Hutchinson ACEs Connection (KS)

Educating people in Hutchinson about Adverse Childhood Experiences and the effects of toxic stress. The goal is for the community to integrate trauma-informed and resilience-building practices into individual, family, work, and community lives.

Transitional Learning Center Parent Luncheon RECAP

Felicia Smith 11/6/1912:02 PM

Today I had the opportunity to meet with some parents and staff from the Transitional Learning Center. I presented the ACES Science, the ACES questionnaire and then we had some group discussion about resiliency and needs in the community.

Issues discussed in our community that need attention were:

*Childcare

*School discipline

*Transportation

*Mental Health

*Housing

We ended the session with discussing mindfulness and the importance of healthy support systems.

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Felicia SmithMember

We had three families and four staff members attend. Their initial reaction was shock. They could not believe the potential health outcomes that may affect their children. It is one thing to talk about somewhere across the country, but we were talking about them and their children. One mother was ready to join our movement. The others focused on really wanting mindfulness to play a part in healing, not medication

11/8/1910:25 AM

Jane StevensPublisher, ACEsTooHigh; founder, PACEs Connection

This is great! What was the parents' reaction to learning about ACEs science, Felicia? How many attended? And what were some of their suggestions to improve services, based on what they learned?

Keep up the great work!

11/6/195:08 PM

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