I'm a member of the Michigan Human Trafficking Health Advisory Board (MHTHAB) and we are trying to push the awareness of the ACEs. I write articles on ACEs and HT and I speak publicly around Michigan. 

https://www.michigan.gov/snyde...726-347884--,00.html

I posted an article here too how the ACEs helped me "reach the other side" 

Jeannette Gaggino posted:

Participating in community showings of Resilience and panel participation. Looking at developing a pilot for pediatric practice – awareness, ACE screening and support.

Lia

Hi Lia, 

Is there any kind of support for rural communities like mine.  I mostly see foster kids or foster involved kids.  Just wondering.  

Would like to discuss if that's possible and do you know what's going on in the Rural Peds Section? 

Thanks 

Hi Sarah,

 Are you doing anything to educate in your community about ACEs / Toxic Stress / Epigenetics / Mind-Body Connection / Altered but Predictable Brain Changes to the developing brain experiencing childhood adversity and developmental chaos?    

Early childhood is an excellent area where this information would be incredibly useful.  I also see Obstetrics as another avenue to act  early with a two generation approach to decrease toxic stress because toxic stress is already affecting the fetus in the womb and I have seen some children adopted into very loving homes at birth who are showing severe signs of behavioral dysregulation due to what I can only assume is the effects of elevated maternal steroids and developmental chaos when the infant was in the womb.  

I know that there are others in Michigan who believe that this science and this work is important so I am imploring others who are doing the work to share.     

Sincerely,

Dr. Tina Marie Hahn, MD (Passionate about reducing the pain that so many children in Michigan experience).   

Yes. Kalamazoo County Great Start Collaborative.