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Jeannette Fodness, Meg Rieley and I went to Boston to present at the ASCD conference--a large (@ 7000 I believe) conference for educators and administrators. The conversations were diverse and the interest in ACEs varied as did the knowledge level. Fortunately, a reporter from South Boston Online chose our learning lab to attend and here is what he had to say: http://www.southbostononline.com/aces-educators-present-on-child-abuse-2/ P.S. He got our titles a little mixed up, but the ideas are...

3 films. 4 chances. Join us in and around Lebanon, PA in April (Child Abuse Prevention Month) for these free film screenings. Each examines - from slightly different angles - the impact trauma and toxic stress have on the growing brains and bodies of children. Information in flyer. All are free and open to the public. Paper Tigers screening in Annville requires RSVP due to limited space.

We are showing the film, Resilience several times this spring. It is open to the public and being shown at various West Shore School District Schools. Free childcare is provided. We recommend the film for those over 13 years of age. See how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) influence resilience in ourselves and our students including their effect on learning, socialization, suicide and the drug epidemic. Changes can be made and we need to work together to succeed. Please bring your...

Interesting to see the progress Strive Together is making across the country, one town and one outcome at a time. We are starting on our journey in South Central PA to become more Resilient and more Trauma-Informed. Currently, ACEs education is our focus. https://www.strivetogether.org/library/getting-proof-point-take-improve-outcomes-scale/

Trauma Awareness & Resilience Mini-Seminar Training Series

We are showing the film, Resilience several times this spring. It is open to the public and being shown at various West Shore School District Schools. Free childcare is provided. We recommend the film for those over 13 years of age. See how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) influence resilience in ourselves and our students including their effect on learning, socialization, suicide and the drug epidemic. Changes can be made and we need to work together to succeed. Please bring your...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 17, 2017) — Research consistently shows that the most rapid period of brain development is in the first years of life, when a baby’s brain forms more than a million new neural connections every second. This cognitive, social and emotional growth is critical for later success in school and the workplace. To embrace this crucial time in a child’s development, the National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, Center for the Study of Social Policy, National...

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/cb/nccan14_opening_plenary.pdf http://abc27.com/2018/01/10/governor-declares-opioid-state-of-emergency-announces-13-new-initiatives/

On Dec. 7 and 8 we had a Conference for Trauma-Informed Communities at Chisuk Emuna Synagogue in Harrisburg. We spent Thursday evening watching and discussing the film entitled Resilience. Friday morning we dove right into Trauma-Informed Communities with two fantastic keynote speakers--Hasshan Batts from the Lehigh Valley and Aquarius Gilmer from Philadelphia, where he works with HHS Region 3. We followed that with presentations by local trauma-informed leaders including Shileste Overton...

The Resilience Film will be shown at various West Shore Schools. All are welcome although we recommend it for adolescents 14 and above. Free childcare will be available. See wssd.edu for more information. Tuesday, November 28 6-8 p.m. Cedar Cliff High School 1301 Carlisle Road Camp Hill, PA 17011-6199 Thursday, November 30 6-8 p.m. Fairview Elementary School 480 Lewisberry Road New Cumberland, PA 17070-2309 Tuesday, December 5 7-9 p.m. Red Land High School 560 Fishing Creek Road Lewisberry,...

On December 7 from 6-8:30 pm we will show the film Resilience followed on December 8 from 8-4 for a discussion of Building a Trauma-Informed Community. Our keynote speakers are Aquarius Gilmer from Region III of HHS and Dr. Hasshan Batts who has extensive experience in community and trauma-informed work. There will be working sessions to start moving this issue forward in our communities. Faith leaders are invited as well as they have a special opportunity to impact these issues. This event...

Join us for a showing of the film Resilience. It is a great film to learn about the effects of adversity in childhood and ways that it can be overcome. Free childcare is available. We will have an optional discussion afterwards with those who attend to discuss possible solutions to these issues in our communities. Please bring your friends and family. Children should be 14 or above to attend. Cedar Cliff High School, 1301 Carlisle Rd., Camp Hill, PA 17011