Presenting the ACE Study to the Austin Legislature for several House Bills

Hello Randa

  Your COURAGE inspires me. To have social influence at that level.

Rick Herranz

Randa, Please don't forget the Texas ACE sequel study-reported in the May 2010 issue of Preventing Chronic Disease journal. 6,600 people [from Texas], not all of whom had health insurance, were part of that subsequent ACE study.

Thanks so much. 

Randa, it was great to learn about your testimony and interest in connecting with others in Texas around ACEs.  I am familiar with initiatives in Austin (Trauma-Informed Consortium of Central Texas) and in Dallas through the Building Community Resilience Initiative.  I'll send you an email so we can strategize. I'd like to know more about your legislative involvement.  

Hi Elizabeth,  I look forward to talking with you about ACEs and how we can inform our communities, doctors, higher education, etc., about the realities associated with abuse and trauma that millions of children experience. 

I just recently had a malignant tumor remove from my right breast and am waiting for some test results.  But in the meantime, I am heading to the mountains for 3 weeks and clear my head and get back to mother nature.

I plan on fed-xing the letters to 3 legislatures since I won't be able to be there in person right now.

Thank you for reaching out and I look forward to talking with you in early June.

Randa

Randa, I am so sorry about your illness (we have this in common) and happy to hear that you have three weeks in nature ahead of you.  When you are back or sooner if you are interested, I want to know more about your legislative advocacy and other ways to advance efforts to make Texas trauma-informed.  

Randa as others have commented inspiring to read about what you are doing in Texas and I am also so sorry to hear about your illness and wish you speedy recovery and healing.  

You have two strong ACE advocates that I know  in Texas.  One is Heather Larkin at UT Austin, formerly of the HEARTS Initiative in Albany.  She is part of the Austin group Elizabeth referenced, and Angelo Giardino, MD in Houston.   Both Heather and Angelo are part of the national Mobilizing  Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) Project.  Please let me know if you would like introductions.

Hello Leslie

Thanks for the resources and your posting that information is really helpful to me today.

Rick Herranz

Sunday 05/14/17