Broken-hearted children are more likely to suffer from mental and physical illnesses as adults.
Leaders from all sectors came together to screen Jamie Redford’s Sundance-debuted film, Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope, which chronicles the promising beginnings of a national movement to prevent childhood trauma, treat toxic stress and improve the health of current and future generations.
ACEs are defined as Adverse Childhood Events, such as the loss of a parent through death, divorce or incarceration or other traumatic experiences such as living with an alcoholic parent or being sexually abused.
In an effort to generate more awareness and support local efforts, The San Diego Foundation and its partners will be hosting additional screenings across the County in 2017.
For more information about the next event, visit SDFoundation.org/events and subscribe to our newsletter.
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