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October TCC General Meeting – Epigenetics and the Brain Science of Trauma – A Double Edged Sword
Center for Urban Families 2201 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesFor people suffering from the effects of chronic exposure to trauma, learning about the brain science of trauma can be eye-opening. Suddenly, it becomes clear why you behave the way you do; you can finally understand. But, at the same time many, particularly teens and adults wonder, "Can I be fixed? Will I always be […]
January General Meeting
Center for Urban Families 2201 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesWe hope your new year is off to a great start! Please plan to join us as we kick off our new year with a facilitated workshop focused on identifying priority issues for the Thriving Communities Collaborative in areas such as partner education, external outreach, internal operating procedures for decision making and direction setting, and any […]
Racism & Trauma: How Does Racism Get Under Our Skin?
Center for Urban Families 2201 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesHow exactly does racism "get under our skin?" How does something like racism factor in when we look at health outcomes? When the original ACES study was done, racism wasn't one of the adverse experiences identified as the population studied was only 5% black. However, when the Philadelphia Expanded ACES study was done, they found that […]
Child Sexual Abuse and How to Prevent It
Center for Urban Families 2201 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesApril is National Child Abuse Prevention month. This month, in furthering the cause of eliminating child abuse, the Thriving Communities Collaborative's April monthly meeting will feature the short film, "It's Not Just Jenna: A True Story of Child Sexual Abuse and Survival." This 18-minute video, co-produced by Massachusetts Citizens for Children and Alvid Productions, will be […]
Stronger Connected – 2nd Annual Community Networking Event
Center for Urban Families 2201 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesThis December, it will be three years since the Thriving Communities Collaborative (TCC) first met to talk about how trauma is impacting our lives. Since that time so much has happened, Freddie Gray, the escalation of the opioid epidemic, a new administration in Baltimore and the nation, and so much more. During that same time, […]
May 23rd Steering Committee Conference Call
The next TCC Steering Committee Conference Call is set for Wednesday, May 23rd from 6PM to 7:00PM. We will continue finalizing details for upcoming events and plans as we move forward. If you are interested in getting active with TCC or participating in the call, please RSVP below, and we will send you call-in details.