Many of you are familiar with the groundbreaking
Kaiser Permanente
-
CDC
Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Study
from 1995 and 1997. This original study showed that trauma in childhood increases risk for physical and mental illnesses as adults. (Want to find our
your ACE Score
?)
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ACEs ... A.K.A.
Trauma
:
results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening with lasting adverse effects on the individual's functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
Toxic Stress
:
our bodies response to severe and/or lasting stress such as emotional or physical abuse, or neglect - without support from a caring and trusted adult.
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ACEs are common
- 64% of those surveyed had 1 or more ACEs.
"If [people] already know that these [
ACEs
] are common, they are more likely to be relieved, I think, than frightened ... they don’t feel alone anymore. That 'I’m not the only one that experienced these kinds of things.'”
~ Dr. Robert Anda, CDC Co-Founder
ACE Study
Isn’t that what we’ve learned through our study of resilience? When we know we aren’t
"in this alone"
or we aren’t the
"only one"
to go through
"this"
it’s easier to handle. And resiliency is what can turn around the negative effects of
ACEs
!
"Resilience does not mean that children 'get over it.' It does mean that the caring adults in their lives have a lot of power to buffer, rather than cement, the effects of toxic stress."
~ Amanda J. Moreno, Ph.D., Erikson Institute
"Not only are
ACEs
common, they can have lasting effects on health, behaviors, and life potential. You are just as likely to develop heart disease from an
ACE
as you are from high blood pressure, high cholesterol or family history."
~
Vince Felitti, MD Co-Founder
ACE Study
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What's "new-ish" with ACEs and the Brain
"It doesn't really matter what the stressor is, whether it's poverty or chronic abuse or the bully on the bus - stress impacts how the structure and architecture of the brain forms."
~ Donna Jackson Nakazawa,
Childhood Disrupted
- Epigenetic Shifts
- Size and Shape of Brain
- Neural Pruning
- Telomeres
- Default Mode Network
- Brain-Body Pathway
- Brain Connectivity
- Home Visitors
- Parenting Training Programs
- Intimate Partner Violence Prevention
- Social Support for Parents
- Parent Support Programs for Teens and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
- Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Treatment
- High Quality Child Care
- Sufficient Income Support for Lower Income Families
Under the direction of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a landline and cellular telephone survey being conducted in the 50 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia, that assists in identifying public health problems, setting priorities and goals, designing policies and interventions, as well as evaluating the long term impact of these efforts. Check out what's being done in your state:
About Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ACE Data
.
What can WE do about ACEs?
- Talk about ACEs
- Talk about Resiliency (Want to know your Resiliency Score?)
- "Scientific research points to the presence of a stable, caring adult in a child's life as the key to building the skills of resilience." ~ Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Harvard University
- Start asking "What HAPPENED to you?" instead of "What's wrong with you?"
"It boils down to something pretty simple ... relationships. If you have opportunities to be connected to people in positive ways, that can buffer some of the effects [of a traumatic childhood]."
~ Dr. Bruce D. Perry, American Psychiatrist, 60 Minutes ACEs interview with Oprah
Want to learn all you can about
ACEs and Beyond
? Check out these additional resources:
Books:
TED Talk:
Documentaries:
Remember,
"ACEs are treatable, ACEs are beatable!"
~ Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris
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Until the next time,
Kathy Daley
Consulting Trainer
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CBSG Program Facilitator Training
Friday, July 27, 2018
OR
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Kids’ Connection, Youth Connection,
and
Kids’ Connection, Too
(collectively known as the
CBSG
®
Program
) are unique, interactive, multi-cultural curriculum-based prevention interventions that teach high-risk children and youth ages 4-17 a set of essential life skills: skills to help them learn how to cope with difficult family situations (which include Adverse Childhood Experiences), resist negative peer pressure, set and achieve goals, and refuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
This training is designed to fully prepare schools, community-based organizations, churches, juvenile justice divisions, volunteers, and other youth service professionals to fully implement the
CBSG Program
with fidelity.
Those completing this training will receive their choice one of the
CBSG Program
Facilitator manuals:
- Kids’ Connection for ages 4-12 in Schools and Communities
- Youth Connection for ages 10-17 in Schools and Communities
- Kids’ Connection, Too for Ages 4-15 in Homeless & Domestic Violence Shelters, Group Homes & Other Transitional Living Environments
LOCATION:
Dallas, Texas
TIME:
8:30am - 4:30pm (The
CBSG Program Facilitator Training
is 7 hours of CEUs!)
COST:
Special Discount Price of
$195
per person, one manual included (Save $55!)
Click here to register for Thursday, October 4!
Save even more for this training by registering by
September 7
, use the promo code
EARLYBIRD
(be sure to click the "Apply" button to the right of the box where you enter the code), and attend the training for only
$175
!!
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The Trans4m Center's first annual Summer Symposium:
Strengthening Self-Trans4ming Others
was a resounding success with over 100 participants! We are so grateful for the opportunity to spend four days with wonderful people from all over Texas, and even one dear lady from Kansas. Thank you all who attended!
Please join us next year at the 2019 2nd Annual Summer Symposium!
Note:
Our August newsletter will be chock full of fun, facts and fascinating stories from this year's Symposium. We can't wait to share them with you!
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We Want to Hear from YOU!
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Have you been facilitating the
CBSG Program
with children and/or youth and have some success stories you would be willing to share?
We would love to hear your stories of the lives you are changing for the better!!
Please email
Sandi McFarland
and you might see your story in a future
Trans4ming News
newsletter!
Please remember to not share specific details or names. A Permission to Print form will be sent to individuals whose stories have been chosen.
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