Spreading The Word About ACEs

I’ve talked a LOT in recent years about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, resilience-building, and the work I’m doing to help spread the word about them. That work includes helping to organize the 2017 BEYOND ACEs: Building Community Resilience Summit in Petersburg, VA. My beloved father and sister Patricia, who have always been super supportive, came out. In the picture they’re at the H.O.P.E. Fest that was part of the summit.

However, I’ve mostly been doing that with people I’m around in Central Virginia, or patient family and friends. Even a friend who runs a security company tolerated my talking about trauma! Thank God he got it, and the impact it can have on security and law enforcement work. That does not address my burning desire to share this information widely as my life’s work.

Today I started following my dear friend Dottie Green’s advice to write more about this. So, check out my first ACEs Connection blog post telling how I got started in one of the best ways possible: as a volunteer.

Speaking of the Petersburg ACEs Summit, stay tuned for this year’s. All the best!