ACE-Aware Nation Conference – The science of ACEs is fundamentally hopeful - Dr Nadine Burke Harris

A Scottish grassroots movement has set itself the goal of Making Scotland the World’s First ACE-Aware Nation. That was the title of a 2-day event held in Glasgow on 25th & 26th September 2018, attended by 2500 people from across the UK and beyond. Hosted by two independent organisations – TIGERS and connected baby – the event brought together some of the leading speakers in Scotland, with the aim of explaining why a focus on relationships is central to preventing and healing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

The speakers’ collective voice was strengthened by the contribution of global ACEs campaigner, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, USA. In this video, we hear the keynote speech she delivered at the conference. Her presentation explored not only the science of toxic stress, but also ways in which organisations have been putting that science to work creating healing and prevention.

It was an honour to have Dr. Burke Harris as the invited keynote speaker at the Conference. She argues that ACEs are widespread in our population and that every single person deserves to have this information of human biology, in order to help improve the quality of their life. That encouragement reinforces the vision of Scotland being an ACE-Aware Nation. As Dr. Burke Harris says, that is a fundamentally hopeful vision.

www.aceawarescotland.com
www.tigersltd.co.uk
www.connectedbaby.net
www.centerforyouthwellness.org

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