"Community is the answer" has to be the answer. No problems occur in a vacuum independent of community, whether that is the problem itself or the ramifications of that problem. This is especially true in terms of ACEs. While it may be easy to say that trauma within a family or adversity experienced by a child is a personal problem separate from the larger community, we know that this simply is not true. ACEs have a long term effect on individual health, which in turn affects population health. There are many great people dedicated to reducing ACEs and alleviating their effects in the Philadelphia area. I have joined the Philadelphia ACEs Connection group because I am excited to see all of these people coalesce and collectively address ACEs in our community.