RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope
Virtual Screening & Live Twitter Townhall
April 3rd, 2018
Deepening The National Dialogue on ACEs and Childhood Trauma
[Registration closed on Thursday. People can still participate in the Twitter Townhall tomorrow evening by tweeting their questions and comments to @DocResilience using #ResilienceReset.]
KPJR Films is thrilled to announce that over 6,000 people from across the country have registered for the Tuesday, April 3rd exclusive VIMEO Virtual Screening of the award-winning film, RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope - a critically acclaimed documentary chronicling a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, educators and communities, who are using cutting-edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease.
The film is approximately one hour in duration. Please note that while the virtual screening window will be open anytime between 6:00 a.m. ET- 11:00 p.m. ET to enjoy the film at your convenience, the passcode will not extend earlier or later to watch the film. Viewing instructions will be sent 24 hours in advance of the screening window.
In the aftermath of Oprah Winfrey's 60 Minutes segment and in support of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, KPJR Films aims to broaden and deepen the national conversation around Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the impact of childhood trauma on a global scale, including a live post-screening Twitter Townhall Q&A featuring leading national experts working across the sector. This is an open discussion forum that provides viewers of the film an opportunity to tweet their questions and comments to our Twitter Townhall participations featured below.
The RESILIENCE Live Twitter Townhall Q&A will run from 8:00 p.m. ET to 9:00 p.m. ET
Follow us at @DocResilience for more details
JOIN THE LIVE TWITTER TOWNHALL WITH THE FILM’S DIRECTOR, JAMES REDFORD & RESILIENCE EXPERTS ACROSS THE NATION.
James Redford and Executive Producer Karen Pritzker have been at the forefront of the ACEs movement through the production and distribution of their two films Paper Tigers and RESILIENCE through their KPJR Films Studio. The films have been screened worldwide to high profile film festivals and audiences of educators, social workers, parents, juvenile justice professionals, judges, corporations, physicians, state and federal agencies. From teacher professional development sessions to the American Association of Pediatricians to the White House, Paper Tigers and Resilience have increased the awareness and education of childhood trauma in every state and more than 15 countries around the world, accomplished through more than 50,000 individual screenings accompanied by a viewer’s guide produced by Prevent Child Abuse America.
During and after the film on April 3rd, join the virtual conversation between 8pm ET-9pm ET by sharing your thoughts or questions about the film using the twitter handle @DocResilience. Be sure to include #ResilienceReset — our signature hashtags— to receive real-time responses.
An extraordinary lineup of expert participants will also be ready to answer your questions after the film, available at the following Twitter handles below. This will help build critical momentum around ACEs awareness and trauma-informed practices. We need your voice!
#ResilienceReset
(Click to download the #ResilienceReset Campaign flyer)
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Center For Youth Wellness.
A pioneer in the field of medicine & pediatrician, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is a leader in the movement to transform how we respond to early childhood adversity and the resulting toxic stress that dramatically impacts our health and longevity.
Tweet + Follow: @DrBurkeHarris
Jane Stevens, Founder, Publisher ACEsTooHigh.com & ACEsConnection.com
Jane Stevens curates online platforms with more than 21,000 members across more than 120 communities on ACEs Connection and offers steps to take to become more involved in starting or growing ACEs initiative in your community.
Tweet + Follow: @ACEsConnection
David Read Johnson, PhD, Executive Director ALIVE Program
ALIVE is an innovative and transformational trauma initiative featuring the Miss Kendra program, which specializes in stress reduction sessions, classroom-wide psychoeducation, and school-wide early detection and screening. ALIVE creates a healthy, open conversation about the effects of stress, and ties the students’ lived experiences into the school curriculum. Tweet & Follow: @ALIVE_Schools
Jim Sporleder, Trauma-Informed Consultant, Trainer, Coach
Jim Sporleder was the former Principal at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, Washington and featured in Paper Tigers. Under Jim’s leadership Lincoln High School became a trauma-informed school, gaining national attention due to a dramatic drop in out of school suspensions, increased graduation rates and the numbers of students going to post-secondary education. Jim retired from school administration and is currently a trauma-informed coach / consultant as well as a trainer with the Children’s Resilience Initiative. Tweet & Follow: @SporLin
Alice Forrester, PhD, is Chief Executive Officer at Clifford Beers Clinic (New Haven, CT)
Alice M. Forrester, PhD, is Chief Executive Officer at Clifford Beers Clinic (New Haven, CT). Dr. Forrester and Clifford Beers is featured in the documentary Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope produced by KPJR Films and directed by James Redford. Tweet & Follow: @CBClinic
Molli Marti, President & CEO, National Resilience Institute
Dr. Mollie Marti plays to her strengths for the National Resilience Institute by developing evidence-based frameworks, such as the THRIVE Model of Resilience™, lecturing, and hosting the Resiliency Matters TV show. Since founding a grassroots community resiliency project in 2011, Dr. Marti has pioneered community-based preparedness, response, and resilience building.
Tweet & Follow: @ResilienceInst
Janet Rosenzweig, MS, PhD, MPA. Executive Director, The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
Janet is a child health, safety and welfare expert and the Executive Director of The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), publishers of the journal Child Maltreatment. APSAC serves professionals from law, medicine, social work, mental health, education and allied fields concerned with the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child maltreatment. Tweet & Follow: @JanetRosenzweig and @The_APSAC
Bart Klika, MSW, PhD Chief Research And Strategy Officer, Prevent Child Abuse America
Bart Klika works with Prevent Child Abuse America in areas of prevention, social norms change and research. Prevent Child Abuse America works to promote the healthy development of children and prevent child abuse before it can occur in order to help children to grow up and contribute in their communities. Tweet & Follow: @PCAAmerica
The California Endowment was an early screening partner for RESILIENCE & Dr. Robert Ross
Led by Dr. Robert Ross, as President and Chief Executive Officer, The California Endowment’s mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.
Tweet & Follow: @CalEndow
Sara Merz, Executive Director, Advocates for Health in Action
AHA improves the health and well-being of Wake County residents by facilitation and supporting community initiatives by convening partners that change policies, systems and environments focused on well-being, healthy eating and physical activity. Focusing on system level change is recognized as an efficient, cost-effective strategy to improve the health of community members.
Tweet & Follow: @wakeAHA
SaintA
SaintA is in the forefront of trauma informed care practices that apply what neuroscience has taught us about how the brain develops, functions and recovers from trauma to help children overcome adverse experiences and thrive.Saint A’s provides innovative family-centered care and educational services that embrace diversity and empower children, families, and adults to improve the quality of their lives and are a dynamic provider in advancing foster care, education and mental health services.
Tweet & Follow: @SaintAorg
St. David’s Foundation
The St.David’s Foundation reinvests proceeds from St. David’s HealthCare to help build the healthiest community in the world. The Foundation helps people in every corner of the community through signature programs and collaborations with more than 60 nonprofit partners. In 2017, the Foundation plans to invest more than $75 million to connect thousands of low-income people to a full range of health services
Tweet & Follow: @stdavidsfdn
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