Trauma-Informed Community Initiative with Thrive Orange County

Thrive Orange County is a coalition of community leaders and citizens committed to creating a safe, stable, nurturing community for all. Thrive Orange County focuses on increasing community awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), advocating for the adoption of trauma-informed practices, and deploying evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions to prevent ACEs and cultivate resilience. The Center for Rural Engagement connected Dr. John Keesler with Thrive Orange County to conduct research on the prevalence of ACEs among children in local schools.