All are invited to join us in the AFFCNY Network for this very important film screening:

Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope

Resilience is an hourlong documentary about the affects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) resulting from The CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study.  The award-winning film documents that ground-breaking research that follows some 17,000 participants through their lives and links the presence of childhood abuse, neglect, homelessness, life in violent neighborhoods and early exposure to substance abuse to negative health outcomes later in life.

The Child May Not Remember the Trauma, but the Body Remembers the Trauma.

Researchers have recently discovered a dangerous biological syndrome caused by abuse and neglect during childhood. As the film Resilience reveals, toxic stress triggers hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and bodies of children, putting them at a greater risk for disease, homelessness, prison time, and early death. While the broader impacts of poverty worsen the risk, no segment of society is immune. Resilience, however, also chronicles the dawn of a movement that is determined to fight back. Trailblazers in pediatrics, education, and social welfare are using cutting-edge science and field-tested therapies to protect children from the insidious effects of toxic stress and heal this dark legacy of a childhood that no child would choose.

Register Now to View this Amazing Film!

Join us on Tuesday January 12, 2021 as we premier Resilience in the AFFCNY.Network! 

Then return again, on January 19^th to follow up with “How to Build Resilience in Children” a parent training for all lead by Coalition AGAPE Directors, Sharon Williams and Samantha Fuhrman. 

Most events, workshops  and trainings are held in the AFFCNY Network; a free support network for New York’s adoptive, foster and kinship communities.  Don’t miss the upcoming opportunities to engage!