22nd August 2018 2pm to 4pm, Houben Centre, Crumlin Road, light refreshments provided
‘The child may not remember but the body remembers’
Resilience is a one-hour documentary film that looks at how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) affect people’s long term physical and mental health.
Now understood to be one of the leading causes of everything from heart disease and cancer to substance abuse and depression, ACEs can alter brain development and have lifelong effects on health and behaviour.
The event aims to explore the role of youth practitioners and communities in minimising the impact of ACEs and help the next generation break the cycles of adversity and disease.
If you are a youth worker, teacher, classroom assistant, a professional working in children's services or mental health, a counsellor or trainee counsellor, or a parent interested in the impact of childhood trauma, then this film is a must see for you.
Tea, coffee and tray bakes provided.
Presented as part of the Ardoyne and Marrowbone Community Festival, this event is open to youth/community workers and residents of Ardoyne, Ballysillan and further afield. It is supported by the Urban Villages Initiative.