This is the dedicated global community of individuals who support or lead PACEs initiatives online & on-the-ground who gather here to discuss the process of utilizing the Growing Resilient Communities framework to start & growing resilient communities, exchange evidence-based practices, and practice-based evidence. Questions, ideas, and shared resources are all welcome!

We want to make San Bernardino County the national leader in prevention and recovery from ACEs. To do so, we are creating the conditions for all educators, health care, behavioral health, social service and law enforcement professionals to apply evidence-based best practices with partners across disciplines.

The mission of ACE Nashville is to prevent and mitigate the lifelong impact of childhood adversity to improve the safety, health and prosperity of our community. Our vision is for Nashville, and Tennessee, to be a safe, stable, and nurturing community for all.

A platform for students, faculty, academic professionals, and community partners to share information and bring awareness to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), while collaborating with one another in an effort to build a trauma informed campus and integrate those ideals into neighboring communities.

We are building a healthy, connected and resilient community.

We are a cross-sector collaborative dedicated to creating safe, positive, nurturing, and flourishing families and communities.

Preventing and Eliminating Adverse Childhood Experiences by Promoting and Empowering All Children to Excel in Atlanta, GA. The Center for Family and Community Wellness, Inc. is the parent organization of all PEACEXPEACE communities.

A platform for medical students, clinical/academic professionals and university community partners to collaborate across the United States with other medical universities to raise awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), integrate trauma informed practices and policies throughout campuses, and build a resilient Baylor College of Medicine.

Resilience at work. What does it mean to be trauma-informed at work? How is it defined and assessed? How do we measure success? What policies, protocols, and training exist? How does becoming trauma-informed change us and our work? We share the nuts and bolts of becoming a trauma-informed organization and our struggles, questions, and successes, too.

Benchmarks’ Center for Quality Integration redesigns the local child welfare/behavioral health system, changing the way child welfare, Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, local providers, and the wider community understand the need for accessible, appropriate mental health services for children, youth and families who have experienced potentially traumatic events.

Benicia ACEs Connection is a space for community members striving to promote healing and create a more trauma-aware Benicia, to collaborate on strategies to prevent and reduce the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in this community.

Here's a place where you can review books, educational dvds and documentaries that relate to ACE concepts or trauma-informed practices. "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." ~ Nelson Mandela

Bounce is a coalition of community partners working together to build the resiliency of children, adults, and families by improving knowledge about the impact of ACEs and the skills to help people bounce back from adversity. We do this by: educating and training; measuring impact; and advocating for policies that support trauma-informed communities. www.bouncecoalition.org

A network for community members, professionals and leaders to collaborate across sectors in a movement to prevent and address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), heal from trauma, and build resilience. We encourage the use of this network to collaborate across sectors and find resources within South Florida communities moving to transform our community into one of hope, healing, and resilience.

The Building Flourishing Communities TEAM site to support our mission which works by activating local leadership through an understanding of the importance of early childhood development and how our earliest experiences affect our health and well-being through-out life. We're developing highly-trained volunteer Master Trainers, who in turn identify local leaders and train them in the model.

We unite parents, youth, community residents, community physical and mental health organizations, school principals and staff, community leaders from faith, justice, politics, business and other sectors, and the Northwest Side Housing Center to prevent adversity, promote healing, and build resilience in Belmont Cragin.

We are working to increase awareness about ACEs in Western North Carolina in order to change systems to be trauma-informed and to build community resilience.

We have come together to understand and to raise awareness about the impact that adverse childhood experiences have on our children, our friends and neighbors, and our community.

A group of practitioners, healers, policy advocates and all other people committed to making California a place that is healthy and safe for everyone.

We are advancing PACEs Awareness and Trauma-Informed (TI) and Resilience cultures across Canada. We welcome participation from diverse professionals, community members, and first-voices recognizing we are stronger and more effective collaborating together. Join the movement! #TraumaInformedCanada #ACEsAwareCanada

Preventing and Eliminating Adverse Childhood Experiences by Promoting and Empowering All Children to Excel.

"We are raising awareness of ACEs and their effect on early brain development, the importance of fostering resilience, and striving to embed these principles in the Charlotte, NC area community."

The Colorado PACEs Connection group is dedicated to preventing and reducing the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in Colorado. We are a diverse collective of community members striving to promote healing and create trauma-aware and resilient communities across the state of Colorado.

The Consortium to Create Sanctuary in the Columbia River Gorge is a community based effort aimed at spreading knowledge on childhood and lifelong adversity and the power of resiliency to improve lives. The work is currently supported by the Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) Grant awarded by the Health Federation of Philadelphia with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

A forum to inform and connect individuals and communities working to promote safe and stable environments for individuals and communities. This forum aims to prevent & mitigate ACEs in Zambia and beyond.

We bring the community together to raise awareness of ACEs and their health effects and to promote health & wellness skills that build resilience.

A platform for community members, leaders & parents who are passionate about preventing trauma & building resilience. Share information, exchange ideas & work collaboratively across sectors to develop solutions that support trauma-informed and resilience-building practices in all domains of life & work. A Community of Hope, Healing & Resilience for ALL!

With a focus on a system that engages the school system, department of social services, juvenile justice, providers and other valuable agencies to educate and support community members in being a trauma informed landscape to ensure a greater resilience for all.

We are building healthy, resilient communities to reduce and prevent exposure to the short- and long-term consequences of ACEs and trauma.

Denver Metro Area community members and professionals from healthcare, education, businesses, law enforcement, faith organizations and legal systems who collaborate to measurably reduce the impact of trauma on children and families by building individual and organizational resiliency resulting in healthy, sustainable neighborhoods.

An online platform for child health providers, child care providers, mental health professionals, and community based organizations to come together to promote a more trauma-informed community on Long Island and improve the outcomes for our most vulnerable population - children. Join now and start sharing your work with others in your community!

The Durango, Colorado ACEs Connection group is dedicated to preventing and reducing the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the greater Durango area. We are a diverse collective of community members striving to promote healing and create a more trauma-aware and resilient community.

The purpose of the Dutchess County PACES Task Force is to improve the wellness of the community by providing education about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and their impact on individuals of all ages.

The purpose of the TCCY East Tennessee ACEs Knowledge Mobilization Team is moving knowledge from formal research to active use in such a way that it changes philosophy and approach, policies and funding, program and services, and professional practice as sustainable changes in multiple sectors of a community.

Our mission is to prevent and heal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) by promoting ideas, policies, and practices that increase awareness, compassion, and resilience in El Dorado County. Our vision is that everyone thrives in a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment.

Elevate Montana is a movement dedicated to elevating the well-being and futures of our children through awareness and actions based on ACEs and trauma-informed approaches to build resilience in children and families."

Elevate Montana Flathead Area is a group of organizations that would like to see the Flathead Valley become healthier and more resilient through understanding ACEs and work towards becoming trauma informed.

Elevate Montana Helena Affiliate is a group of organizations that have decided to work together to help Helena become a healthy, more resilient community.

Elevate Montana Lincoln County Affiliate is a group of organizations that would like to see Lincoln County become a healthier, more resilient county through understanding ACEs and work towards becoming trauma informed.

"Our desire is to educate, connect, and build resilience in Lexington's children, parents, educators, professionals, and the community as a whole. Understanding and embracing the reality of ACEs and building resilience will create hope for our future. We provide training and tools to facilitate hope in Kentucky!"

The Finger Lakes ACEs Connection promotes a collaborative approach to raise awareness of adverse childhood experiences and drive sustainable systems change to impact community resiliency.

First 5 Alabama ACEs Connection is an online platform with a collaborative mission to enhance healthy attachment relationships between children birth through age 5 and the adults who care for them and promote wellness across the lifespan through promotion, prevention, and intervention supports to promote healing through trauma informed practices.

The First 5 Association Trauma Informed Collaborative aims to build awareness, share information, and knowledge about best practices to improve the ability of First 5 commissions to integrate Trauma Informed Care into our work across the state of California.

The Florida ACEs Connection is a collaborative effort of state agencies; schools; institutes of higher learning; faith, community, and grassroots organizations; and other interested individuals; to provide education and training on trauma informed approaches and interventions to mitigate the negative effects of stress and adversity on children and their families.

A team of community partners from all sectors working towards collaborative, intentional and integrated trauma informed care in our county.

The Four Corners ACEs Connection group is dedicated to preventing and reducing the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the greater Four Corners area. We are a diverse collective of community members striving to promote healing and create a more trauma-aware and resilient communities across the Four Corners.

We are a collection of institutions, school districts, community based organizations and businesses that have a common desire to make our communities trauma informed for the purpose of building resilience in our youth, families, neighborhoods and county.

We support safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for children, youth and families by promoting change in organizations, systems, policies and social norms across the state.

The Greater Richmond (VA) Trauma-Informed Community Network (TICN) is a diverse group of professionals from a cross sector of organizations and government agencies and community members who are dedicated to supporting and advocating for continuous trauma-informed care for all children and families in the City of Richmond and surrounding counties.

Preventing and Eliminating Adverse Childhood Experiences by Promoting and Empowering All Children to Excel in Greensboro, NC.

Preventing and Eliminating Adverse Childhood Experiences by Promoting and Empowering All Children to Excel in Greenville, SC.

Our vision for a healthy Charlotte County is a safe, equitable and vibrant community in which people feel empowered to seek and obtain opportunities and services to achieve and maintain a high quality of life.

A community at work to increase ACEs awareness and provide resources and education to our youth and their families, while working to promote overall community resilience.

We are educating and raising awareness about ACEs and resiliency in Humboldt County. Our hope is to empower our people to prevent ACEs, actively work to heal trauma, and build resilience for all children, families and their communities through a collective understanding of trauma-responsive practices.

Educating people in Hutchinson about Adverse Childhood Experiences and the effects of toxic stress. The goal is for the community to integrate trauma-informed and resilience-building practices into individual, family, work, and community lives.

The Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative is a broad range of multi-sectoral stakeholders committed to expanding the understanding of trauma and ACEs and their impact on the health and well-being of Illinois children, families, communities, and systems. Through advocacy and mobilization efforts, we work to put the issues of ACEs, trauma, and resilience on the forefront of health equity in Illinois.

Grassroots attempt to unify all levels of our State to embrace the science of ACEs to develop supportive services and resources for prevention, education and treatment.

Indigenous Wisdom, supported by Western Medicine and ACEs science, will heal all living things, (animal life, plant life, Mother Earth, human beings). The prophecy of Crazy Horse is manifesting. We are the Seventh Generation.

Kankakee Iroquois Cares is a volunteer-driven coalition whose mission is to build a trauma-informed community through raising awareness about the prevalence of trauma and the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), eliminating the stigma of shame, fostering inter-agency collaboration, and expanding learning opportunities about trauma-informed services to build resilience and heal trauma.

The Kern County care coordination collaborative has committed to expand their system level efforts to facilitate Trauma Informed Care training among parents, providers and all public and private partner organizations that will lead Kern to become a Trauma Informed County over the next few years.

We improve the well-being of residents by focusing on empowerment and equity, the prevention of ACEs, and the building of resilience.

We envision flourishing communities where every neighbor acts as agent in creating the reality of our community, every neighbor has access to the necessary resources and supports to offer our gifts and talents to the community, and all community sectors are organized to engage the gifts and talents of every neighbor for the good of the community.

Working collaboratively with schools, business, healthcare, government agencies, social services, criminal justice systems, healthcare organizations & faith communities to become a trauma-informed community. We invite all concerned citizens, professionals & advocates to partner with us to raise awareness about trauma & its effects, to build resilience, and offer hope & healing.

A community working in collaboration to raise awareness of ACEs prevention and to promote hope and healing.

This group is for anyone who wishes to share information about and promote ACEs research awareness, trauma-informed/resilience-building practices, and to influence positive social change in Maryland.

Massachusetts Essentials for Childhood promotes safe, stable, nurturing, environments and relationships for the communities in which we live, learn, and work. By establishing robust public private partnerships, we promote social connection and foster collective responsibility for the wellness of families, so that regardless of race or socio-economic status, all children can thrive.

Our community consists of a wide-range of local representatives from various public and private organizations including businesses, faith-based organizations, school districts, local government and NGOs . Together we have a common desire to make our communities trauma informed for the purpose of building resilience in our youth, families, neighborhoods and county.

Creating a shared space for the community of Marion and Polk Counties, and nearby areas, will help those in need to take advantage of the great work being done to support one another to thrive--not just survive.

MS PACEs Community is a diverse group of individuals from a cross sector of organizations and agencies dedicated to supporting and advocating for continuous trauma-informed care for all children and families in the state

We can stop the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress and build a thriving community of happy, healthy, resilient families when we focus on empowering parents, caregivers and organizations that support families. This is a site to identify community assets, educate one another, share our experiences, co-create initiatives, and take action!

To build our community's resiliency, we work to reduce and prevent ACEs (trauma), respond to existing trauma in children, adults, and providers with knowledge, empathy, and compassion, and create opportunities for our community to form meaningful connections with one another. Please visit www.nhcbouncesback.org to learn more about our history and our work.

The Newark Trauma Informed Community Network was established in partnership with Believe in a Healthy Newark and the Greater Newark Healthcare Coalition to bring together key partners and stakeholders who are providing trauma-related programs and services in Newark and begin exploring a vision and plan of action for deepening our work.

The members of this group stretch from Sonoma County, across to Plumas County and all the way up to the Oregon border. Given the size of this geographic region we have meetups in local areas. Sometimes, two or three of us just have lunch to get acquainted, and find new ways to connect each others' work.  Please join us!

Regionally, our goal is to inform and educate the North Coast communities to recognize and respond to the impact of traumatic stress on children and families such that in collaboration, we act with all those who are involved with the child, to facilitate and support the recovery and resiliency of the child, the family, and ultimately, each community.

We are building ACEs awareness, community, and resilience in the Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook , Oceanside, San Marcos, Solana Beach, and Vista areas. We encourage the use of this online platform for working collaboratively across sectors and communities and in transforming our county into one of hope, healing, and resilience for all.

We acknowledge and address life experiences due to hardship and trauma, and build resilience. We collaborate to serve our citizens and disseminate information to create a trauma-informed community.

A platform for community members, professionals and leaders to collaborate across sectors in a movement to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), heal from trauma, and build resilience in Orange County.

We raise community awareness about the role of trauma in health - mental, physical and behavioral - and to create an innovative paradigm shift in the medical system. This will be carried out through the creation of warm, accessible and inviting parenting sites that create relationships to help families prevent and intervene early in the trauma affecting their children.

This group is focused on the descendants of Africans dispersed throughout the Americas during the Transatlantic Slave Trades. Topics include adverse childhood experiences, historical trauma, intergenerational transmission of trauma, African American parenting practices, health disparities, the effects of racism, microaggressions and implicit bias, as well as resiliency and posttraumatic growth.

A network for community members, professionals and leaders to collaborate across sectors in a movement to prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), heal from trauma, and build resilience in Central Florida. We encourage the use of this network to collaborate across sectors and communities and to transform our region into one of hope, healing, and resilience for all.

We are a group of professionals serving families in the perinatal period. Providers of all kinds are welcome, let's strategize together how best to support families in the context of ACEs and resilience building.

We share ideas, information and stories about mitigating the effects of adverse childhood experiences in the K-12 environment. 

A group to share ideas on investigating and mitigating the effects of adverse childhood experiences in post-secondary education environments.

A community of stakeholders in medical school education organized around integrating the science of ACEs, neurobiology, resiliency, and trauma-informed care into core medical school curricula -- because EVERY future physician should know about ACEs and its long-term effects on health and well-being.

Discussion and sharing of resources in working with clients involved in the criminal justice system and how screening for and treating ACEs will lead to successful re-entry of prisoners into the community and reduced recidivism for former offenders.

How do we honor both lived & learned expertise to break down barriers between parents & professionals? How do PACE-impacted families best access healing, hope & health? How might parent education, training, & support services if co-created with families & in community?

Peace4Parkland is dedicated to the awareness and understanding of childhood (ACEs) and adult trauma and the resulting negative effects on community, systems and society. We believe this understanding will transform attitudes and empower community resilience. We invite you to join us.

Peace4Tarpon is dedicated to the awareness and understanding of childhood (ACEs) and adult trauma and the resulting negative effects on community, systems and society. We believe this understanding will transform attitudes and empower community resilience. We invite you to join us.

Peace4theBigBend creates a resilient and thriving community in an eight-county region by providing education, resources, support and advocacy for people, organizations and communities that struggle with trauma and loss.

We are committed to a culture of safety, understanding, and responsiveness to ACEs for children, families, and our community.

“We have the capacity, within ourselves, to create better health," writes Donna Jackson Nakazawa. We can improve our health no matter what our ACE score. Learn resilience practices that reduce stress hormones in our bodies & brains. Understand how pain, shame & trauma make self-healing harder. Explore research & resources. Share stories, struggles & successes. Practice resilience.

We convene and facilitate collaborative efforts to reduce adversity and trauma while building resilience throughout Oklahoma. We are advocates, concerned citizens, policy-makers and professionals who share information and develop practical, trauma-informed solutions to improve the lives of our children and families.

Randolph Co. NC ACEs Connection

Resources, posts, discussions, chats about national efforts to build a trauma-informed, resilience-building nation.

Resilient Amador is dedicated to working together to promote a trauma-informed community through education, prevention, support, and advocacy, thereby raising the standard of care for all. We transform systems, individuals, families, and businesses to integrate trauma-informed and resilience-building practices into everyone’s work, community and personal lives.

Resilient Douglas County (formerly Douglas County Fostering Futures) supports and advances trauma informed principles by enhancing efforts toward community-wide competency in trauma informed practices that build individual and community resilience.

Working in partnership with Lake County Children’s Council, Lake County Child Welfare, Lake Family Resource Center, First 5 Lake, Lake County Probation, Redwood Community Services, Tribal members, Health Leadership Network and others to unify countywide efforts to raise awareness of ACEs,work collectively to reduce trauma,and build individual and community resilience.

Resilient Lehigh Valley is a cross-sector coalition dedicated to creating a trauma-informed and resilient Lehigh Valley by sharing best practices and advocating for trauma-informed policies and practices as well as raising awareness on trauma and PACEs.

Our Community vision is to create a compassionate and resilient county where children and families thrive. And our mission is to empower trauma sensitive "community" through regional awareness and support (including financial) to reduce the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACES) while increasing resilience.

We aim to raise awareness about the prevalence of ACEs in our community; increase trauma sensitive practices and policies; foster inter-agency collaboration to better serve residents; and improve practices at the direct service level. Our goal is to reduce barriers to high quality clinical, educational, health, and support services for residents who have experienced trauma and mental health needs

Resilient Sacramento is dedicated to preventing and reducing the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and traumatic events that can result in toxic stress affecting physical, social and emotional well-being . We are a diverse collective of individuals and organizations committed to supporting public policy and change that promotes healing and resiliency in the greater Sacramento Area.

We work collectively to educate our community about ACEs, resilience, and trauma-informed care. We exchange ideas, share opportunities and foster connections to transform lives through practical and community-centered solutions.

Community Partners committed to building a Resilient Solano County

We're educating people in Yolo County, CA, about ACEs. Our intent is that everyone in Yolo County integrate trauma-informed and resilience-building practices into their work, family, community and individual lives.

Creating Connections for a Compassionate Culture. #RiseUp

Through the KidsReadyNC-Rockingham Initiative, we seek to engage the community in a conversation about ACEs to raise awareness of their impact in early childhood. We hope to provide the community the space to develop an understanding of ACEs and a framework to support building resilience starting at birth.

This is the online platform for our ACEs, trauma-informed, and resilience-building movement. It is a call to action- a place to work collaboratively across sectors and communities, to transform our county to one of hope, healing, and resilience for all. It is based on the socio-ecological model, collective impact strategies, and resident-driven approaches to prevention, intervention, and advocacy.

San Mateo County ACEs Connection is a community for all who are invested in creating a trauma-informed and resilient San Mateo County. This is a space to share resources, information, successes, and challenges related to addressing trauma and building resiliency, particularly in young children and their families.

A connected community for strong, safe families. Our goal is to strengthen families and reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) by increasing protective factors, coordinating service systems and engaging the community.

We bring the community together to nurture Positive Childhood Experiences, prevent, heal, and treat ACEs while promoting resiliency.

South Coast Together is a community collaborative focused on fostering resilience in Coos and Curry counties, we engage community members as agents of change in preventing the accumulation of Adverse Childhood Experiences and to build resilience in children, adolescents, and families; guided by a community capacity building approach, the Self-Healing Community model.

Our goal is to begin a dialogue around the topic of trauma and resiliency and create a shared language and understanding of effective responses to trauma. Together we can create a united, yet community-customized approach to the integration of trauma informed care in communities all across South Dakota.

South East San Diego is a diverse community that has experienced a history of trauma. Members are working towards creating a thriving and Self-Healing Community.

SSTICN brings together a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary group of organizations and individuals working together to collaborate to create a more trauma-informed and resilient Southside region. The mission of the SSTICN is to promote and to enhance individual and community resilience.

The State PACEs Action is the go-to location for ACEs activities in U.S. states.

Strategies 2.0 Sierra Region ACES Connection provides a forum for representatives from programs and services throughout the Sierra Nevada Region to learn and share strategies for enhancing child and family well-being.

Working together in Tacoma and Pierce County to improve the well-being of residents by focusing on empowerment and equity, the prevention of ACEs, and the building of resilience. We hope to inform and connect individuals and communities working to promote safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments.

An online platform to foster communication and collaboration across communities and sectors in Texas with the goal of promoting ideas, policies and practices that reduce and prevent childhood adversity, build resilience in individuals and families, and help those affected by trauma to heal and thrive.

Increasing our county’s awareness and knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) while building resiliency and fostering hope in order to offset the cycle of trauma.

An ITRC Project. We build human resilience in the face of the encroaching individual, family and community stresses of climate change.

Trauma Informed Hampshire County is a newly formed group of individuals and organizations across multiple sectors all committed to educating, promoting policy changes and providing the necessary resources to the people of Hampshire County towards building resilient and trauma-informed communities.

We are a collaborative of library professionals and library supporters who seek to share ACEs Science with our institutions, organizations and communities; explore and implement Trauma-Informed approaches; and build community resilience through our programs, practices and publications.

We are teaching Troy, Alabama and the Wiregrass about ACEs and Resilience. Our goal is for all community members to integrate trauma-informed and resilience-building practices into work, home, school, and community interactions, so that we can heal and grow together to be a stronger community every day.

We come from all different sectors, walks of life and parts of the United Kingdom to prevent ACEs, and to change systems to become self-healing and to stop traumatizing already traumatized people.

A collaborative of UC Davis and UC Davis Health community members addressing trauma and building resilience across the lifespan

A group of University of Florida students, instructors, researchers and community members dedicated to addressing ACEs and promoting evidence-based trauma-informed interventions that build resilience. Students taking our public health courses will display summaries of their assignments that aim to address ACEs and trauma.

Inspired by the science surrounding brain development, the importance of early experiences, impacts of toxic stress and the potential of human resilience, we endeavor to strengthen families and improve outcomes for children through building a trauma-informed Ventura County.

Welcome to the Vermont PACEs Community, where we are passionate about spreading the word about the prevalence of trauma, its possible negative effects, and what can be done to build resilience in our state and beyond!

The Walla Walla Valley's ACEs Connection is a learning community hosted by the Community Resilience Initiative whose goal is to share resilience-based tools and ideas in order to improve community health . Please join our group to share your news as we build resiliency in the Walla Walla Valley! Visit us online at http://www.criresilient.org

A forum to inform and connect individuals and communities working to promote safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments and prevent and mitigate ACEs in Washington State.

We are a grassroots collaborative whose mission is to promote health and resiliency in our community and to effectively prevent, recognize, and treat trauma by creating safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments. The WCCI hosts an annual educational event as well as additional workshops throughout the year.

Vision: Reduce the incidence of child trauma and mental illness in children and youths. Mission: Engage children and families to promote health, prevent disease and build resilience by using schools and health settings as buffers against toxic stress in a trauma-sensitive manner where children/youths feel safe, welcomed and supported to address trauma impact on development, learning and behavior

The WV ACES Coalition includes over 400 different organizations and individuals working together to improve the health and well-being of all West Virginians by reducing the impact of ACEs and preventing their occurrence.

Kansas PACEs Connection is dedicated to connecting and supporting organizations, systems, and communities who are interested in better understanding the prevalence of ACEs and trauma, recognizing the impact that these have on individual and organizational health, and developing policies and practices that promote resiliency and healing.

Our holistic movement increases the understanding of ACEs across all of our community sectors to integrate trauma-informed practices, build resilience and provide hope for future generations.

We have a very collaborative community where most of the stakeholders have become aware of ACEs and Resilience. As a result, we are committed to becoming trauma informed, work on resilience and the prevention of ACEs.