Tagged With "Dana Brown"

In 2019 and 2020, dozens of states enacted nearly 60 laws and resolutions that reference adverse childhood experiences or trauma. In this post, there's an interactive map that shows them all.

Our version of a “Path to a Just Society” is our first attempt at creating a common language and identifying points along the path to a just society. The Race and Equity workgroup of PACEs Connection started the project in early 2021, following a staff meeting where we realized that we, our organization and the movement needed this. We think it can help all of us gauge where we are, where we want to be, and what’s needed to get to the next level of integrating practices and policies based on...

Aligning Resources Across Georgia To Support Resiliency To Our Resilient Georgia Partners and Stakeholders: First, some announcements: We are incredibly grateful to everyone who attended Resilient Georgia's General Meeting on October 28th with special guests, U.S. Olympian and American Track & Field Champion Kenny Selmon and Storyteller Chrishaunda Lee Perez! Kenny Selmon knows how to overcome hurdles in the race of life. We encourage you to watch the interview if you have not already...

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...