Ace Aware

08/15/2022

Please VOTE! Rob Barsel, founder of Coping Kids (www.copingkids.org) has written a 65-page Mental Health workbook for kids ages 12-18. He was awarded a $5,000 grant for his protect and is now competing for a second $5,000 grant so that he can write and illustrate 5 more chapters.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please vote for the Coping Kids project in the link below and help Rob get the grant to complete his workbook ensuring all kids will have this free resource to better understand mental health.

The link to his workbook is also included.

PLEASE VOTE & SHARE. He has 1 week to accumulate votes.

Video viewing link: https://dragonkimfoundation.org/fellowship-6/
Video voting link: https://form.typeform.com/to/REkMpHzd?typeform-source=dragonkimfoundation.org
Workbook link: https://www.copingkids.org/single-project

In line with our mission statement of "teaching effective coping skills to deal with life's struggles," over the past five months Rob has created a Mental Health Workbook for ages 12-18 to learn a foundation of how to approach their mental health. Within the workbook, you'll learn vital skills in Em...

06/19/2020

ACE Aware stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Our organization is dedicated to educating people about how to help support children who have experienced trauma. 61% of all African Americans experience at least one ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience which the CDC indicates may shorten your life up to 20 years if a child experiences multiple ACEs).

As our country unites and tries to move forward to lessen traumas associated with racism, we stand alongside them. For those who have already been subjected to such trauma, we offer support and education for anyone interested in looking at these children through trauma-informed lenses as well as methods to help them cope.

Please look on our website for Las Vegas based community partners and for a trauma-informed training detailing how trauma can rewire children’s brains sending them into fight, flight, or freeze mode at the most benign occurrences.

We all are wondering how we can help make a change. How can we as individuals play a small part in moving the needle to becoming a nation where Black Lives Matter? Educating yourself as to the impacts of trauma is one essential role in understanding the repercussions of the systemic oppression members of the BIPOC community face.

Please visit aceaware.org and view our training.

We know that sometimes all it takes to change the world is a little support. Since our founding in 2019, we have been determined to make an impact on our most vulnerable - children experiencing traumas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 45% of children experience at least one....

04/21/2020

Covid-19 has presented many new challenges for children who were already experiencing chronic childhood trauma such as abuse, neglect, mental illness or substance abuse in the household. We are actively working on solutions to provide our community and to schools nationwide. Please see the link to our Trauma-informed Training produced in conjunction with Clark County School District and Vegas PBS found on our website.