“The physical, behavioral, and mental health of children and adults are built on this foundation of relational health. Relational health serves as the foundation of the well-being of a person, […]
Tag: Adverse Childhood Experiences
Dispatches from the field: Building systems of support for children and families
“Our report talks about reciprocity, which means that for Early Relational Health to grow, we must understand not only the benefit of these relationships to children but also to caregivers […]
Dispatches from the field: In conversation with Dr. Barbara Prempeh
“How will you deal with grief and loss, given the high number of students you’ll have in classrooms that lost a parent, a grandparent, an aunt, or a community member […]
Dispatches From the Field: Re-imagining Our Child Welfare System
“There are times when I’ve talked to parents who say to me, ‘I have a car, but I don’t have money to put gas in my car. If you would […]
Dispatches From the Field: The Call for Law Enforcement to Address ACEs
“When I looked at a lot of the situations police dealt with, I recognized that the interventions we were doing were important and should continue, but if I was true […]
New Jersey ACEs Collaborative Announces New Statewide Campaign
Effort aims to educate and train teachers and law enforcement on how to identify and reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) The New Jersey ACEs Collaborative today launched […]
Dispatches from the Field: Pioneers of Healing and Resilience
“You can’t go and undo ACEs, but you can treat the toxic stress response…We know from research that things like mental health interventions, mindfulness, experiencing nature, and establishing safe, stable, […]
NJ Statewide ACEs Action Plan Released
On Thursday, February 4, 2021, the Office of the Governor released a statewide action plan to promote resilience and address the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ACEs are stressful or […]
Executive Director Atiya Weiss Co-Authors Op-Ed on Adverse Childhood Experiences
The Burke Foundation’s Executive Director Atiya Weiss penned an op-ed on NJ.com about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), in collaboration with Curtland Fields, President and CEO of the Turrell Fund, and […]
New Report by The New Jersey Funders ACEs Collaborative
Over 40% of children in New Jersey—more than 782,000—are estimated to have experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) and 18% are estimated to have experienced multiple. In response […]
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