Announcing the 30th Annual International Trauma Conference in Boston this Spring, May 29- June 1, 2019. Join Dr. Bessel van der Kolk , Conference Director, and colleagues as they present current understanding of how people’s minds, brains, bodies and social organizations respond to traumatic experiences, and what currently appear to be the optimal clinical interventions, including the role of relationships, movement, synchrony, justice and processing to protect and restore safety and...

Most people have dealt with some form of trauma in their lifetime. Some have sought professional help while other people relied on their support system of family and friends to assist them through healing. Others may have never dealt with their trauma at all. They may have found a way to numb out their reactions to their trauma (e.g. substance use, intimacy disorders, overworking, eating disorders, etc.). Or they may have forgotten memories of the traumatic event. Dr. Tian Dayton recently...

I recently came across a blog written by ACEs Connection member Elizabeth Prewitt titled, “ For first time, SAMHSA's annual children’s mental health event focuses on trauma .” In the article, Ms. Prewitt writes, “It is both remarkable and natural that the theme of the 2018 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s ( SAMHSA ) May 10 th Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day event was “Partnering for Health and Hope Following Trauma”. It was remarkable to hear “ACEs” and...