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, Thursday, July 14th, 2:00
p.m. at Project
Self-Sufficiency. The virtual
presentation, “Understanding ACEs: Building Self-Healing Communities,” 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.
