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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...

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!

Understood is a non-profit dedicated to serving the millions of families of kids who learn and think differently. If you are an educator, work with children and families or you are a parent/guardian, you may find this list of books and the Understood.org website helpful for children with exceptionalities (learning/behavioural challenges).

This article explains self-care and self-regulation for kids. Children learn strategies to help themselves cope during times of stress and anxiety. No adults required!

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...

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!

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

Please join us for our new series entitled: Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice. This monthly virtual Zoom series will feature conversations facilitated by Dr. Porter Jennings-McGarity, PhD/LCSW, PACEs Connection’s criminal justice consultant, with special guests to discuss the need for trauma-informed criminal justice system reform. Using a PACEs-science lens, this series will examine the relationship between trauma and the criminal justice system, what needs changing, and strategies being...

Former PACEs Connection employees Dana Brown (L) with Vincent Felitti, MD, co-author of the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences study, and Carey Sipp (R) in San Diego in January, 2024. The last few months have been quite challenging, but we pushed, persevered, and didn’t give up hope. The “we” is Carey Sipp and Dana Brown. We were long-time staff members of PACEs Connection determined to reinstate the website and the resources and information we provide to communities after the platform went...