| What we offer | Description | Length |
| Understanding ACEs: Building Self-Healing Communities | An in-depth presentation introducing the short- and long-term effects of ACEs, the findings of the ACE Study, core protective factors, and building resilient communities. This is our foundational presentation and recommended starting point. Can last 1 – 3 hours. | 1-2.5 hours |
| The Parent Child Relationship as a Space for Healing | This presentation provides an overview of the impact of adversity and explores strategies to create caring and emotionally responsive relationships between children and adults that can serve as a buffer to the harmful effects of adverse childhood experiences. | 1-2.5 hours |
| Introduction to Trauma-Informed Education | This presentation provides information on the impact of trauma on learning, identifying signs of trauma in students, and best practices for schools and classrooms to respond to students in healing-centered ways. | 1-2.5 hours |
| NEAR@Home | Tailored to help home visitors have conversations about ACEs with parents and caregivers. NEAR stands for Neuroscience, Epigenetics, ACEs, and Resilience. Content overlaps with Understanding ACEs. | 1-2.5 hours |
| Brain Architecture Game | A cooperative game about experience-based brain development, providing a hands-on illustration of the connection between adversity and brain development. | 1-1.5 hours |
| Documentary Films: Paper Tigers or Resilience | Paper Tigers is a narrative-style documentary that tells the story of an alternative high school that uses ACE-Informed strategies to help students progress and heal.
Resilience is a documentary about several agencies and organizations throughout the country who have adopted trauma-informed approaches; showcasing real-life examples of ACEs science in action. |
2 hours with discussion |
To schedule a presentation, contact acepresentation@la.gov.