Learning about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and other adversities people have been exposed to can help inform how health care and social service providers support treatment and healing. The Pathways Learning Network convened on September 12, 2023 to explore different approaches to screening for adversity across settings and populations. We focused on the goals of screening, ways to screen, and how the information can be used to connect people to appropriate supports. Watch the full recording below and stay tuned for key takeaways on the Pathways blog.

Meet the Speakers

Laurie Crawford, MPA
Director, Office of Trauma and Resilience Policy, Virginia Department of Social Services 

Laurie Crawford, MPA, is the Director of the Office of Trauma and Resilience Policy at the Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS). This inaugural Office, a first of its kind in the Commonwealth, is dedicated to infusing trauma-informed and healing-centered knowledge and skills into culture, policy, and practices within and across DSS and other child and family-serving agencies. As Director, Laurie is responsible for fostering collaboration with community-led organizers, state-level stakeholders and policymakers, and nationally recognized experts in the field to align and coordinate efforts and initiatives that promote healing and resilience.

Mikah Owen, MD, MPH, MBA
Senior Director of Clinical and Academic Programs and Health Equity, UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network

Mikah Owen, MD, MPH, MBA, is a social pediatrician who has dedicated his career to improving the health and well-being of children and adolescents from marginalized and vulnerable backgrounds, especially those with involvement in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Dr. Owen has been a long-time adviser to the ACEs Aware initiative and recently joined the UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN) as Senior Director of Clinical and Academic Programs, and Health Equity. Prior to joining UCAAN, Dr. Owen was an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UC Davis Health. Dr. Owen earned an MD at UCSF, completed his Pediatric Residency at UC Davis, and completed his fellowship in Community and Societal Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. He recently completed the Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University.

Antoinette Medina, MPA
Project Coordinator, California Rural Indian Health Board, California Tribal Epidemiology Center

Antoinette Medina, MPA, Gabrielino Tongva Nation, is a Project Coordinator for the California Rural Indian Health Board, California Tribal Epidemiology Center in Roseville, CA. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in the Legal Environment of Business and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, and is certified in Public Health Management, Grants Management, and Professional Conflict Resolution, and is a certified facilitator of several Native-based trainings, including White Bison’s Daughters of Tradition program and the Native Wellness Institute’s Leading the Next Generation’s Healthy Relationship curriculum. Antoinette has over twenty-five years of experience working with California Indian communities.

Event Info

  • Location: Virtual
  • Date: September 12, 2023
  • Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
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