Vincent Felitti wasn't the only one to kindly point out that the ACEs Too High Network and ACEsTooHigh News looked too much alike. But he was the first.
And so when I looked -- really looked -- at both sites after launching them four weeks ago, I had a "no-duh" reaction. Of course they look too much alike. And it was difficult for many of you to figure out which was which and why there were two sites.
Today, they look different, and they're labeled differently....clearly I hope! This is the ACEs Too High Network, where people who are working to lower ACE scores gather to share information, learn about upcoming events, meet new people, and work in groups on projects (the first group -- State ACE Response Project -- was started today).
The purpose is to facilitate and speed the flow of information among professionals and community advocates, to share best and worst practices and, generally, to support the implementation and integration of ACE concepts into our organizations and communities.
My role is to manage the community conversation -- to show people how to make best use of the network and to find topics that would be of interest to the general public on the news site. For example, a few days ago, one of the network's members, Mary Holden, posted a link to Project Unbreakable, and noted how it was an interesting site. It's a very interesting site, and so I did an interview with its creator and her mentor, and posted a story on the news site.
ACEsTooHigh News is a news site for the general public. There, you'll find stories and articles about how people are implementing and using ACEs concepts -- in communities, in states, in the arts, in medical practice, in religious practices, etc. Individuals can also tell their personal stories on the site. It's a place for story-telling, for the big picture, to inform people about the ACE Score and how to use it, and engage people in adding ACE concepts to the overall discussion of health and health policy.
Its software platform doesn't allow the kind of sharing of information by many people, "friending", internal messaging and forming groups that the network's platform allows. It's more of a traditional news site.
I'm the editor, and, for now, the only reporter. I'm hoping to add another journalist before the middle of the year.
As time goes on, you'll see that the content on the news site isn't as detailed as that which appears here on the network. Content from the news site is often cross-posted into the network, but content from the network is not cross-posted onto the news site, because the people who read the news site want more general information. News site content will also be made available to other news sites.
If someone from the network would like to do a guest post on the news site, I'd be glad to facilitate that. The more voices for child trauma prevention, trauma-informed care and trauma-sensitive classrooms and organizations, the better.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
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