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“I know from personal experience that trauma can be life-changing, but I didn’t know that talking about trauma could change my life. And the lives of others,” said Theresa Caldwell, member of the Southside (TICN) Trauma-Informed Community Network , which is supported by the Crater Health District under the leadership of Dr. Alton Hart and Brian Little. The Network works to foster healthy communities through disease prevention and control, health promotion, environmental protection, and...

We are proud to celebrate the 71 community initiatives that joined the ACEs Connection network in 2019. They are listed below, and can be found along with all existing ACEs Connection communities via the ACEs Connection map. Communities in the United States: Midwest ACEs Indiana Coalition Ardmore (OK) Behavioral Health Collaborative: BOUNCE - Jefferson County (KY Chisago County (MN) ACEs Initiative Franciscan Health ACEs Connection FH–Jasper & Newton Counties (IN ) FH–LaPorte County (IN)...

Please welcome these two new community initiatives from Idaho and Virginia to ACEs Connection . More information about each one of them is below. Caroline Virginia Community Resilience Network: Our local community network is newly formed in the Richmond, Va region and have a ton of support from local agencies, sheriff, Superintendent of Schools, and faith leaders who are passionate about changing the culture and trajectory of our community one family at a time. You are welcome to join the...

There are lots of great resources included in the National Council for Behavioral Health's Change Package for Advancing Trauma-Informed Primary Care . The package includes links to many resources that will be interesting and helpful to folks working in non-health care settings as well. In particular, for those who have attended the TICN's Trauma-Informed Supervisor Training, there are some great resources to reference regarding HR practices, interview questions, policy review and more.

Attached is a pdf file of the 2020 Campaign for a Trauma Informed Virginia Unified Policy Agenda

Reducing the effects of significant adversity on children’s healthy development is essential to the progress and prosperity of any society. Science tells us that some children develop resilience, or the ability to overcome serious hardship, while others do not. Understanding why some children do well despite adverse early experiences is crucial, because it can inform more effective policies and programs that help more children reach their full potential. Want to learn more about resilience?

We developed ACEs Connection's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Tool — called the Inclusion Tool, for short — to ensure that ACEs initiatives across the world focus on being inclusive when forming a steering committee, recruiting leaders, providing education about ACEs science, recruiting members, or providing resources and services within their communities. The more inclusive your ACEs initiative is, the more diverse it will be, giving your initiative a real shot at achieving equity and...

By Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, November 1, 2019 Required Components Aligning Systems for Health will explore the degree to which health equity is impacted or results from current models of collaboration incorporating health care, public health, and social services. Gaps in health are large, persistent and increasing, and RWJF is committed to a system that meets people’s goals and needs and addresses these gaps that many populations face. Studies should include a focus on health equity by...

Great article from NPR. https://www.npr.org/cdc-childhood-trauma-is-a-public-health-issue

Michelle Esrick’s powerful and impactful TedTalk about her personal journey making her film Cracked Up . View at https://www.crackedupmovie.com/tedtalk In Cracked Up , director Michelle Esrick’s Award-winning documentary, we witness the impact that childhood trauma can have across a lifetime through the incredibly courageous and personal story of comedian, actor and Saturday Night Live legend Darrell Hammond. Renowned for his impressions of Bill Clinton, Sean Connery and hundreds more,...

The 2019 Election Guide from Voices for Virginia's Children is now available! Print a copy and keep it by your door so you have questions handy when candidates come knocking, share the talking points with your contacts who are hosting panel discussions with candidates, and use the social media tools to reach out to your candidates and to raise awareness about the issues among others in your network. 2019 Users Guide Webinar – Listen to the webinar for ideas and tips on using the Election...

Exciting stuff going on here in Fairfax! http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2019/aug/21/suicide-and-trauma-sound-alarm-first-responders/ Dogs are already used in programming at both the Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, and at the Community Services Board.