Download the Summit Flyer here. The summit’s schedule-at-a-glance is provided below. Full details of the summit are provided in the Summit Packet. Events which are free are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Thursday, June 1, 2017
Tabernacle Baptist Church Family Life Center

• 7:30am – 8:30am: Registration
• 8:30am – 3:15pm: Workshops on Building Trauma Sensitive Schools and Building Trauma Sensitive Clinical and Support Services
• 4:15pm – 4:45pm: Meet and Greet
• 4:45pm – 5:30pm: Dinner and Music
• 5:30pm – 6:30pm: Keynote Address by Dr. Marva Lewis – The Life of Sojourner Truth, A Transformational Model of Resilience to Overcome Historical Trauma and Modern Day ACES
• 6:30pm – 7:00pm: Youth Celebration – Recitations of Resilience and Dance Performance*

Friday, June 2, 2017
Tabernacle Baptist Church Family Life Center

• 7:30am – 8:30am: Registration
• 9:00am – 9:30am: Welcome and overview
• 9:30am – 10:30am: Keynote Address by Dr. Jerry Yager – Trauma Informed Systems Approach to Juvenile Justice
• 10:45am – 11:15am: Student Dramatic Performance
• 11:15am – 2:45pm: Panel Discussion and Workshops on Building Trauma Sensitive Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
• 5:30pm – 8:00pm: H.O.P.E. (Healing Our People Everyday) Fest*

Saturday, June 3, 2017*
Appomattox Governor’s School

• 7:30am – 8:30am: Registration
• 9:00am – 9:30am: Welcome and overview*
• 9:30am – 10:15am: Overview of ACEs by Dr. Allison Jackson*
• 10:15am – 11:15am: Keynote Address: Rev. Paul Abernathy – Trauma Informed Community Development*
• 11:15am – 12:45pm: Panel Discussion with Faith Leaders*
• 12:45pm – 1:00pm: Call to Action by Local Faith Leaders*
• 1:00pm – 1:45pm: Closing Celebration – Lyrics of Life performance*