Cendie Stanford says that ever since she first learned about ACEs, she’d been thinking about her own upbringing—which included at least 10 ACEs. She felt strongly that everyone needed to know about ACEs, because it “explains why people behave the way they behave.”
Program Partnership for Nonprofit Professionals The Edyth Bush Institute has a special announcement for members of the Orange, Osceola, and/or Seminole county communities . Thanks to a partnership with Heart of Florida United Way , EBI is pleased to offer a special scholarship opportunity for six individuals to receive support for 18 credit hours associated with one of EBI's six certificate programs ! Classes are already in full swing so sign up and secure your spot today! Application:...
Accepting Workshop Applications for Central Florida's 4th Annual Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference This is the Workshop Proposal Application Form for the 4th Annual Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference (April 21 & 22, 2022 - Virtual Event). Day 2 of the conference is "Community Day" and this will be an opportunity to explore the skills, knowledge, best practices (and people!) creating a more resilient, trauma-informed Central...
Lee Johnson III PhD and Sandra Bloom MD to lead discussion on emerging trauma-informed policies and practices in the education and health care fields. What are ways that these fields are taking PACEs, Prevention, and Trauma science into consideration, and what can advocates do to help further advance these and other promising practices? It's free to join, so sign up at this link today! You’re invited to participate in Building the Movement in Education and Health Care , the second of eight...
Join us next Wednesday for two excellent CTIPP CAN presentations to begin our 2022 lineup. Baltimore Councilman Zeke Cohen will discuss the work, started by the late Congressman Elijah Cummings, that is making the city of Baltimore trauma-informed. Claudia Remington will describe new trauma informed initiatives by the State of Maryland, including legislation that created a Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to make the State trauma informed. We will also report on the first...
The Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College will host award-winning author Rachel Louise Snyder for a community-wide exploration of domestic violence, its roots and potential solutions, as part of PJI’s Conversation on Justice (COJ) conference, which will be held Jan. 24-27. The conference will feature two primary events on Jan. 26, plus several related events throughout the four-day conference. The guest speaker is Rachel Louise Snyder, American University professor and author of...
Please register now at this link to reserve your spot. You’re invited to participate in Building the Movement with Coalitions, the first of eight remarkable workshops featured in the series, “ Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience ”. The first half-day workshop will occur virtually on January 7th from 1-5pm ET/10am-2pm PT. It focuses on the history and future of the movement and building community-owned, trauma-informed, prevention-focused, and healing-centered...
Central Florida's CRC Network addresses ACE's and their community's preparedness [Content sent out by the Florida Network of Children's Advocacy Centers via e-News Letter on 12/23/2021] In Central Florida, a collective effort led by Valencia College’s Peace and Justice Institute is underway to transform the community based on the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma’s impact, and the known elements to promote resiliency in individuals and communities. The CRC Network meets...