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Oprah, ACEs, & the Momentum of a Social Movement

You know an issue has momentum when Oprah is talking about it! In a 60 Minutes segment aired in March 2018, Oprah talks about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a trauma-informed approach. She described the story as one that had “more impact on me than practically anything I’ve ever done.”

One Connection at ACEs Conference Sparked Awareness into Action

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Awareness, It Starts With You

Anyone who attended last year’s ACEs Conference hosted by the Center for Youth Wellness knows there was an exceptional line-up of speakers. From Nadine Burke-Harris and her welcoming remarks to Bryan Stevenson’s closing keynote, there were many inspirational examples of work being done to push the ACEs movement “from awareness to action.”

Sam Bee, #Metoo, Self-driving Cars, & the Importance of Failure

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I am a huge Samantha Bee fan and have been ever since she was on The Daily Show. I watch her weekly show Full Frontal religiously and am so inspired by her feminist approach to political commentary and comedy. Plus, she’s just batshit funny.

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As she describes in her TED Talk from 2015, when Nadine Burke Harris stumbled into the world of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), it made her rethink her entire approach to practicing medicine. After finishing her residency, she went to work for California Pacific Medical Center and together they opened a clinic in Bayview-Hunter’s Point in San Francisco.

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Oprah, ACEs, & the Momentum of a Social Movement

One Connection at ACEs Conference Sparked Awareness into Action

Sam Bee, #Metoo, Self-driving Cars, & the Importance of Failure

Real life Resilience Champions

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