OVERVIEW: Join us for a SCREENING OF RESILIENCE, a film that
reveals trauma and toxic stress as the largest public health issue of
our generation. Together we will explore how we can work to prevent
adverse childhood experiences and take action to build RESILIENCE IN
STRATFORD.ABOUT THE FILM: Resilience is a one-hour documentary that
delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and
the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress. Now
understood to be one of the leading causes of everything from heart
disease and cancer to substance abuse and depression, extremely
stressful experiences in childhood can alter brain development,
resulting in childhood inequities that lead to lifelong effects on
heallth and behavior. The film explores cutting edge science to help
the next generation break the cycle of trauma and disease.
PANELISTS:
_Dr. Norman Weinberger, M.D., Pediatrician, Optimus Health Care_
_Tom Brant, Robin Marino - Stratford Public Schools_
_Ilaria Filippi, __Director of Trauma-Informed Schools, Clifford
Beers_
MODERATOR:
_Allison Logan, United Way_
SNOW DATE: _January 24th_
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