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Elizabeth Perry provides an update on her advocacy efforts to increase awareness, prevention and healing of ACEs in the Canadian context through her #ACEs Canada organization.

This is GREAT news! Thank you for posting this! I think all the work you have done and continue to do (in addition to your website ) demonstrates your passion and dedication to the ACES movement. You are making a difference in Canada and leading the way for the rest of us to join you in solidarity

Hi Elizabeth I think it is absolutely fabulous and so vital in getting our government officials (those with the power to provide funding opportunities) to educate people about the importance of recognizing Aces in Canada to provide educational opportunities to increase awareness. I feel that if people (individuals, families and service providers and funders) truly understand the long term health implications, this ought to be a strong motivating factor to create change, especially in regards...

Thank you Maria, Sharon and Alison. There are many initiatives underway in Canada to prioritize children in our society, to prevent suicide, to provide support and prevention for addiction. But few openly talk about the foundation of all these issues, which are ACEs in most cases. Until we are honest with ourselves about the root causes of dysfunction in our own lives and in the lives of our fellow humans, we will continue to miss the mark in achieving true transformational impact in our...

An introduction to our new community, ACEs Connections in Ontario, Canada. You will find the details of the who, what, where, when, why of our community. Come join us!

This is such exciting news Maria. Thank you for launching this community for folks in Ontario to gather and connect. As we all work together, we will build a quilt across Canada to enfold all our children, young and grown, to support all of us in living our best lives and achieving our potential, fully supported and free from threat. This is my wish. You are a genius. I'm so delighted to meet you. Elizabeth

A call for volunteers for the ACEs Connections in Ontario, Canada community. On the PACEs Connection map, there are hundreds of members from Ontario. How can we get everyone engaged with the ACEs movement in our province?

With public attention currently focused on racial disparities because of the Black Lives Matter movement, it is timely and necessary to focus on PTSD and racial trauma. This is a critical area of study because young children may be affected by experiences of racism yet lack the verbal skills to process these experiences. The latest literature on the adverse impact, underlying mechanisms, assessment and treatment of racial trauma and PTSD...

Decolonizing Trauma Work, one of the first books of its kind, is a resource for education and training programs, health care practitioners, healing centres, clinical services and policy initiatives.

OMSSA: Ontario Municipal Social Services Association The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association offers online workshops in trauma-informed care. The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA) is a non-profit association whose members are Ontario's Consolidated Municipal Service Managers (CMSMs) and District Social Services Administration Boards (DSSABs). What they do By supporting, connecting and advocating for our members across Ontario, we help them to achieve their...

Leaders in mental health and addiction across Ontario are calling for a fully funded mental health and addiction wait times strategy. Find links to the everthingisnotok.ca website, the promotional video, as well as a podcast clip of the interview between Alex Pierson and Dr. Catherine Zahn, President and CEO of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) regarding the Everything is NOT ok campaign.

Tasks to be Mastered to Facilitate Healing from a History of Grief, Loss and Trauma Part 1 & 2 with Judy Archer, MSW, RSW Recommended Audience Prospective caregivers, adoptive parents, foster parents & professionals Description Upon placement, children face two daunting emotional issues: forming an attachment to new caregivers while simultaneously grieving separation, loss and more often than not, reactivation of any trauma from the past. In this webinar, prospective caregivers,...

(cbc.ca) 3 in 5 middle-aged and older Canadians had 'traumatic' childhood experiences: report https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/adverse-childhood-experiences-study-1.5956525

Learn from the comfort of your own cozy place with self-directed training from ACEs Coalition in Guelph and Wellington County, Ontario! Offering online training for human service providers, educators and members of the community to raise awareness about adverse childhood experience effects on health. Learn how to implement these actionable skills in your community!

I am in Ontario and would love to talk more about what I can do

CAMH has launched a new free online tool to help improve the standard of care for youth living with depression.