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Thoughts to share - “Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.” - Judy Blume “You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Our brains developed along with music and singing as a survival mechanism.” - Tania De Jong

Big thumbs up for the documentary "REWIND" by the filmmaker Sasha Joseph Neulinger.

Aligning Resources Across Georgia To Support Resiliency To Our Resilient Georgia Partners and Stakeholders: We hope you are all managing to remain safe, well, and resilient as we usher in a new year and resume the school year. Resilient Georgia continues to be here to support you and share as many helpful resources as possible. In this edition of the newsletter, we are maintaining our focus on taking a preventative approach to addressing the impact of the global pandemic on mental health. We...

According to our KIDS COUNT Data Center 20 percent of children in Virginia have experienced two or more ACEs . ACEs can shape the course of children’s health and development over a lifetime. While 20 percent of Virginia’s children experience 2 or more ACEs, Black children experience almost double that rate . Racial trauma is the ongoing result of racism, racist bias, and exposure to racist abuse. Virginia’s 27+ Trauma-Informed Community Networks (TICNs) recognize, respond, and work to...

Dr. Jannine Krause is a naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist & podcaster who specializes in helping ladies simplify their health, fitness, nutrition & stress management routines so they can enjoy their life to the fullest. She loves educating on how stress interferes with the ability to be consistent with health & fitness routines, cope with trauma, manage pain & move forward in life.

Due to the continuing unknowns of the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulties of the vaccine rollout, the May and June courses for the 2021 Summer Peacebuilding Institute will be online. We will again have incredible courses (see below or click here ) and continue to have guest speakers and coffee breaks. We look forward to your involvement. Scholarships, Fellowships and Organizational Discounts: We understand that financial difficulties may be extra challenging, especially during the ongoing...

Krosoczka is the award-winning author and illustrator of Hey Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father and Dealth with Family Addiction.

By Phillip W. Schnarrs, Amy L. Stone , Robert Salcido Jr. , Aleta Baldwin , Charles B. Nemeroff, in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2019 Abstract Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been shown to increase risk for negative health outcomes. Recent work has shown that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals, on average, have higher ACEs scores compared to heterosexual individuals. However, past ACEs research involving LGB people did not assess the influence of experiencing...

ACEs Connection staff members join me in thanking you for being a member of ACEs Connection, and for your support. Staff members on our most recent call included (top row, l-r) Laurie Udesky, Carey Sipp, Gail Kennedy, Donielle Prince (second row, l-r) Karen Clemmer, Ingrid Cockhren, Rafael Maravilla, Jenna Quin, Jane Stevens, Elizabeth Prewitt, Alison Cebulla, Marianne Avari, Natalie Audage, Samantha Sangenito We so appreciate your being a member of ACEs Connection, which is a gift in and of...

Update : Passed by the House and now headed to the Senate next. Delegate Lashrecse Aird has introduced House Joint Resolution No. 537, a resolution to declare racism as a public health crisis in Virginia. The American Public Health Association defines racism as a social system with multiple complex dimensions, including internalized or interpersonal individual racism and institutional or structural systemic racism, which unfairly disadvantages some individuals and communities, and unfairly...

Update : Passed by the House and now headed to the Senate next. Delegate Lashrecse Aird has introduced House Joint Resolution No. 537, a resolution to declare racism as a public health crisis in Virginia. The American Public Health Association defines racism as a social system with multiple complex dimensions, including internalized or interpersonal individual racism and institutional or structural systemic racism, which unfairly disadvantages some individuals and communities, and unfairly...

By Patrick Sisson, January 19, 2021 for Bloomberg El Camino Real is a 600-mile historic thoroughfare that once linked Spanish missions in California, running from San Francisco to San Diego. Between Daly City and San Jose, the road is a nearly 45-mile corridor of suburban offices, fast-food outlets, auto parts stores, and other businesses slicing through Silicon Valley, tying together some of the nation’s priciest residential neighborhoods. Like so many other shopping-center laden strips of...