Resilience Network

Our Mission

We are a network in Central Florida collaborating across sectors and communities to transform our region into one of prevention, hope, healing, and resilience for all.

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What We Do

Bimonthly Meetings

The Resilience Network meets every other month as a group to learn, grow, and collaborate across sectors.

Workshops

Workshop Offerings

Why Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs) Matter
Why Being Trauma Informed Matters

Film Screenings

Film Screenings

Broken Places
Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope

Common Read

This book club was set up by PJI to encourage a common read of books related to the theme of Creating a Resilient Community. To date, we have read the following:

2019: The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
2020: Building Resilience in Children and Teens by Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg
2021: Childhood Disrupted by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
2022: What Happened to You? by Dr. Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey
2023: The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
2024: Healing: From Mental Illness to Mental Health by Dr. Thomas Insel

Click here to learn more about the 2024 Common Read and register for in-person discussion sessions.

Annual Conference

Annual Conference

The Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing 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.

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Why Does it Matter?

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of adults have experienced four or more ACEs

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leading causes of death are associated with ACEs

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Americans live with a mental illness

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Government

ACEs cost governments hundreds of billions of dollars per year due to:

Child abuse/neglect cases Community Violence Recidivism
Foster system reentry Substance abuse
ER visits
Psych hospitalizations

Nonprofit

As a nonprofit, you are likely working on the front lines serving populations that are trauma-impacted. Trauma informed policies within your organization can help you better cater to the populations you serve, and avoid different types of exposure like revictimization, burnout and secondary traumatic stress.

Education

Trauma informed practices in the educational setting have shown to effectively reduce:

Student absences/tardiness
Academic underperformance
School suspensions Expulsions
Behavioral referrals
Reactive/punitive practices
Dysregulation symptoms in educators and students

Business

Trauma informed policies can help employers to address:

Worker absenteeism
High turnover
Workplace stress
Burnout
Deterioration of team culture
Diminished creativity Decreased productivity Bullying and
Harrassment

Our Story

In Central Florida, a collective impact movement led by the Peace and Justice Institute is underway to create a more resilient, trauma informed, community.

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In 2019, local leaders asked us to convene a conference that would educate the community about the human and societal impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma, and toxic stress. Since then, there has been enormous interest in keeping the momentum going around this work in Central Florida. Bimonthly meetings have been held since 2019 and we have grown into a network of 600+ individuals from 300+ organizations in all sectors of Central Florida.

The group, now called the Resilience Network, has defined ourselves as “a network collaborating across sectors and communities to transform our region into one of prevention, hope, healing, and resilience for all.”

Resilience Network Goals

Create Shared Understanding about the Science of Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Interventions for Healing

Expand the Resilience Network’s Sector Representation, Accountability and Community Leadership

Learn, Collaborate and Deepen Connections as a Community Network

Leverage Our Impact Through Research, Data, Policy and Advocacy

Resilience Network Sectors

Business

Child Welfare

Criminal Justice

Education

Faith

Government

Health/Wellness

Non-profit

Public Safety

Testimonials

“The Resilience Network has provided me with a professional space to meet and connect with those in Central Florida who are engaged in making our community a more inclusive and informed space for the good of ALL who live here. I have made many relationships that extend beyond the network, have plugged into volunteer opportunities, and furthered my business development all as a result of this network.”

"[The part most valuable about the 2023 conference was] really that it and this movement exists and continues to exist in Central Florida. A tremendous expertly stewarded and executed lift. Bravo to all involved."

“My relationships with myself, my friends, and my students have become more genuine, transparent, and I'm a better listener.”

“I love the work, people and community of the Resilience Network family.”

“I am in a better position to grow even more from my childhood trauma.”