2018

May 14-15 Resilience Community Facilitators training in Hallowell Maine, sponsored by the Maine Resilience Building Network

March 29 10^th Annual Maine Literacy Connections Conference-Lifting Lives Through Learning.  Hosted by The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, keynote presenters are Dr. Charlie Appelstein (No Such Thing As A Bad Kid) and The Honorable John Jenkins. (Thomas College, Waterville)

2017

November 2016-April 2017 Maine Quality Counts monthly webinar series: “Jumpstarting the Conversation on Children’s Health: What we have learned over the past five years, where do we go next for children’s health care quality, and how do we move it forward”

November 3–4 Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians (MAPP) 2nd Annual Fall Conference, Transition to Adulthood: Opportunities and Challenges in a Changing World

November 2 Hanley Leadership Fall Forum Daniel Hanley for Health Leadership Fall Forum Anxiety & Depression Among Maine’s Youth:  Communities Finding Solutions. (Freeport)

November 2-3 Building Thriving Communities Conference – The Maine Resilience Building Network and The Bingham Program present the 2nd Biennial Conference: Building Thriving Communities: Capitalizing on Evolving Science and Circumstances. (Northport)

July 11–15 The Portland Institute for Innovations in Early Childhood Mental Health and Education; topics include Resilience Through Relationships: Connection Tools for Developing Trauma-Sensitive Preschool Programs, Building Your Toolbox – Resiliency, Regulation, and Universal Design, and The Power of Nature: Bringing Nature’s Healing into the Classroom.  (Abromson Center, University of Southern - Maine Portland Campus)

June 26–28 F.R.A.N.K.L.I.N. Resilience Building Institute; a three-day program designed for professionals who work with children and/or caregivers and sponsored by the Franklin County Children’s Task Force and the Friends Reducing Abuse and Neglect of Kids Living in our Neighborhoods.  (Farmington)

May 12 Maine Association for Infant Mental Health Conference; Tackling the Tough Stuff: Supporting Families at Risk. Freeport

May 11 Maine Quality Counts Webinar; as part of the series: “Jumpstarting the Conversation on Children’s Health: What we have learned over the past five years, where do we go next for children’s health care quality, and how do we move it forward” – Topic: How can we actively address the Opioid Epidemic in Maine: Starting with Prevention and Substance Abuse Screening in Adolescents

May 6–7 Maine AAP Spring Conference, Annual Meeting and Opioid/Prescribing Compliance Workshop (South Portland)

April 28 Transforming Codependency from Pain and Addiction to Self-Wholeness and Strength.  (Waterville)

April 6 Maine Quality Counts Webinar; as part of the series: “Jumpstarting the Conversation on Children’s Health: What we have learned over the past five years, where do we go next for children’s health care quality, and how do we move it forward” – Topic: How can we better identify and manage high risk youth?  Youth suicide risk in primary care settings.

March 31 Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy at their 9th annual Literacy Connections Conference.   “Choosing Hope: Moving Forward From Life’s Darkest Hours”  (New Gloucester)

March 23–25 Transforming ACEs; what Neuroscience and Nonviolent Communication have to offer. With CNVC Certified Trainer and internationally published author Sarah Peyton – learn to integrate an understanding of trauma and how to work with it. (Belfast, Maine)

March 7–11 Transforming ACEs conference. Focus is on how our brains work, an understanding of the contribution of trauma to addiction and difficult behaviors, experiences of the transformation that resonance brings to brains that are struggling, and reflections on how to use this knowledge and skills after the workshop. (Belfast, Maine)

February 1 Dr. Robert Anda, who co-directed the seminal ACEs study with Dr. Robert Felitti, will give a lecture at a combined Department of Medicine and Pediatrics at Maine Medical Center’s Dana Center

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/