Community members will have the opportunity to learn about Trauma-Informed Care and be part of a conversation about heroin use and its impacts.
Several events related to these topics will take place in Waupaca and area communities next week.
They are being sponsored by the Waupaca County Department of Health & Human Services, the Waupaca Community Health Action Team (CHAT) and ThedaCare.
“It’s different opportunities at different times so all people can come to at least one event and learn. Learning is the first step,” said Kaye Thompson, ThedaCare’s coordinator of community health.
The evening events will include information about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma-Informed Care, she said.
ACEs are related to abuse, neglect and household dysfunction.
Having a higher number of of ACEs has been linked to risky health behaviors, chronic health conditions, low life potential and early death.
“Research has proven that Adverse Childhood Experiences – the higher the score, the more apt someone is to have mental health issues, or drug and alcohol issues or obesity issues,” Thompson said.
People may learn their ACEs score here.
She said Trauma-Informed Care is a method which recognizes and gives assistance to those who have high ACEs scores.
The entire staff of the Waupaca County Department of Health & Human Services receiving training in it.
[For more of this story, written by Angie Landsverk, go to http://www.waupacanow.com/2016...ity-conversations/#_]
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