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Aligning Resources Across Georgia To Support Resiliency To Our Resilient Georgia Partners and Stakeholders: Taking care of our mental health is just as important as taking care of our physical health. Fortunately many athletes have elevated this conversation in recent months . Please join us by registering for an intimate discussion about mental wellness, resilience, and perseverance with local Track and Field world class athlete and recent Olympian Kenny Selmon on October 28th at 11AM EST.

To celebrate its collective impact working to create an integrated system for behavioral health care in Georgia, Resilient Georgia is hosting Olympian Kenny Selmon, a decorated American track and field champion, and storyteller Chrishaunda Lee Perez for a virtual celebration Oct. 28, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Since its inception in 2019, Resilient Georgia has built a statewide coalition of trauma-informed organizations by convening diverse private and public partners to build a...

Nonprofit now reaches more than half of all Georgia counties with diverse, robust and well-planned regional coalitions helping Georgia’s children and families through mental health “shadow pandemic.” Resilient Georgia , a statewide coalition of organizations building a more resilient, trauma-informed Georgia, now reaches more than half of all Georgia counties with 12 regional coalitions ensuring urban and rural communities statewide have access to behavioral health resources. Resilient...

Aligning Resources Across Georgia To Support Resiliency To Our Resilient Georgia Partners and Stakeholders: Please join us along with storyteller Chrishaunda Lee Perez for our two-year anniversary virtual celebration an intimate discussion about mental wellness, resilience, and perseverance with Georgia native, World Class Track and Field Athlete, and 2021 Olympian Kenny Selmon on Thu, October 28th from 11 am to 12:30 pm ET. We are so proud of athletes across the board who are speaking up...

Aligning Resources Across Georgia To Support Resiliency To Our Resilient Georgia Partners and Stakeholders: First, some announcements: We are incredibly grateful to everyone who attended Resilient Georgia's General Meeting on October 28th with special guests, U.S. Olympian and American Track & Field Champion Kenny Selmon and Storyteller Chrishaunda Lee Perez! Kenny Selmon knows how to overcome hurdles in the race of life. We encourage you to watch the interview if you have not already...

Our November sector highlight focused on supporting healthcare providers in Georgia. To learn about solutions and ways organizations are tackling healthcare burnout during this difficult time, check out the post here: https://www.resilientga.org/post/sector-highlight-healthcare-providers

This is great! Thanks for posting, Cameron! I will share it out onto our PACEs Connection twitter account. We appreciate you!

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...

At Resilient Georgia, we're always looking for ways to equip our communities with upstream approaches to mental and behavioral health. Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an accessible program designed to help people be gentler with themselves in the midst of hardship. For the full introduction to the program, a description of its evidence-based benefits, as well as a wealth of resources and trainings for MSC, check out this post from the Resilient Georgia website: ...

Work burnout is not a new idea, but conversations around burnout have increased in recent years, and for good reason. To read about work burnout and how we can support resiliency in the workplace, check out our newest blog on the Resilient Georgia website.

At Resilient Georgia, we're committed to spreading relevant information and resources on child development and resiliency. To read our latest update on all things PACEs, check out our newest blog .

Since late 2021 and into 2022, the Georgia Essentials for Childhood Initiative has been encouraging parents, caregivers, professionals, all those who work with or around young people, and all those who may have experienced their own trauma to read the book "What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing" , coauthored by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD. The inaugural Georgia Reads initiative was launched in November 2021 with a webinar hosted by the Georgia...

This is terrific, Deborah. Thank you to you and all the many people who worked diligently to get out the word and the guides! The book “What Happened to You?” is a game changer. To read it “in community” would be a profound communion. Thanks for sharing how this was done, and for your willingness to show us how to do this wonderful win + win program elsewhere Peace! Carey

At Resilient Georgia, we're committed to spreading relevant information and resources on child development and resiliency. To read our latest update on all things PACEs, check out our newest blog .

At Resilient Georgia, we want to do everything we can to promote the wellbeing of our Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) readers. Check out our newest blog that acknowledges the current state of AAPI mental health and the incredible organizations supporting AAPI individuals in Georgia.

At Resilient Georgia, we're committed to spreading relevant information and resources on child development and resiliency. To read our latest update on all things PACEs, check out our newest blog .

Resilient Georgia is committed to addressing the mental health of Georgia's refugee population. Amidst the devastating war in Ukraine and the many ongoing global crises that continue to displace individuals from their homes, we want to do our best to support this population. To access news and resources relevant to refugee mental health, check out our newest blog .

Great post, Cameron!

Thank you, Deborah! Great post! Carey

Last spring, I attended a virtual book discussion of Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry's book "What Happened to You?". It was while we (or at least I) were still pretty locked down with the pandemic. I was working from home, living alone, seeing family but only seeing friends and colleagues virtually. The event hosted by Dax Shephard and Kristin Bell inspired me to read the book. It also inspired me to bring the book to our Georgia communities. I knew that I was not the only person...

Health begins with mental health, and the United States is currently experiencing a mental health crisis. This problem has been highlighted by national and local leaders and elected officials. For example, on December 7th, 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, issued an advisory highlighting the mental health needs of young adults . Then earlier this year on February 1st the U.S. Congress held a hearing on the growing crisis of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders . Looking...

By Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW Building Resiliency to Trauma Psychology Today, September 30, 2022 Mental health can suffer after extreme climate events. KEY POINTS Mental health conditions exacerbated by natural disasters include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. After a disaster, the number of people needing assistance from the mental health systems strains or exceeds community capacity. There are simple strategies helpers can use to help survivors restore...

Learning from peer Initiatives to better understand the current landscape of TIC/ACEs efforts and their outcomes nationally.

PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.