Event Details - Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope

"Resilience" chronicles the birth of a new movemet among pediatricians, therapists, educators, and communities, who are using cutting-edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease "Resilience" explores how treating those suffering from stress caused by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can improve children's lives, especially in poorer communities.

The film, through featuring interviews with several leaders in the ACEs movement, focuses on the heroic charismatic individuals workign to find practical ways of treating what some research physicians call "toxic stress." Resilience reveals that toxic stress can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and bodies of children, while at the same time, chronicles the dawn of the ACEs movement that is determined to fight back. 

After the film, Dawn Daum, Co-author of "Trigger Points: Abuse Survivors Experiences of Parenting" will speak on parenting with ACEs and the importance of breaking the cycle of abuse

Dawn Daum, co-editor of "Parenting with PTSD," and mental health care manager at Transitional Services Association in Saratoga Springs, helps others put and keep pieces of their lives together. Dawn, a survivor of childhood abuse with an ACE score of 9 (on a scale of 0-10), is passionate about bringing trauma-informed care to the forefront of mental health and medical care. Through writing and public speaking, Dawn is working to raise awareness that parenthood has the potential to derail a person's recovery, no matter how "through it" she may feel. When she isn't working or capturing life on paper, she’s taking advantage of life's simple pleasures with her husband and two children.

This event is open to the public