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Join us as we screen the documentary RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope and delve into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a new movement to treat and prevent toxic stress. This will be a learning event with facilitated discussion. Register HERE! Partnership between The Winter Park Public Library, City of Winter Park Parks & Recreation, Bridging the Color Divide, Hannibal Square Heritage Center, Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education...

Join us as we screen the documentary RESILIENCE and delve into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a new movement to treat and prevent toxic stress. Register Here Sunday, January 12th, 2-4 pm Winter Park Community Center 721 W New England Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789 Facilitator: Pernell Bush, MSW, CNP Key Counseling Solutions Free (registration required): Register Here 18+ Documentary Synopsis: “Researchers have recently discovered a dangerous biological syndrome caused by...

By Adam Piore, Newsweek, March 2, 2020 In the mid-2000s, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris opened a children's medical clinic in the Bayview section of San Francisco, one of the city's poorest neighborhoods. She quickly began to suspect something was making many of her young patients sick. She noticed the first clues in the unusually large population of kids referred to her clinic for symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—an inability to focus, impulsivity, extreme...

By Cooper Levey-Baker, Sarasota, December 19, 2019 Mimi Graham has spent her life fighting for kids. She began her career in the late 1970s as a Head Start administrator before moving into the world of academia to study child development and advocate for public policies that improve the health of mothers and children. Today, she’s the director of Florida State University’s Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy, a position in which she advises government agencies and...

Hello Kelsey. I just joined ACEsconnection because I plan to coordinate the writing of a book on ACEs resilience. Some would say I have thrived despite seven ACEs. I am planning a book which would follow theformat of Alcoholics Anonymous' Big Book. You can read my posts on Ask the Community in search of writers. Unfortunately, i will not be able to attend your presentation of the documentary, "Resilience." Will the audience be primarily health professionals or will there also be many ACEs...

Hi Charles, Sorry I didn't see your comment until now! I am excited that you are writing a book about ACEs resilience and you sounds like such a great resource for Florida in this journey of waking up to the impact of ACEs. I hope you will consider registering for the Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference happening on April 21st, 2020. Registration opens tomorrow! https://valenciacollege.edu/st...e/annual-conference/ We also have another screening of resilience on...

Does anyone know of any ACE activity happening in the Avon Park, Sebring area?

Dr. Ken Ginsburg was overwhelmingly well-received as the keynote speaker at the recent Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference back in April of this year. The Peace and Justice Institute (PJI) at Valencia College is excited to share that we are bringing him back to deliver 3 additional virtual workshops in a Community Resilience Series. The first workshop in this FREE series will be specifically for parents: Parenting in an Age of Uncertainty , July 7th from 5:30 -...

We all have inner strengths and resilience that can help us deal with challenges and stress. To help us manage stress, PACEs Connection and ACEs Aware created a handout based on seven evidence-based stress busters , as described in the Roadmap for Resilience: The California Surgeon General’s Report on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Toxic Stress, and Health . These interventions can help reduce stress, improve health, and build resilience. Please share widely! The handout is available in the...