Britt Ehrhardt, Public Health Communications Officer, County of Santa Clara Public Health Department, 408-792-5155, [email protected]
Brittany Satkoski, Communications Director, FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, 408-260-3753, [email protected]
WHAT: Film Screening and Community Discussion
Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department, FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, and partners host a movie screening, community meeting, and discussion of adverse childhood experiences and using cutting-edge brain science to stop cycles of violence, addiction, and disease. People with unsafe or tumultuous childhoods are more likely to suffer mental health issues, heart disease, incarceration, and many other health problems later in their lives.
More than 100 nonprofit leaders, counselors, judicial system staff, promotores, health care professionals, educators, and faith leaders are expected to attend.
WHEN: January 26, 2018, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Registration
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Welcome with Remarks by Supervisor Dave Cortese, Trauma Transformed Update
2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Film - Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Community Panel
4:15 - 4:30 p.m. Closing
WHERE:
333 W. Julian St, San Jose, CA 95110
Auditorium, County of Santa Clara Social Services Agency
WHO:
Supervisor Dave Cortese, County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors
Rhoda Blankenship, Director of the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, County of Santa Clara Public Health Department
Journalists who wish to attend are requested to RSVP.
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Network of Santa Clara County, or ACEs Network, focuses on growing resiliency and coordinating the community to interrupt cycles of addiction, violence, and disease. The goal of the ACEs Network is to strengthen the wellbeing of children and families using trauma-informed approaches to systems and services. More information.