Trauma Impacts Everyone

Through education, awareness, and community involvement, RESILIENT MARIN transforms lives.

“Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood and untreated cause of human suffering.”

-Peter Levine

RESILIENT MARIN:

Transforming trauma into opportunities for all youth and young adults

Resilient Marin was started by parents and professionals concerned about the impact of childhood trauma on our youth and our community. Childhood trauma occurs in many ways – abuse, neglect, parental substance use, loss of a parent, divorce, separation due to immigration, and other adverse experiences.

When a child experiences repeated or extreme trauma it can affect them for the rest of their lives, leading to school failure, substance use, involvement in the justice system, and other outcomes.

Unresolved trauma affects the whole community.

Did you know that Childhood Trauma affects half of American children?

“As the ACEs study has shown, child abuse and neglect is the single most preventable cause of mental illness, the single most common cause of drug and alcohol abuse, and a significant contributor to leading causes of death such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, stroke, and suicide.”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma

EARLY INTERVENTION CHANGES LIVES

  • Reduce Heart Disease

    Decrease the risk of HEART DISEASE by as much as 13% through Trauma-Informed Care.

  • Reduce Depression

    Preventing ACEs could reduce the number of adults with depression by as much as 44%

  • Increase Life Expectancy

    At least 5 of the Top Ten leading causes of death are associated with ACEs: Prevention strategies not only serve the individual but may reduce costs for society.

  • Females and BIPOC

    Addressing the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma in Females and several Racial/Ethnic Minority groups who are at a greater risk of experiencing 4 or more ACEs.

RESILIENT MARIN

  • AWARENESS

    Increase awareness about Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs) and intergenerational trauma.

  • IMPACT

    Aid the community in understanding the impacts of PACEs on mental health, physical health, substance use, school performance, and justice system involvement.

  • TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND RESILIENCY

    Collaborate with agencies serving youth and young adults to implement effective practices across systems.

  • ADVOCACY

    Coalition-building, advocacy, and policy- making on local, regional, and national level.

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