Christine Cissy White
It's not trauma-informed unless it's informed by trauma survivors.
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Location
Weymouth, MA
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United States
Postal Code
02188
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Writer. Speaker. Advocate. Joy Stalker.
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
Heal Write Now, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) - Survivors Teaching Students, Advocates for Collaborative Education (ACE), ACEs Connection (Community Manager of Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival Community)
Published in Spirituality & Health magazine, The Boston Globe, Elephant Journal, Ms. Magazine, ACEs Too High, ACEs Connection & To Write Love on Her Arms. Advocacy work profiled in Atlantic Monthly, The Boston Globe, The Patient Empowerment Network, and The Mighty. Appeared on PBS NewsHour in Dec. of 2020 speaking about survivor-led healing approaches to PTSD. Recipient of Touching Trauma at Its Heart Award, Attachment Trauma Network/Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools for advocacy of families impacted by developmental trauma & ACEs. Advocates for Collaborative Education (ACE) & CCC-19 Patient Advocacy Committee.
"It's not trauma-informed if it's not informed by trauma survivors."
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
Writer, Survivor of Trauma, Parenting with ACEs & PTSD, Expressive writing to ease traumatic stress. Interested in what high scoring people can do to counter health risks and to create social change.
