Join us for our CARE Community Stakeholders meeting and watch the Resilience documentary!
CARE: Community, Action, Resource, Engagement
Community Stakeholders Meeting
* Welcome and Introductions
* CARE Center Update
* Film: Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope
* Roundtable Discussion
* Information Sharing
About the film:
For the first time, the loss of a parent through death, divorce, incarceration or other traumatic childhood experiences such as living with an alcoholic parent or being sexually abused are conclusively linked to both physical and mental health problems later in life. ACE, or Adverse Childhood Experiences, are now understood to lead to early onset of heart, diabetes, addiction, and depression. Understanding that a broken-hearted child is more likely to suffer from mental and physical illnesses as an adult has professionals of all kinds asking ... How can we help children before their physical and mental problems emerge as adults?
For questions and more information, contact: Martin Arias at martin.arias@sdcda.org
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