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Documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a movement to treat and prevent toxic stress. Differentiates between stress and toxic stress. Now understood to be one of the leading causes of everything from heart disease and cancer to substance abuse and depression, extremely stressful experiences in childhood can alter brain development and have lifelong effects on health and behavior. However, as experts and practitioners profiled in RESILIENCE are proving, what’s predictable is preventable. These physicians, educators, social workers and communities are daring to talk about the effects of divorce, abuse and neglect. And they’re using science to help the next generation break the cycles of adversity and disease. Discusses the Miss Kendra curriculum & shows how schools are using Miss Kendra's list to build resilience. DVD also contains a Video Toolkit: ACEs Primer (4:59) What is Resilience (1:38) I Have an Ace Score What's Next? (5:56) Pediatricians on Protecting Children from the Health Risk of ACE (6:42) Extended Conversation with Jack Shonkoff (5:48) Clifford Beers: The Manso Family Story (6:54) | |