An educational summit among several state and local organizations wraps up Saturday during which combating adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, was the top priority.

The Crater Health District of the Virginia Department of Health along with United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg, The Cameron Foundation and the Petersburg Wellness Consortium partnered to present a major summit entitled “Beyond ACEs: Building Community Resilience.”

The summit was based on the premise that childhood experiences can have a tremendous impact on health and quality of life. The summit focused on building Trauma Informed Care (TIC) and resilience practices that benefit children and adults who have faced early adversity to shape a healthier community.

“This is not a one-time shot in the arm,” said Director of Community Impact/Southside of the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg Betty Hobbs. “We want (the summit) to be the beginning of community impact reaching folks with trauma and bringing them to resiliency.”

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