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The Creating a Resilient Community Conference is an annual initiative that hosts cutting-edge keynote speakers and convenes participants to explore community wellness, positive and adverse childhood experiences (PACEs), and trauma-informed practices that can transform our region into one of prevention, hope, healing and resilience for all.
Notable Speakers: Jennifer Evins (CEO, United Arts of Central Florida), Margery Steinmetz (Pabst Steinmetz Foundation), Art Woodruff (Mayor, Sanford, FL), Dr. Kiminobu Sugaya (Professor Of Medicine, UCF) Akayo Yonetani (Professor of Violin, UCF)
Themes: Neuroarts, Healing, Creativity, Social Connection, Belonging, Collaboration, Thriving
Videos:
Notable Speakers: Madeleine K. Thakur, (Executive Director, Children’s Movement of Florida), Rachel C. Allen (Executive Director, Peace and Justice Institute)
Themes: Loneliness, Social Connection, Community and Belonging, Positive Childhood Development
Videos:
Notable Speakers: Dr. Thomas Insel, MD (Former Director, National Institute of Mental Health)
Themes: Community Resilience, 3 P’s for Mental Health & Recovery (People, Place, Purpose), Restorative Justice, Trauma Informed Practices, Juvenile Justice
Videos:
Notable Speakers: Dr. Lori Desautels, Honorable Judge Steven Leifman
Themes: Trauma-informed Criminal Justice System, Applied Educational Neuroscience, Punishment vs. Discipline
Videos:
Notable Speakers: Dr. Asim Jani
Themes: Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs), Salutogenesis, Systems Thinking, Intersectionality and Inclusivity, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Community Resilience
Notable Speakers: Dr. Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Themes: Trauma and the Brain, Resilience, Protective Factors, Epigenetics, Neurogenesis, Parenting
Videos:
Notable Speakers: Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, Dr. Wendy Ellis
Themes: Pair of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences vs. Adverse Community Experiences), Strengths-Based Community Approaches, Community Resilience, Building Resilience in Adolescents, Positive Youth Development
Videos:
Notable Speakers: Dr. Vincent Felitti
Themes: Original ACE Study, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Trauma, Chronic Stress, Individual and Community Wellbeing
