1. Solano Kids Thrive Association of Educational Service Agencies
July 17, 2019, Long Beach, CA
Lisette Estrella Henderson,
Solano County Superintendent of Schools
Lisa Eckhoff, Director, Early Learning

2. Backbone Organization Common Agenda Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Framework
Backbone Organization
Common Agenda
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Shared Measurement
Continuous Communication

3. Resilient Solano – A Collective Impact Approach
A Collective Impact Approach to Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Resilience in Solano County, California

4. Solano Kids Thrive – Backbone Organization
Initiative Collaboration
Prenatal, Mental Health & Family Support
First 5 Led Collaboration
First 5 convening all-grantee meetings
Meta-Collaborative
Help Me Grow Solano
Systems Change
Solano Kids Thrive
Pre Beyond

5. Collective Impact – Backbone Organization
Systems Mapping
Collective Impact – Backbone Organization

6. Resilient Solano – Common Agenda
Solano’s Common Agenda for Young Children:
All Solano children thrive in safe, stable, healthy and nurturing families and communities.
Collective Impact Goals:
Safe Communities
Healthy Families
Family Self-Sufficiency
School Readiness.
Solano Kids Thrive

7. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study
Resilient Solano – Common Agenda
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study
Identified a clear link between childhood adversity and long-term behavioral outcomes, including:
Severe and persistent emotional problems
Risky behaviors
Serious social problem
Also linked childhood adversity to seemingly unlinked health concerns and chronic diseases, including:
Heart disease
Stroke
Cancer
Diabetes
A person is just as likely to develop heart disease from ACEs as they are from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or family history.

8. Identified Ten ACEs in Three Categories
Resilient Solano – Common Agenda
Identified Ten ACEs in Three Categories
Abuse:
Physical, emotional, and sexual
Neglect:
Physical and emotional
Household dysfunction:
Parental mental illness or substance abuse
Incarcerated relative
Witness to domestic violence
Loss of parent due to abandonment, divorce or death

9. Key Study Findings Resilient Solano – Common Agenda
ACEs are astonishingly common
Two out of three adults had at least one ACE
One out of eight adults had four or more ACEs
ACEs are dose dependent
The higher a person’s ACE score, the greater the risk to his or her health
Key Study Findings

10. Resilient Solano – Common Agenda
Resilience: The ability to successfully adapt to hardships, such as traumatic experiences.
Five Protective Factors buffer children and families from lasting effects of trauma
Parental resilience
Social connections
Knowledge of parenting and child development
Concrete support in times of need
Social and emotional competence of children
What is Resilience?
The most common factor for children who develop resilience is to have at least one stable and committed relationship with an adult.

11. Solano Kids Thrive Activities
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Film Screening Events
ACEs Awareness Presentations
Media Campaign
Upcoming: Workshops, Training, and Advocacy

12. Solano County is a resilient community working together to prevent
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
VISION
Solano County is a resilient community working together to prevent
and heal trauma.
GOAL
Solano County residents, agencies, and the community are aware of the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and are taking steps to prevent
and heal trauma. 
County is a resilient community working together to prevent and heal trauma and the goal of Solano County residents, agencies, and the community are aware of the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and are taking steps to prevent and heal trauma. This past May, the Resilient Solano Summit, a one-day conference and convening of stakeholders, served as the launch of the Resilient Solano Strategic Plan to move our community from planning to action!

13. Promote Understanding and Education Activate and Take Action
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Promote Understanding and Education
Activate and Take Action
Keep the Momentum

14. Tangible Benefits of SKT’s Resilience Activities
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Tangible Benefits of SKT’s Resilience Activities
Over 1,000 residents, practitioners, and educators throughout Solano County have viewed the documentary, Resilience, the Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope
More than 21 education and input presentations have been delivered to over 500 people to increase awareness of ACEs and gather input for developing and implementing the Resilient Solano Strategic Plan.
In just the first 2 months of the SKT media campaign, the ACEs education message was heard by 30,000 unique Pandora users, the billboards and bus displays have also helped to broaden the reach into our community

15. Effective Habits of Solano Kids Thrive
Continuous Communication
7 Highly
Effective Habits of Solano Kids Thrive
Collective
Impact Work
Strong Foundation
Bi-monthly Leadership Meetings
Organized Work Groups
Clearly Defined Roles & Responsibilities
Leadership, Collaboration, Support
Relationships, Relationships, Relationships

16. Learn More About ACEs, Resilienceand SKT
our Facebook page Solano Kids Thrive
Learn More About ACEs, Resilienceand SKT

17. Collective Impact – Shared Measurement
School
Readiness
Improved Outcomes
Healthy
Families
Family Self-Sufficiency
Safe
Communities

18. Thank You for Being Here and for Your Commitment to Collective Impact!
Lisette Estrella Henderson Solano County Superintendent of Schools
Lisa Eckhoff Director, Early Learning
Solano County Office of Education 5100 Business Center Drive Fairfield, CA  94534
Thank You for Being Here and for Your Commitment to Collective Impact!