We have the tools at our fingertips, and you are one of the few who really know how to use them...
How much time do you spend on social media? On Reddit? On Discord?
You know that it doesn’t matter if the conversation thread is about the latest first-person shooter or Elon’s new bonkers idea, you eventually see society’s problems leaking in. You may not realize it, but childhood trauma is behind most of it (if you want to find out how right now, go here).
We now understand that childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) leave an imprint that haunts us into adulthood. Fortunately, we also know that these problems are not unsolvable. But in our complex, interconnected (yet strangely isolating) modern world, we can’t solve these problems with pencil, paper, upvotes, retweets, fundraisers and joining hands. We need inventive, tech-based solutions that can do what technological innovations have done throughout human history: produce faster and better results than people can do on their own.
That’s where you come in. Check out the ways below that you can get involved. There is no great time commitment required. Simply watch a video, read a post, upvote someone’s idea, provide feedback or post an idea of your own. Anything you wish. It all makes a difference!
- May 1998
Groundbreaking ACEs Study Released
Felitti, et al. publish “Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults” in the prestigious AJPM.
- 1998 to 2018
20 Years of Deafening Silence
For 20 years we waited for the support, legislation, public outrage… anything to show that health care professionals and policy makers understood the gravity of the study.
- Jan 2018
Anna, Age Eight: The data-driven prevention of childhood trauma and maltreatment PUBLISHED
It took nearly twenty years for a critical mass of people to say enough is enough. Dr. Ortega Courtney and Dominic Cappello publish the gloves-off report on how childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences remain a seriously unaddressed area in our nation. The book quickly receives widespread attention in critical sectors.
- Jan 2019
NM Senate Bill 370 is Introduced
New Mexico State Senator William Soules and House of Representatives Member Gail Armstrong officially introduce SB 370, proposing the establishment of the Anna, Age Eight Institute to address the epidemic of childhood trauma in the state.
- March 2019
New Mexico Funds Anna, Age Eight Institute
After an unbelievable journey, funding is approved for Anna, Age Eight Institute in the state of New Mexico.
- Jul 2019
Anna, Age Eight Institute officially opens!
The Anna, Age Eight Institute officially opens its doors on July 1, 2019. Now the work really begins!
100% Community: Ensuring trauma-free and thriving children, students and families advance copies published
The follow-up book to Anna, Age Eight, 100% Community is a detailed step-by-step process for ending childhood trauma by addressing the shortages in ten vital sectors. Advance review copies are made available as the institute seeks feedback from professionals around the country and internationally.
- Dec 2019
First 100% Community Summit
The first 100% Community Summit on Trauma-free and Thriving Childhoods has nearly 300 participants and boasts important speakers such as the NM Lt. Gov Howie Morales.
To get where we need to be, each county (think “community”) needs to address ten areas. This is where you come in. We need your ideas to update existing processes and create entirely new ones where needed! You CAN make a difference.
10 SECTORS
THAT REALLY NEED YOUR HELP!
To end childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences that put an enormous strain on taxpayers, haunts communities and terrorizes families generation after generation, we need to address 5 survival services (aka sectors) and 5 thriving services. Pick an area below that interests you and let’s get started.