Parents,
caregivers, and other community providers are invited to learn how childhood
trauma impacts physical and neurological development and discuss methods for
improving health and well-being across the lifespan at a virtual Understanding
ACEs workshop hosted by Project
Self-Sufficiency, Thursday, May 25th, 2:00 p.m. The virtual “Understanding ACEs: Building
Self-Healing Communities” presentation will address the neurological and
biological effects of adversity on development and its corresponding impact on
the health of the overall population. Tips
for protection, prevention, and promoting resilience within the community will
also be discussed. Interested
participants are invited to call Project Self-Sufficiency, 973-940-3500, for
log-in details.
Adverse Childhood
Experiences (ACEs) have been identified as contributors to a host of physical
and neurological ailments, including heart disease, diabetes, and
depression. They are also known to lead
to mental illness, neglect, sexual abuse, and a variety of dysfunctional
behaviors like substance abuse and domestic violence.
“Recent
discoveries in neuroscience, epigenetics, epidemiology, and resilience studies,
have helped us to understand how protection, prevention, and resilience
promotion can profoundly improve health,” remarked Project Self-Sufficiency
Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon.
“The tools identified in this session can positively impact public
health, safety, and productivity, and reduce public and private costs now and
for future generations.”
The workshop is funded
by the New Jersey Department of Children and
Families and led by Prevent
Child Abuse New Jersey. The Zoom session
is
free and open to the public, interested participants are invited to call
973-940-3500 to receive log-in details.
