Profile Information
Location
Memphis, TN
Country
United States
Postal Code
38105
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Social Worker. I am the manager of the Family Resilience Initiative that works with families being seen for well-child visits, for children 9 months to less than 5 years of age in the ULPS General Pediatrics Clinic in Le Bonheur Outpatient Building, to assess for Social Determinants of Health and childhood ACEs screening to then provide a wraparound approach to services with community partners and providers, as well as educational opportunities such as the State of TN's Building Strong Brains ACEs curriculum, LENA Start classes, and Positive Parenting Program services.
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Community Outreach, Family Resilience Initiative
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
We are assessing for ACEs in children and have a research project in the works to determine if we can facilitate the building of resilience and the prevention of further ACEs through services and educational opportunities.