Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope

1725 West Kalkaska Road,Kalkaska MI 49646

15 October, 2022

Description

RESILIENCE: THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS & THE SCIENCE OF HOPE is a one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress. Now understood to be one of the leading causes of everything from heart disease and cancer to substance abuse and depression, extremely stressful experiences in childhood can alter brain development and have lifelong effects on health and behavior. After the movie, we will have a panel discussion and Q&A session. Panelists include: Pastor Brett Bontrager, a Kalkaska-based Youth Development Specialist who coordinates the SEEDS Ecoschool Site in Rapid City. Rachel Newman, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician at Kids Creek Children's Clinic Kalkaska Ofice Mary King Gruman, LPC and Adverse Childhood Experiences Master Trainer - Michigan ACEs Initiative Angela Nichols, North Love Healing Support We will also have resource tables about ACEs and resilience, District Health Department #10, Goodwill Outreach, Hope Lives in Northern Michigan, and the Head Start Program