What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and what is their relationship to risk factors for disease and other negative health outcomes? How do we find our ACE score and how do we build resiliency ourselves, and build a better community knowing more about ACEs? We talked with Lisa Dunham, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and adolescent therapist at Jefferson County Human Services for the answers.
Here are some links/resources mentioned on the podcast:
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- TED TALK Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
- The Deepest Well Dr. Nadine Burke Harris (Book)
- Change Your World Michael Ungar (Book)
- AcesAware.org
- Acestoohigh.com
- Have I acted in a trauma-informed way today?
- Was I friendly?
- Did I stop and think before responding to things, especially when I had strong feelings?
- Was I observant to how I impacted others?
- Did I show others that I value/respect them?
- Did I try to see situations from others’ perspectives?
- Was I respectful of others’ personal space?
- Was I patient?
