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Heritage Building, 7611 Little River Turnpike, Suite 200 East
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    • Mental Health First Aid
    • Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education (REVIVE! Kit Training)
    • Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
    • Underage drinking prevention - Talk. They hear you.
    • Youth-led anti-stigma mini-grants
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    • Suicide prevention information and resources
    • Suicide Prevention Alliance of Northern Virginia
    • Lock & Talk - locking devices for medications and firearms
    • QPR Suicide Prevention Training
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    • Vape Free Fairfax - This is Quitting app
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    • Gartlan Center Primary Health Care Clinic
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"Building Resilient Communities and Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences" presentation

Graphic icon with the picture of a cartoon house and the words Request an ACE Training.Memory of childhood experience is stored in the body, not just the mind. From that first spark of life, experience has a profound impact on who we are and who we will become.

In recent decades, there has been an explosion of new understanding – beginning with the Adverse Childhood Experiences, or "ACE" study – about how and why adversity and trauma can reliably predict risks for mental, physical, behavioral health and productivity in the population.

What’s predictable is preventable – because of recent discoveries in neuroscience, epigenetics, epidemiology, and resilience studies, we can understand how protection, prevention, and resilience promotion can profoundly improve health, safety and productivity, and reduce public and private costs now and for generations to come.

Photo of two girls in an elementary school classroomThe “Building Resilient Communities and Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences” presentation includes in-depth information about:

  • The neurobiological effects of adversity on development.
  • The impacts of childhood adversity and trauma on population health.
  • Resilience – what we can all do to improve health and well-being across the lifespan.

Contact us if your group or organization would like to get more information on ACE training or schedule a customized presentation.

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