Most American children haven’t seen combat or survived natural disasters. So why are so many of them showing symptoms similar to PTSD? What would it mean if as individuals and as members of our schools, health systems, local government, the media, family services, and the police, we started asking not “What’s wrong with you?” but rather “What happened to you?” and how our children and communities can be helped to heal?

In an effort to engage Alameda County in a conversation about these questions, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, First 5 Alameda County, Alameda County Public Health Department and Youth Uprising are inviting local community organizers, service providers, elected officials, and leaders in health, early childhood and youth empowerment  to the world premiere ofWounded Places, part of the PBS series The Raising of America produced by California Newsreel.

Wounded Places will be screened Wednesday, April 29th at 6:30 pm at the Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland. The screening will immediately be followed by a panel discussion and reception. Join Mayor Libby Schaaf and other prominent Alameda and Contra Costa County leaders to build public support around the importance of giving all our children the opportunity for a strong start in life.

Tickets are $5. Sign up here and we’ll contact you when tickets are available for purchase. http://bit.ly/RoARSVP

For more information about the documentary or the national campaign, visit www.raisingofamerica.org