This free community event is sponsored by The Drew Lewis Foundation.
You’re invited to a special screening of Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope hosted by the Drew Lewis Foundation. This powerful documentary explores the science of how stress impacts the body, and how hope, connection, and community can heal.
Each evening will feature:
Light appetizers & networking (5:30–6:00 PM)
Welcome from Founder & CEO Amy Blansit
Dear Drew: The story of the Drew Lewis Foundation and the movement it has become (6:00 PM)
Screening of Resilience (6:20–7:20 PM)
Closing remarks from Director of Development Tonya Raines
RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope (2016)
Synopsis: The original research was controversial, but the findings revealed the most important public health findings of a generation. RESILIENCE is a one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress. Now understood to be one of the leading causes of every- thing from heart disease and cancer to substance abuse and depression, extremely stressful experiences in childhood can alter brain development and have lifelong effects on health and behavior.
However, as experts and practitioners profiled in RESILIENCE are proving, what’s predictable is preventable. These physicians, educators, social workers and communities are daring to talk about the effects of divorce, abuse and neglect. And they’re using cutting edge science to help the next generation break the cycles of adversity and disease. [https://rocofilms.com/]