I am on the scene of a house fire in a town near where I live in Brant, NY. As part of my duties as EMT with my fire company ambulance (I'm first assistant chief firefighter), I make sure firefighters who are working a fire stay healthy while they’re fighting it, especially firefighters with ACEs.

Origins offers a number of training and consulting services. We developed The Basics as a half-day session to provide the foundation to support trauma-informed and resilience practices across sectors and industries. The session includes an overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, the neurobiology of toxic stress, the impact of social and historical trauma, and the science of resilience. We have tested The Basics with two cross-sector audiences, in Los Angeles and Phoenix.

I am majoring in social work and will be starting my practicum in the fall. My placement is at a community action center. Once I graduate though I hope to work with homeless and unaccompanied youth. ACEs are important for this because many youth who are homeless leave their homes because of a traumatic experience and frequently experience further trauma as a homeless minor.

I am getting ready to start law school at the University of South Carolina in the fall, and I am interested in (eventually) working in the juvenile justice system. As an undergraduate, I majored in Psychology and Gender Studies. Together, these majors have peaked my interest in adolescent development, the role of the juvenile justice system, transfer to adult court, as well as intimate partner violence.I am particularly interested in exploring how juvenile courts can establish a good balance...

PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.