The Center for Youth Wellness and the San Francisco Chapter of The Links Incorporated are presenting a Bayview community mixer/resource fair and FREE screening of KPJR Film’s Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope at the Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
Resilience is the latest film from documentary director-producer James Redford and producer-writer-director Karen Pritzker. It features the work of Dr. Nadine Burke Harris – Founder & CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness and Founding Physician of the Bayview Child Health Center. The film explores the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and lifelong health.
Following the screening will be a panel discussion moderated by Belva Davis, award-winning Bay Area television journalist. Confirmed panelists to date are:
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, Founder & CEO, Center for Youth Wellness
James Redford, Director and Producer of Resilience
Patricia Lee, Managing Attorney, San Francisco Office of the Public Defender
Joi Jackson-Morgan, Executive Director, 3rd Street Youth Center & Clinic
Tiffani Johnson, Co-Director, H2O Productions and Academic Adviser, Leadership High School
The primary objectives of this event include:
Increase awareness of ACEs among Bayview community residents
Give audience opportunity to calculate their own ACE score to understand the impact of the issue in their own lives and families
Introduce residents to local resources and support services (e.g. medical providers, child advocates, etc.)
Create an atmosphere where parents and caregivers feel supported
Our ultimate vision is that the audience will walk away with a deeper understanding of how ACEs impact them and their family members, and that they will know how to access resources that can support them in the healing process.
Schedule:
5:30-6:30p - Community Mixer / Resource Fair
6:30-7:45p - Film Screening
7:45-8:40p - Panel DiscussionÂ
8:40-9:00p - Questions & Answers
Light Refreshments Served
"Understanding the science of ACEs and toxic stress gives us a powerful tool for not only addressing health disparities, but for improving the lives of all Americans. When we wake up to the fact my patient in Bayview shares a common biology with every child in America who is experiencing adversity, then perhaps we can find the will and the resources to help all children thrive." - Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
For more information contact:
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