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This is the third of three stunning illustrations showing how PACEs (positive and adverse childhood experiences) affected the family of Cendie Stanford, graphic artist and founder of the nonprofit ACEs Matter. This one looks at her positive childhood experiences. The day before her 16th birthday, Cendie Stanford’s older brother was shot and killed by a young man who, just two years earlier, had been her boyfriend. “I was heartbroken that two people I loved were out of my life forever,” says...

February 4th, 2022 - 1pm-5pm ET/10am-2pm PT - Building the Movement in the Child Welfare and Justice Systems Making these sectors trauma-informed, prevention-focused, and healing-centered You’re invited to participate in the third of eight remarkable workshops featured in the series, “Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience”. This half-day workshop will occur virtually and focus on promising practices in the child welfare and justice systems, as well as teach...

Anna from Cape Fear Collective shared a tool that will help track and measure the Community Adversity Index. The original data by Harvard, Census, ACS, Cape Fear Collective collected and processed based on Healthy NC 2030 indicators. It will be available this summer. For more information visit: https://capefearcollective.org https://capefearcollective.org/insights/healthy-nc-2030-dashboard/

We invite you to join us for the film screening and panel discussion of the film resilience to learn about the biology of stress and resilience. Topic: Virtual Screening of Resilience and Panel Discussion Date/Time: Monday, Feb 7, 2022 09:00-10:30 a.m. and 2:00-3:30 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8509...c1RnVUFleVdONHZtdz09 Meeting ID: 850 9333 7377 Passcode: resilience

Lee Johnson III PhD and Sandra Bloom MD to lead discussion on emerging trauma-informed policies and practices in the education and health care fields. What are ways that these fields are taking PACEs, Prevention, and Trauma science into consideration, and what can advocates do to help further advance these and other promising practices? It's free to join, so sign up at this link today! You’re invited to participate in Building the Movement in Education and Health Care , the second of eight...

Join live on YouTube at 3:00 EST/Noon PST on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 for the 6th Annual National Day of Racial Healing THE WORK STARTS HERE Creating a brighter future for everyone starts with racial healing. We have an opportunity to transform the systems that disrupt so many lives. It’s about bringing communities together to create new ones built on foundations of: Relationship-building, truth-telling and racial equity; Healing and solidarity; Transformative action. That work begins with...

Join us next Wednesday for two excellent CTIPP CAN presentations to begin our 2022 lineup. Baltimore Councilman Zeke Cohen will discuss the work, started by the late Congressman Elijah Cummings, that is making the city of Baltimore trauma-informed. Claudia Remington will describe new trauma informed initiatives by the State of Maryland, including legislation that created a Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to make the State trauma informed. We will also report on the first...

We are looking forward to our next mini-conference, “The Power of Collective Healing ” on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 from 9am-11am . If you haven’t already, register today for a calendar invitation and zoom link. In this mini-conference, we will focus on the concept of resilience and strengths within ourselves and communities. We’ll discuss adversity with an intersectional lens and share specific skills and strategies that individuals, communities, and organizations can implement in the...

The Carolina Hunger Initiative is hosting free nutrition and cooking classes for children and adults starting January 31, 2022. Information below taken directly from the Carolina Hunger Initiative website. Cooking Matters at Home: Mondays at 7pm Join us online for FREE online nutrition and cooking education lessons! The Cooking Matters at Home program shares information about buying healthy, affordable foods that families can prepare and eat together at home. Spring lessons will be held...

Please review and sign the Pender County Resiliency Task Force Membership Agreement for your organization and send your logo to pendercountyresiliency@gmail.com. Thank you for being part of our mission to create trauma-informed and healing centered Pender County!

Please register now at this link to reserve your spot. You’re invited to participate in Building the Movement with Coalitions, the first of eight remarkable workshops featured in the series, “ Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience ”. The first half-day workshop will occur virtually on January 7th from 1-5pm ET/10am-2pm PT. It focuses on the history and future of the movement and building community-owned, trauma-informed, prevention-focused, and healing-centered...

The science in clear. Resiliency is built – and communities play a key role in promoting safe, secure and nurturing environments where all residents can thrive. Like many states, there has been a lot of momentum in North Carolina to develop initiatives addressing trauma and resilience. But how can agencies, service providers, and other organizations leverage that momentum and align this work across systems to holistically address the needs of community members across their lifespans? The...