Hello Franklin County! As your Regional Community Facilitator, I am excited to work together. I have an affinity for homegrown movements. I, myself, am a part of a thriving collective impact in Nashville, TN called ACE Nashville. I have extensive experience creating a local movement and I hope I can be a resource for you, not just on ACEs Connection but also with your efforts within your cities and communities. I have a wealth of knowledge when it comes to collective impact and collective...

As we gear up for our Franklin County Becoming Trauma Informed Program in our schools that we introduced last week we want to spend the next couple blogs talking a little bit about this exciting endeavor. As part of this program we strive to provide the best and most effective evidence-based practices. We have developed our curriculum for this program using resources from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and Heather Forbes Trauma-Informed Schools programs. We are excited...

It’s almost the end of July which means we are gearing up for school here in Franklin County. Walmart is stocked with all the school supplies you could ever dream of and both kids and parents are anxiously awaiting that start date. Admittedly, many kids are less excited than their parents! Well, with the start of the new school year Franklin County Cares will be beginning a 3-Year Trauma-Informed Schools Training and Consulting Program in two Franklin County Schools; South Point Elementary...

The footwork for this initiative was started back in 2015 with training happening through out Franklin County for child welfare workers with Emily Thoenen, but we are happy to be underway with this new, focused initiative. Things are picking up for FCC this summer with a few trainings being offered at various locations throughout Franklin County. Two of those being in the next week! Please check out our calendar page to find the details and RSVP. We've also got a new branch of our initiative...

Franklin County Cares joined Life House Youth Center to speak to the Sullivan Chamber of Commerce today about trauma, resilience, and the mission of Life House. What a great group! Thank you to both for allowing us to continue to share our message. #strengtheningonetostrengthenall

Who Are We? Franklin County Cares is a group of mental health and human service providers that understands the importance of getting to the root of behaviors, so we can create a better future for our children, stronger families, and unified communities. Our hope is that as we grow, we will be joined by medical health professionals, community members, business people, educators, and others. ACE’s and What They Are If you haven’t heard of the ACEs study, now is a good time to learn! ACEs...

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