December 15th CTIPP CAN Call - CDC and NGA Addressing ACEs

The first presentation will provide an overview of CDC's work in the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) to address ACEs and other forms of violence. Specifically, the presentation highlights programmatic initiatives focused on implementing evidence-based policies, programs, and practices to prevent multiple forms of violence and protect children and youth from developmental adversity. Dr. Phyllis Ottley, the Associate Chief of Program in the Prevention Practice and Translation Branch within DVP, will describe DVP's overall commitment to preventing violence before it occurs and using research and evaluation to inform prevention activities.

The second presentation will focus on NGA's ACEs Learning Collaborative, the new paper that will be released right before the call highlighting the outcomes of the learning collaborative, and the work being done with the mid-Atlantic region on ACEs- and trauma-related issues. Dr. Shelby Hockenberry - Program Director of Healthcare Delivery at National Governors Association - will lead off by discussing NGA's role in the learning collaborative, and Chidi Jenkins - Advisor on Childhood Trauma and Resiliency in Governor Ralph Northam's Office - will discuss Virginia's role in the learning collaborative and the regional work on ACEs, trauma, and resilience.

Please join us and share the call with those in your network who may be interested! All are welcome to attend.

CTIPP is hiring its first two full-time staff members, a Director of Communications & Outreach and a Director of Community & Government Relations. You can share both job postings for folks in your network to apply at this link. We are excited to increase our capacity to better support the great work being done and building the movement, so please share with those who you think would be a good fit. We would like to fill these positions at the beginning of 2022.

We are excited to announce that we will be launching the Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience workshop series starting January 7, 2022 alongside the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives, PACEs Connection, and other organizations. You can learn more and register on the event's landing page on NPSC's website. This workshop series will be available for free, so sign up and join us for the sessions that you are able to attend!

Additionally, the Cultivating Resilience: Trauma in Schools podcast officially launched, and we encourage you to listen to the episodes and look at the resources here.  Please share this information!

As a reminder, we record and post our CTIPP CAN calls for folks who are unable to join the calls live, or for those who want to watch again! You can subscribe to our YouTube channel to receive updates when new videos are uploaded. Please feel free to share this information and any recordings with others who may be interested in the topic. And, as a reminder, if you haven't already done so, join the Trauma Campaign and invite others to do the same!