
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5 PACE Toolkit: Childhood Experiences Worksheet (ChEW)
Discussion tool for use with families around positive and adverse experiences in caregivers’ past as well as reflection to plan forward for child(ren) in home. This tool is flexible and can be used whole or in parts.
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4 PACE Toolkit: Generalized PACE Home Visiting Tool
General tool home visiting staff can use to determine which pieces of the PACE toolkit might be helpful for each family.
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Understanding Language Access Laws in Michigan
The Michigan Immigrant Rights Council developed a one-pager to explain 2024 changes to Michigan laws that ensure people with Limited English proficiency receive public services in a language they understand, free of charge. This law ensures everyone can engage with the State of Michigan with dignity, regardless of their English proficiency.
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Trauma Informed Approaches for Organizations Working with Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities
The National Association of County & City Health Officials developed a toolkit to support non-profit organizations in understanding, developing, and integrating trauma-informed strategies for working with newcomer communities. This toolkit includes detailed information on trauma within newcomer communities, principles of trauma-informed care, and assessment to guide organizational, program, and staff development.
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Talking with Families About Safe Sleep
This webinar explores how to engage families with honest, and open dialogue related to infant safe sleep. During this webinar you will explore how to apply risk reduction techniques in safe sleep conversations.
Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhal4HUe4cU
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Safe from the Start
This webinar teaches about the realities of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), define and review safe sleep for babies, present recommendations for avoiding safety hazards, and other important children’s product safety information.
Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpA9FB1H0F8
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Relationship Building and Boundaries
Explore how to build strong, trust-based relationships in home visiting. Learn key practices, benefits, and how to navigate boundary challenges as relationships evolve.
Resources: https://youtu.be/Kl2YCjpfrD4
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Recognizing and Responding to Mental Health Concerns in the Home
Build skills to recognize and respond to mental health challenges in the home. Learn to identify distress, engage sensitively, make referrals, and support families while addressing personal bias and understanding mental health’s impact on parenting.
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Raising Young Children in a New Country: Supporting Early Learning and Healthy Development
Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services and the Office of Head Start partnered to develop a handbook for raising young children, aged 0-5, during resettlement in the U.S. This handbook is available in Arabic, English, and Spanish.