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Northeast Florida Ace Alliance (FL)

May 2022

Resources for Seeking Mental Health Services for Trauma Recovery

24/7 Mental Health Crisis Support Services Crisis Text Line ☎ Text HOME to 741741 This service is available 24/7 and provides free crisis support and information via text. National Hopeline Network ☎ 1-800-442-HOPE [4673] Available 365 days a year, volunteers who staff this toll-free hotline are specially trained in crisis intervention to provide support, information, and referrals to people in need. You can also access services via chat by pressing the “Chat Now” button on its website.

Why We Need Gun Violence Trauma Intervention

Recent research from Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia highlighted a troubling truth : Exposure to gun violence trauma is associated with higher rates of mental health-related emergency department visits by children. In the study, a child is considered exposed to gun violence when they live within 4-5 blocks of a shooting reported within 60 days, causing mental health concerns including PTSD, depression, and intentional ingestion of harmful substances. This study...

Register now! Dr. Bruce Perry to discuss historical trauma and help launch new "Connecting Communities One Book at a Time" book study with his best-seller, "What Happened to You?"

Please join us on June 28 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation with best-selling author Bruce Perry. Ingrid Cockhren , CEO of PACEs Connection; Mathew Portell , PACEs Connections’ director of communities, and Perry, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, will engage in a conversation concerning historical trauma and Perry’s best-selling book " What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing, " which he co-authored with Oprah Winfrey. Please share this blog...

 
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