Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
We recently certified our first cohort of trauma-informed care professionals — but they are only the beginning.
The Office of Wellness and Resilience (OWR) Learning and Leadership Collaborative is a network of certified state employees positioned across executive departments to put trauma-informed practice to work every day, in their day-to-day work with colleagues and the people of Hawaiʻi.
State departments represented in the inaugural cohort include: Office of the Attorney General, Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Human Resources Development, Department of Human Services, Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Education, Department of Health, Hawaiʻi State Public Library System, Hawaiʻi State Judiciary, the University of Hawaiʻi, and the City and County of Honolulu.
Collaborative members carry trauma-informed, resilience-centered approaches into how agencies lead their teams and best serve the people of Hawaiʻi. They serve as ambassadors for trauma-informed practice within their departments, and connect across a peer network to share wins, challenges and solutions. As the Collaborative grows, OWR also plans to draw on members as future trainers statewide.
Noni (Medicinal, Healing, Bittersweet)
In Hawaiian culture, noni is a sacred “canoe plant” and was brought by early Polynesian settlers for itʻs vital medicinal, spiritual and practical uses. Noni is often called the “queen” of canoe crops because it was the only plant specifically brought for medicinal purposes. Ancient Hawaiians used every part of the plant in remedies, dyes for kapa and as a famine food. Because it can thrive where little else grows, it is a cultural symbol of strength and resilience for the Hawaiian people.