ACEs initiative participants in communities where there is tension between the community and law enforcement will want to join Becky Haas in a compelling conversation on law enforcement, ACEs science, COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement and protests. Haas is a nationally recognized adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) science initiative builder and trainer. She and colleagues Renee Wilson-Simmons, the head of the ACE Awareness Foundation of Memphis, Tennessee, and Maggi Duncan,...

Good evening, On Tuesday September 22, 2020 (tomorrow), the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners will sign a proclamation recognizing October as Adverse Childhood Experiences Awareness and Action Month in Charlotte County, FL . The Healthy Charlotte Community Connection Taskforce has worked hard to see this proclamation signed and recognized by our county since the beginning of 2020 and are extremely grateful for the opportunity to raise public awareness on one of the most...

Good morning! I am pleased to announce that the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners signed an ACEs proclamation on Monday, September 22, 2020 recognizing the month of October 2020 as Adverse Childhood Experiences Action and Awareness Month. The Healthy Charlotte Community Connection Taskforce worked hard to see this come into fruition. The initial goal was to have a proclamation declared for the month of September because it is trauma-informed care month, however, our local BCC...

Monday, November 15 th , 2021 marks the launch of Charlotte County’s ACEs awareness week to raise awareness about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and to highlight the importance of fostering Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) in the lives of our children and youth. Last year, the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners granted an ACEs awareness county proclamation; however, still in the throws of COVID-19 precautions and response, our community was unable to celebrate the...

Visit our FB page today and every day this week to follow our ACEs Awareness Campaign 2021: Healthy Charlotte County - Posts | Facebook ..........and remember to register for FREE screenings of Resilience: The Biology of Stress and The Science of Hope on Wednesday, November 15, 2021 and One Nation Under Stress on Friday, November 19, 2021. Both hosted by Health Planning Council of SWFL . Register for FREE using the links below: Resilience:...

Upwards of 61% of adults surveyed across 25 states have reported experiencing at least 1 ACE. In Florida, as of 2019, 65.3% of adults surveyed for the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS) reported having experienced at least 1 or more ACEs. This is an increase from 49.7% when surveyed in 2010. #JOINTHEVILLAGE! #CharlotteCountyACEsAware2021

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For Charlotte County's Day 2 ACEs Awareness Campaign, our Featured Agency is Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity. FEATURED AGENCY: Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity Housing is the foundation to healthy living. Secure, stable, clean housing gives families the chance to maintain security and stability in other areas of their lives including mental health, work, and school. In 2017, inadequate housing accounted for 14.7% of child removals from homes in Charlotte County, FL. As of July...

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For Charlotte County's Day 1 ACEs Awareness Campaign, our Featured Agency is the Charlotte County Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN) Task Force. Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN): Charlotte County Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN) Taskforce formed in May of 2017 as part of the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) taskforce on Maternal and Child Health. The group consists of nurses and community partner representatives from various agencies including Bayfront Hospital, DOH-Charlotte, Charlotte...

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