2021
November 18 Connecting the Dots: The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health Disparities and Health Outcomes webinar featuring Manisha Patel, MD and Sarah Bacon, PhD (US CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control); Erika Lichter, PhD (Cutler Institute, University of Southern Maine); Ian Yaffe (Director, Office Population Health Equity, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention); Robin Matthies, MSW (Director, Public and Behavioral Health Integration, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials)
2019
September 26 Screening and panel discussion of Broken Places at the MRBN meeting at Educare in Waterville. Broken Places explores why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. By revisiting some of the abused and neglected children profiled decades ago, the documentary dramatically illustrates how early trauma shaped their lives as adults.
June 12 Building School Capacity Through Community Collaboration Conference, MRBN and Department of Education Meeting. Statewide Community Public Health and school staff learned about programming from MRBN, Department of Education, Me CDC Prevention Services and Maine Children’s Trust. Dr. Todd Landry, Director of OCFS introduced Dr. Ken Ginsburg, Pediatrician and author of Reaching Teens who provided a presentation on community and school resilience informed practice. In addition, MRBN members highlighted school and community coalition work that exemplifies resilience building.
May 30 Building Resilience Across the Life Span MRBN Conference at Educare. The agenda included Social Emotional Learning: Cool Calm Kids, Poverty to Resilience; Surviving to Thriving, and Grandparents as Caregivers: Realities and Resources.
March 28 MRBN Member meeting Rita Furrow, Sr. Policy Analyst, Maine Children’s Alliance provided an overview the 2019 Maine Kids Count Book. Peter Lindsay, United Way of Mid Coast Maine provided an overview of the Maine Children’s Growth Council 2019 Report to Governor and Legislature.
2016
November Maine initiates the first rollout of the Reaching Teens Tool Kit with Dr. Ken Ginsburg with 23 teams (150 cross sector-participants) representing every county in Maine for this 18-24 month implementation
October Over 70 showings of documentary “Paper Tigers” statewide including Lewiston, Waterville, at the 2016 Positive Youth Development Conference, Lincoln, Skowhegan, Maine CDC
October MRBN membership exceeds 650 individuals and organizations statewide.
October The Trauma Partnership Team is awarded funding from John T. Gorman Foundation to enter into a one-year strategic planning process focused on embedding trauma informed care, training and technical assistance statewide, cross-sector, and in the public/private sectors under the leadership of the University of New England, Graduate School of Social Work
October Dr. Ken Ginsburg returns to Maine for two, one-day Seminars: Our Kids Are Not Broken for more than 350 cross-sector participants
September MRBN celebrates attaining an outreach and engagement of more than 10,000 individuals throughout Maine since our inception through training and technical assistance efforts
September Initial screening of the film RESILIENCE with plans for April 2017 month of statewide showings and local community conversations
February 2nd MRBN Statewide Survey conducted to update relevancy, focus and priorities of MRBN http://maineaces.org/wp/courses/adverse-childhood-experiences-in-maine-iiknowledge-action-and-future-directions/
2015
December MRBN initiates its transition to a shared leadership model with the articulation of a Strategic Plan and selection of Leadership Team designed to shepherd the work forward
November Production of PSA, “Be There for ME” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R4N7Xoz0nk
November First Annual ACEs Conference. This was a partnership effort between MRBN, Quality Counts, the Maine AAP and received lead sponsorship by The Bingham Program. Many local presenters and featured keynote speakers: Dr. Robert Anda, Dr. Ken Ginsburg, Jane Stevens. First showing of the documentary, “Paper Tigers,” Northport
September New Hampshire for Infant Mental Health 21st Annual Conference, “From Risk to Resilience” with Vincent J. Felitti, MD and Elizabeth Warner, Psy.D.
July Positive Youth Development Institute with Dr. Ken Ginsburg, Biddeford
May In partnership between MRBN, the Maine AAP and Quality Counts, Dr. Andy Garner provides a series of conversations focusing on epigenetics and the role of ACEs in brain development, child “readiness” for school and success in later life
May In partnership with Quality Counts, Dr. Ann Dorney and Sue Mackey Andrews provided a webinar focused on ACEs awareness and value throughout Maine and in pediatric practices which was attended by more than 800 people
2014
Multiple dates Donna Beegle presented to expand knowledge considering poverty as an outcome of ACEs. Waterville, Lewiston-Auburn, Machias
February Dr. Ken Ginsburg multiple presentations sponsored by national AAP. Included meeting with MRBN members and multiple clinical and community audiences in Waterville, Augusta, and Bangor
2013
The Maine Trauma Partnership is formed (MRBN, THRIVE, Maine Behavioral Healthcare, Community Caring Collaborative)
October “Poverty Summit” with Donna Beegle, Orono, Blue Hill, Dover Foxcroft
October Brunswick symposium with Pat Leavitt; Donna Beegle poverty summits in Dover Foxcroft, Orono, Blue Hill
July The Community Caring Collaborative, “Poverty Institute,” 3-day training with Donna Beegle, Machias
May Maine team invited to the first National Summit on ACEs, Philadelphia, PA
April Dr. Felitti presents to MAPA, meets with MRBN for a Saturday Institute on ACEs research
April Resiliency conference with Steve Burkowitz, Chris Trout
2012
July The Community Caring Collaborative, “Breaking the Barriers of Poverty,” 3-day summer training conference with Donna Beegle, Machias
Maine Resilience Building Network is formed
2011
May United Way of Mid Coast Maine Annual Meeting with Bowdoin College professor Craig McEwen and Rockefeller University neuroscientist Bruce McEwen speaking on “Early Childhood Experiences: What’s at Stake for our Community’s Health and Education”
Development of the Maine Early Childhood Investment Group, headed by Steve Rowe, focused on CEO membership
April Bangor Rotary-Early Childhood Investment and Toxic Stress presentation
2010
December Maine ACEs Study initiated by the Health Accountability Team of the Maine Children’s Growth Council
December York County Business Leader Summit with United Way and Community College
October York County Community Conversation (outgrowth of Governor’s Summit on Early Childhood)
September Educare opens, Waterville Maine
May “Why do you Hurt Me” York County Child Abuse Prevention Council
April Hancock County Business Leader’s Summit
Dr. Felitti interviewed on Maine Things Considered public radio program
Dr. Felitti visits Maine, presents at: Maine Medical Center-Portland, Summer Institute in Washington County with Community Caring Collaborative, Maine Development Foundation, Maine Children’s Growth Council, Maine Medical Association, Eastern Maine Medical Center-Bangor
2009
Child Abuse Action Network conference with Neil Boris focusing on ACEs as a common pathway to parental domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental illness; and attachment difficulty
November York County Community Conversation on Early Childhood
October Regional Economic Summit on Early Childhood (Bangor, ME)
October Regional Economic Summit on Early Childhood (Augusta, ME)
September Regional Economic Summit on Early Childhood (Portland, ME)
September Regional Economic Summit on Early Childhood (Bath, ME)
Business Leader’s Summit- Ellsworth, ME
2008
Business Leader’s Summit-Brewer, ME
Maine Development Foundation Annual Meeting: Investing in our Most Precious Assets, speaker: Jack Shonkoff
Business leader roundtable four meetings
Maine Children’s Growth Council (in statute) has first meeting. Transition from the Children’s Task Force into the Growth Council
2007
Governor’s Economic Summit on Early Childhood
Child Abuse Action Network conference with focus on resilience and family protective factors with Irwin Sandler and Laurie McCubbin
Governor’s Summit on Cardiovascular Health with Dr. Felitti
Community Counseling Center community practice center grant within National Child Traumatic Stress Network
THRIVE: Trauma Informed System of Care grant
2006
Child Abuse Action Network conference on Child Impairment with Frank Putnam and a community panel
Healthy Start focus on parental ACEs and HEARTS (Health Experiences And Relationships That Support) and child resilience
Maine Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics Community Forum with Dr. Felitti (ACEs), Dr. Blum, (Protective Factors), Dr. Werner (Resilience)
2005
Prior to 2005 in Maine, there were a number of conferences focused on children’s risk and resilience, including those hosted by the Maine Association for Infant Mental Health, Maine Child Abuse Action Network, Spurwink, etc.
Child Abuse Action Network conference with Dr. Felitti, with InterDepartmental Response Panel
Children’s Cabinet adds ACEs as one of top three priority areas
January American Academy of Pediatrics Forum, FutureSearch methodology
2003
December Early Childhood Task Force becomes part of the Children’s Cabinet, chaired by Maine’s First Lady, Karen Baldacci
Grant from the federal Maternal Child Health Bureau
2002
Mid-Maine Child Trauma Network community practice center within National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Vincent Felitti published article: “The Relation Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Health: Turning Gold into Lead”
2000
Trauma Conference, Augusta
1998
ACE Study published
1997
Early Childhood Task Force Forums
1996
Kmihqitahasultipon (We Remember) SAMHSA grant, Passamaquoddy Tribal Health Care
