From: Phil Birnie [email protected]
Subject: Fwd: Building Better Lives conference information--April 15
Date: March 20, 2015 at 9:04 PM
To:
Franklin County Family and Children First Council Presents:
Robert Anda, M.D.
Co-author of the ACE Study
&
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.
Internationally Recognized Authority on Brain Development and Children in Crisis
DATE: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
TIME:
9:00am to 4:30pm
LOCATION: Xenos
1390 Community Park Dr.
Columbus, Ohio 43229
CLICK TO REGISTER:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BBLapril15th
Please join us for an exciting opportunity to learn:
HOW ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND COMPLEX TRAUMA IS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS ADULT HEALTH
AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES
HOW TRAUMA INFORMED POLICIES & PRACTICES PROMOTE POSITIVE OUTCOMES & MAXIMIZE NEEDED
RESOURCES
Continuing Education Pending: Social Work/Counselor/MFT, Psychology, Nursing, Optometry, Chemical Dependency Professionals and Pharmacy
Research has conclusively demonstrated that children, adolescents and adults present with extremely high rates of traumatic stress caused by their adverse life experiences. In the medical and social service arenas, we must begin to
consider behavior and health concerns may be better understood in the context of traumatic stress disorders
How Prevalent Is Trauma?
What is Trauma?
Complex trauma is the unpredictable and chronic exposure to a cluster of events, most often
within a child’s care-giving system, that is intended to be a child’s primary source of safety
and stability. This may include family and community violence, neglect, abuse,
· Studies estimate that between 3.3 million and 10 million children in the U.S. witness violence in their own
homes each year
· In 2010, just under 3 million children were the subject of one or more reports of child abuse or neglect with an
estimated number of substantiated victims being 695,000
homelessness and poverty.
§ 78.3% of the 695,000 were victims of neglect
§ 143,000 of the 695,000 children were children birth up to age one
Why is it Important to Medical and Social Service fields?
The ACE Study findings suggest that certain experiences are major risk factors for the
leading causes of illness and death as well as poor quality of life in the United States.
It is critical to understand how some of the worst health and social problems in our
nation can arise as a consequence of adverse childhood experiences. Realizing these
connections is likely to improve efforts towards prevention and recovery.
· The 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences study found 44% of respondents reported suffering sexual, physical
or psychological abuse as children.
(http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/)
More About Robert Anda, M.D. and
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Robert (Rob) Anda graduated from Rush Medical College in 1979 and received his board certification in internal medicine in 1982. In the early 1990’s, Dr.
Andabegan a collaboration with Dr. Vincent Felitti at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego to investigate child abuse as an underlying cause of medical, social, and public
health problems. This effort lead to a large-scale study funded by the CDC to track the effects of childhood trauma on health throughout the lifespan. They called it the
Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE Study). Dr. Anda played a principal role in the design of the study, and serves as its co-principal investigator and co-founder.
Dr. Bruce D. Perry is the Senior Fellow for The ChildTrauma Academy, a training and research institute working to help improve the lives of traumatized and maltreated
children and their families since 1990. He has presented about child maltreatment, children’s mental health, neurodevelopment and youth violence in a variety of venues
including policy-making bodies such as the White House Summit on Violence, the California Assembly and House Committee on Education and to many media outlets
including National Public Radio, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. His work has been featured in documentaries produced by
Dateline NBC, the BBC, Nightline, CBC, PBS, and Japanese Public TV. Many print media have highlighted the clinical and research activities of Dr. Perry including a
Pulitzer-prize winning series in the Chicago Tribune, US News and World Report, Newsweek, Forbes ASAP, Washington Post, the New York Times and Rolling Stone.
He also serves as an expert-in-residence for Scholastic, Inc.