Learning Center: Local Resources

The Contra Costa Network of Care is dedicated to healing and preventing childhood adversity. This Learning Center houses our collective offerings for enhancing our shared knowledge and practices for trauma-informed, healing-centered care and systems. If you have a resource you would like to embed on this site, please contact First 5 Contra Costa via the Contact page.


Contra Costa Network of Care Videos

Contra Costa Network of Care:
La Krisha Dillard on Internal Shifts for Becoming Trauma-Informed

Contra Costa Network of Care:
Spring ACEs Network Convening

Principles in Practice:
Understanding Trauma & Stress

Principles in Practice:
Safety & Stability

Change Agent Series:
Life Not Death by Karina Gomez

Change Agent Series:
Removing Barriers by Hannah Michaelsen 

Change Agent Series:
More Questions than Answers by Iris Podschun

Contra Costa Network of Care:
Dr. Irene Sung on Getting Started in Trauma-Informed Pathways

Changing the Lives of Children: Supplemental Training

Principles in Practice:
Collaboration & Empowerment

Change Agent Series:
Mi Historia Podría Ser Tu Historia by Erika Ramirez

Contra Costa Network of Care:
Trauma-Informed Systems Paradigm Shift


Self-Care Awareness Week:
Special Message from Congressman Mark DeSaulnier

Mindfulness Monday:
Supervisor John Gioia

Principles in Practice Series

Principles in Practice:
Resilience & Recovery

Principles in Practice:
Cultural Humility

Principles in Practice:
Fostering Change


Self-Care Awareness: Change Agents

Change Agent Series:
A Picture Full of Color by AnDrea Neal 

Change Agent Series:
Finding My Path of Privilege by Swostika Timalsina

Change Agent Series:
First Impressions by Adriana Martinez

Change Agent Series:
Rydin Road by Lea Murray


Self-Care Awareness

Mindful Moment:
Amanda Dold, LMFT

Thankful Thursday:
RYSE

Lovingkindness Meditation:
Roxanne Bellotti, LCSW

Moviendo energia en nuestros cuerpos: Vanessa SequeiraGarza