Trauma and Resilience
Overview
Our 2021-2022 prevention science focus will be trauma and resiliency.
Trauma can be described as an adverse physical, emotional, psychological, social and/or spiritual outcome or series of outcomes related to a traumatic event, events over time or environments. While there are many definitions, this broad brush acknowledges the varying impact on the entire person, the person’s relationships, environment, occupation and social interactions.
Our bodies and brains also have natural resilience to protect us from the impact of trauma. Resilience can be occurring within a person, a family, workplace or community and can include being able to return back to a state of calm quickly. There are many ways to build more resilience or ability to “bounce back” after a traumatic event.
Our goal? To increase the awareness and provide a greater understanding of the impacts of trauma on individuals, families, and communities. We hope to do this by providing a general overview of trauma for the ECU & Pitt County communities, while specifically highlighting current events that have generated traumatic stress throughout communities.
Events
Join us for our annual Prevention Science Film Festival! The festival will take place Feb. 3-4, 2022 on ECU’s main campus in Hendrix Theatre.
Film Schedule:
Thursday, February 3rd:
2 p.m. — Resilience
3:30 p.m. – Unchained
6 p.m. – I Wish You Knew
Panel discussion to follow 6 p.m. screening.
I Wish You Knew has now been nominated and selected as a finalist for Best Education, Art, & Culture Special Projects in the Inaugural Anthem Awards Social Impact Celebration. Founder of local Greenville non-profit HeARToscope and filmmaker of I Wish You Knew, Deborah Sheppard, will be a panelist in the discussion following the screening of the short film PSA. Learn more about the nomination and the award by clicking here.
Friday, February 4th:
10 a.m. — Wisdom of Trauma
12:00 p.m. – Lunch discussion event. Please register below.
1:30 p.m. – Mission Joy
Upcoming Resilience Trainings:
Community Resilience Model (CRM)
Introduction Session – Feb. 16th 2-3 p.m. Register HERE
Deeper Dive – April 12th 1-4 p.m. Register HERE
Resources for Resilience Reconnect
Introduction Session – Feb 8th 2-3:30 p.m. Register HERE
Full 2-Day Training Session – March 24 – 25th Register HERE
Please note that you do not have to attend the Introduction session to attend the 2 Day Training.
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Contact
Co-chairs of the Resilient Pirate Nation initiative are:
Dr. Jennifer Matthews (cremeensj@ecu.edu) and Dr. Erin Roberts (robertse16@ecu.edu)