The Alaska Resiliency Initiative aims to educate the public about Adverse Childhood Experiences and their harmful effects on brain development, as well as strengthen community responses to prevent ACEs. Led by the nonprofit Alaska Children's Trust and partner organizations, the initiative promotes public awareness of ACEs and informs families and the education system on avoiding trauma. It also provides intervention programs for cases requiring trauma services.

1. ALASKA RESILIENCY
INITIATIVE TO PREVENT
ACES
By Charles Clement

2. Introduction
 Charles Clement currently serves as the CEO and
president of the South East Alaska Regional Health
Consortium, located in Juneau. Outside of his career,
Charles Clement supports the efforts of such nonprofit
organizations as the Alaska Children's Trust, which
has worked to prevent child abuse and neglect since
its founding in 1988.
The Alaska Children's Trust has partnered with local
organizations and government agencies to form the
Alaska Resiliency Initiative. This initiative seeks to
educate the public about Adverse Childhood
Experiences (ACEs) and their effect on children's
brain development, as well as how to strengthen the
community's response and resiliency to ACEs.

3. Alaska Resiliency Initiative
 In addition to promoting public awareness of
ACEs, the Alaska Children's Trust hopes to inform
the educational system and families about how to
avoid trauma and the impacts of potential trauma.
The organization also provides intervention
programs for cases in which such services are a
necessity
For more information about the Alaska Children's
Trust and the Alaska Resiliency Initiative, visit
www.alaskachildrenstrust.org. The site includes a
map of the initiative's current efforts to prevent
ACEs across Alaska.