The 2018 Building Strong Brains Tennessee ACEs Summit took place last week in Nashville, TN. The theme of this year’s summit was “Celebrating Successes and Imagining Possibilities” and there is plenty to celebrate. Tennessee is one of the most innovative states when it comes to ACEs awareness. Tennessee understands that childhood trauma is the root cause of its poor health outcomes, high rates of addiction and other ailments. And Tennessee is doing something about it. Tennessee’s leadership...

Hello Missouri ACEs Action group, I am writing to connect with educators and TIC advocates in St. Louis. I have recently setup a local trauma-informed practices reading and development group and welcome your potential connection. Send me a DM on ACESConnection and/or reach out at https://www.goodreads.com/event/list_group/191490-reading-for-trauma-informed-practice if you are able to constructively participate in the group. The group is set to private and you can read the group outline...