A dedicated mental health service has been set up to help people affected by the 22 May 2017 terror attack on Manchester Arena. The Manchester Resilience Hub run by the NHS will support anyone who may be struggling with their mental or emotional wellbeing following the traumatic events in which 22 people died and many more injured. From helping the very young who may have been directly affected by the incident, to family members and emergency professionals involved in the response to the...

Please, do share, Gail. It'll be great! Happy Thanksgiving

Dear All, It's with immense happiness/alegria that I inform you of the launch of our London ACEs Hub (LAH) website! We've put a lot of thought and love into the project. Feel welcome to visit the site, explore its pages and resources and spread the word far and wide! https://www.londonaceshub.org If you are involved with an ACEs and/or trauma-informed service in London or elsewhere, do let us know! We have two maps available on the site to share details about projects. We would love hearing...

Congratulations! Can i share it widely on ACEs Connection's main site and in our Weekly Roundup? We at ACEs Connection are off for some R&R during our Thanksgiving break so we wont have a newsletter until next week (out on Weds Dec 4th) but I can be sure it will be shared then if that is OK?

YES!!! Great to hear! All registered for the Racial Justice Open Conversation.

Dear Colleagues & Friends, We are delighted to invite you to our second Racial Justice Open Conversation . This live webinar will provide participants with a unique opportunity to hear from two London GPs who are at the forefront of a movement to raise awareness of the impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and racial trauma in causing health inequity and in medical practice and education. Challenges and solutions will be addressed during the event, giving special emphasis to...

London ACEs Hub's Statement on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities’ Report In the light of the official report on racial equality released by the UK Government on 31 March, we reiterate the London ACEs Hub ’s commitment to raising awareness of the adverse childhood experience of racism that results in individual and collective traumas and negatively impacts our society as a whole . We emphasise our Call to Action where we state our conviction that racism is a public health crisis...

Dear Colleagues & Friends, We are delighted to invite you to our next live webinar on Thursday 13th May . This online event will be an opportunity to learn about ACEs, attachment theory and cultural competence in action and hear from three passionate and inspiring practitioners who are committed to creating healthier relationships and communities and, ultimately, positive change . There will be opportunities to interact during the webinar. You can see the full programme here . For...