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We were honored to have Dr. Diana Ramos, Surgeon General of California, as our keynote speaker. Following her, Jahmal Miller, Chief Administrative Officer of Mercy Medical Group, along with Dr. Pegah Faed, our CEO of Safe & Sound, engaged in a powerful discussion on child abuse prevention, the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on brain development and toxic stress. And what we can do to help combat ACEs and ways to support children and families in leading healthy lives.

Panelist, Junious Williams, referenced this slide deck during the Lunch & Learn which he created to inform and advance partnering with individuals with lived experience and expertise.

Resources referenced during the webinar:

• Drawing from experience writing her dissertation titled, From Mandated Reporter to Community Supporter: Reimagining Schools as the Nexus to Address Intersectional Social Justice, panelist Dr. Charity Chandler-Cole offered ideas and personal experience on how to build a new research framework that engages lived expertise from beginning to end.

• Panelist Jess Mussadi discussed a set of toolkits used in other industries to create a trauma-informed environment to engage with communities in a meaningful way in research, without sacrificing rigour:

• SEED Methodology
  

• Urban Institute Toolkit for Community Engagement in Quantitative Research