On Wednesday, April 18th, Acesconnection's own Maggie Litgen was in Hutchinson to help begin putting the bigger picture together.  Turnout was the largest to date (80+) and included many from the greater community, local schools and personnel from surrounding areas.

Maggie opened the day with a session on Vicarious Trauma.  It was a great presentation about the importance (and consequences) of taking care of self as a first priority.  Maggie personal experiences give her insight a strong sense of reality.  The noon session was a presentation which laid the groundwork for team conversation in the afternoon.  Deep dialogue created high energy as Maggie was able to provide insight to many of the organizations in attendance.

Next steps for Trauma Informed-Hutchinson include providing support for agencies as they begin looking at implementing changes and also continuing to grow the knowledge base.  It is a huge shift to understanding, "trauma informed is not what we do, it is who we are."