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Statewide Leaders To Convene With Dr. Nadine

Burke Harris To Support The Well-Being Of Babies

Pioneer of ACEs/former Attorney General of California Online registration is $25 and open to the public: The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of
to lead discussion to better shape the future of Florida’s https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mcg5krt/ Childhood Adversity has brought widespread attention
youngest generation. lp/26e63720-0d0f-43f2-a9cf-cd1c2baa7d71 to the impact of early adversity on long-term health and
What About Nadine Burke Harris, M.D. well-being.
Center for Child Counseling in partnership with Nadine Burke Harris, M.D., MH, FAAP, is an Celebrate Babies’ Donors And Corporate Partners
Florida Association of Infant Mental Health are hosting internationally renowned pediatrician, public health Donors and corporate sponsors who are making this
“Celebrate Babies with Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.” on advocate, and author—best known for her pioneering important conversation possible include: Children’s
Tuesday, October 22, to help better shape the future of work in the field of ACEs and toxic stress. Services Council of Palm Beach County, The Children’s
Florida’s youngest generation. With Kathy Leone as the Dr. Burke Harris is the founder and former CEO Movement of Florida, The Breakers Palm Beach, Stephens
honorary chair and WPTV Channel 5’s Ashley Glass as the of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, an & Stevens Marital & Family Law, Valley Bank, Sunshine
emcee, the hybrid event will take place at The Breakers organization dedicated to improving the health of children Health, and Jane Robinson.
by special invitation only and online for the public from exposed to ACEs. Dr. Burke Harris served as California’s CFCC’s Fighting ACEs initiative to build trauma-
12:30 to 2:30 p.m. first Surgeon General, where she focused on addressing informed communities is made possible with the generous
Dr. Burke Harris is the former attorney general of the root causes of health disparities and promoting early support of Quantum Foundation, Community Foundation
California and an internationally renowned pediatrician, interventions for childhood trauma. Her influential book, for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, and private donors.
public health advocate, and author. She is best known
for her pioneering work in the field of adverse childhood “Service is our number one priority”
experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress. Joining the event
virtually, Dr. Burke Harris will lead statewide business and 561-743-0070
system leaders in an interactive conversation that explores
the profound impact of early adversity and trauma on
childhood development. The event is taking place during www.palmspoolservices.com
Celebrate Babies Week—a week dedicated to celebrating
infants, toddlers, young children, their families, and early
childhood professionals across the globe.
Kathy Leone will host 175 by-special-invitation-only
attendees at The Breakers. Registration to attend virtually
is $25 and open to the public. For more information, visit
centerforchildcounseling.org/celebratebabies.
Why
Science clearly confirms what our experience already
knows—what happens early in life impacts everything.
For better or worse, we carry our early events with us
for the rest of our lives, and into our future families and
communities.
Society is grappling with big, complex issues: a Expires 11/15/24.
youth mental health crisis, crime and overflowing jails,
uncontrollable addiction, and generational cycles of abuse State Licensed & Insured CPC #
and trauma left on repeat. These dilemmas are often the Serving Palm Beach County 1457468 • LPG#30099
result of unbuffered, untreated trauma experienced early
in life.
But there are solutions we’ve been building for more
than 20 years, so we have reason to celebrate! Our babies Financial Focus ®
can be better from birth—for the rest of their lives.
Dr. Burke Harris is the woman who thrust the subject
of adverse childhood experiences into our national Vote For Solid Investment you may want to invest in instruments that provide stability
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When With the presidential your investment portfolio, you’ll need to accommodate
Tuesday, October 22, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (in-person election just a few weeks your individual risk tolerance. All investments carry some
registration begins at 12 p.m.) away, the public is naturally type of risk, but you need to be comfortable with the overall
Where interested in not just the risk level of your investments.
The Breakers Palm Beach (by special invitation only) outcome but what the • Your time horizon – Where you are in life is an
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