We are so excited that so many of you have decided to become our Kansas ACEs Connection Community! We are in the process of building our resource library and, well, that means you might be getting lots of emails about that! (And, frankly, we all have too many emails already!) Here's how to manage your notifications: Go to your Member Profile and select Notifications Choose the Community Site Notifications Tab If you are a member of multiple communities, choose Kansas ACEs Connection from the...

Reading aloud to (and with) children is a wonderful way to build not only literacy skills, but relationships. This article from the Washington Post highlights an elementary school principal in Texas who builds relationships with her students - and their families - by snuggling up in her PJs to read a bedtime story to her students once a week via Facebook Live. To quote Dr. Bruce Perry, "“The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely he will be to recover from trauma and thrive.

As we build this site, we will share stories of the organizations and communities that we are honored to support on their journeys to become more trauma-informed and trauma-responsive. However, we know there are many out there we have yet to meet! We would love to hear what is happening in your community or organization to prevent and respond to toxic stress and create more resilient places to live, work, and play! Send us a blog post, resource to share, or just "Ask the Community" - we are...

When we provide training about reducing ACEs and building community resilience, many of our partners say "That's great, but what can I do?". Our neighbors in Oklahoma have some suggestions for "Windows of Opportunity" in this ACEs Connection blog post . (https://www.acesconnection.com/blog/windows-of-opportunity-providing-a-warm-handoff-to-services)