More Moves in MD: Promoting Resilience & Partnering with Pratt library

Naketta Lowery 4/6/188:25 AM

Resilience... An interesting word with many meanings for many people from many different walks of life. But that's the point... isn't it? In order to truly promote & support the resilience movement we must ensure that everyone has a set at the table. Enoch Pratt library has officially joined the movement!! Libraries across Baltimore, MD, will be hosting screenings of Resilience and discussion panels for community members and stakeholders. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together and begin discussing, planning, and mobilizing our communities to move towards resilience.

Resilience film synopsis:

Resilience is a one-hour documentary that delves into the science of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) & the birth of a new movement to treat & prevent toxic stress. Now understood to be one of the leading causes of everything from heart disease & cancer to substance abuse and depression, extremely stressful experiences in childhood can alter brain development and have lifelong effects on adult health and behavior. This film is filled with field experts that discuss in detail how things from divorce and incarceration to abuse & neglect can shape and wire a child’s brain in ways that can perpetuate trauma, increase unwanted health and social outcomes or break the cycle of trauma & promote good health and healing in families and communities. After each screening, all attendees are welcome to stay for the post-film discussion.

RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope trailer: https://youtu.be/We2BqmjHN0k

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Oprah Champions Trauma-Informed Care, Explains ACEs, Need for Teaching Resiliency

After Oprah’s 60 Minutes show March 11, everyone knows about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how toxic stress is stored in our bodies that will cause negative physical and mental health for the rest of our lives. ACEs are the result of childhood abuse, neglect and/or household dysfunction.

Numerous ACEs studies have shown ACEs/toxic stress linkages to future substance abuse, depression, suicide, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, incarceration just to mention a few mental and physical health outcomes. The American Academy of Pediatrics has labeled ACES as the primary determinant of public health.

After Oprah’s expose, many questions need to be answered. Given that a child’s brain is 85% fully developed at age 5, are we finally going to focus resources on early childhood development? What programs exist that best prepare pre-K and Kindergarten kids to stand up to childhood abuse? Are there programs that have proven results towards building better youngsters? Do these programs instill self awareness, self confidence and self respect? Do they build inner strength? Do they teach kids to recognize stress and how to breathe correctly to curtail it? Do they teach collaboration skills leading to mutual respect? Can we build a generation of ‘Superkids’ able to change the trajectory of our country’s public health?

While many people with opinions will weigh in to try to answer these questions, one person, for sure, has 40+ years providing answers to the above. Her name is Janai Mestrovich and her Superkid program has numerous testimonials that prove positive results. Janai’s 52 lesson ‘Superkid Power Guidebook’ should be required reading for anyone dedicated towards aiding Oprah’s mission.

Janai lives in Ashland, Oregon and is currently teaching pre-K and Kindergarten kids how to be Superkids in four locations in Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley.

She can be reached at eMail: JanaiLow@gmail.com.

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