The Community Resiliency Model (CRM) is a set of trauma-informed skills that can help people monitor their bodily sensations and ground themselves towards their Resilient Zone. CRM is supporting individuals towards resilience in Georgia and across the nation. To read more about the basis of CRM and how it's being used today, check out our newest blog post here .
Common Read of What Happened to You? By Dr. Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey - Starting January 10th! Join the Resilience Common Read, a book club initiative started by the Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College addressing positive and adverse childhood experiences (PACEs), trauma healing, and resilience. In January, the group will begin reading Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey’s book, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing : “Oprah Winfrey and...
Center for Child Counseling’s Lead the Fight Against ACEs to feature an exclusive international book reading and conversation on February 22, 2022. Lead the Fight, Giving Children with Trauma a Voice , will take place Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. The event will feature a virtual, international book reading of “Rohan Bullkin and the Shadows: A Story about ACEs and Hope” and conversation with author Juleus Ghunta, as well as the keynote address given by Benjamin Perks, Head...
Charts below are sample pages from county-by-county funding allocated as part of ARPA. Information is available by clicking here. This is the first of several articles on the importance of any resilience-focused entity, including your PACEs Connection community, seeking out the people in your area allocating ARPA funding and asking for money. Organizations do not necessarily have to be 501 C-3 nonprofits to receive funding. Thanks to federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to states...
Here is the first my PATH newsletter for December 2021 put out by USF! View the newsletter below, open the attached PDF (for live links), or click here.
Check out the cover article by Joy Chuba, in the November issue of Orlando Medical News (page 4, continued on page 11)! Joy is the Executive Director of the Children's Advocacy Center of Osceola county. https://issuu.com/orlandomedicalnews/docs/orl_nov2021_web_temp?fr=sZTA4NzM0Mzk1OTY
The right mix of nutrients revitalizes the brain that's been wounded by ACEs. Good nutrition can quickly improve mood and functioning in the present, while improving the potential to rewire disturbing memories imprinted in childhood.
On December 13 and 14, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (author of The Body Keeps the Score ) will be presenting on trauma healing. The conference is free to attend. Dates: December 13 and 14. Time: 8:30-4:00pm Central Location: Virtual If you can't attend on the 13th and 14th, please register and the recordings will be sent to you after they are published. CEs available at cost. To register: Free Webinar | Bessel van der Kolk (pesi.com)
Please join us for our new series entitled: Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice. This monthly virtual Zoom series will feature conversations facilitated by Dr. Porter Jennings-McGarity, PhD/LCSW, PACEs Connection’s criminal justice consultant, with special guests to discuss the need for trauma-informed criminal justice system reform. Using a PACEs-science lens, this series will examine the relationship between trauma and the criminal justice system, what needs changing, and strategies being...