ACEs & Racial Trauma: A Conversation on Healing and Equity
📅 Date: November 18, 2025
🕒 Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST
📍 Location: Virtual Event
The NAACP Alaska, Oregon, Washington State-Area Conference and the Therapy Fund Foundation invite you to a powerful and necessary conversation on healing and equity. Join us for a free virtual event where we will explore the critical intersection of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and racial trauma.
This timely discussion will feature national leader on ACEs, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, alongside our own NAACP AOWSAC Health Chair, Ashley McGirt-Adair, MSW, LICSW. They will share invaluable insights on how toxic stress and systemic inequities impact the long-term health of Black and historically excluded communities. Understanding this intersection is essential to our mission of advancing justice, promoting health equity, and fostering collective healing.
Secure Your Spot
This virtual event is free to attend, but registration is required. Reserve your spot today to be part of this crucial dialogue.
Workshop Objectives
This conversation is designed to provide attendees with knowledge and tools to create meaningful change. Key objectives include:
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- Understand ACEs and their lifelong impact.
- Explore how racial trauma compounds ACEs.
- Gain equity-centered tools for leaders, educators, and clinicians.
- Build dialogue and solutions for healing and systemic change.
Meet Our Esteemed Speakers
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is a pioneering pediatrician, author, and a national leader on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Her work has been instrumental in highlighting the connection between childhood trauma, toxic stress, and long-term health outcomes.
Ashley McGirt-Adair, MSW, LICSW, is a respected therapist, author of “The Cost of Healing in Silence,” CEO of the Therapy Fund Foundation, and serves as the NAACP AOWSAC Health Chair. She is a dedicated advocate for culturally responsive mental healthcare and racial equity.
To learn more about Dr. Burke Harris’s groundbreaking work, we encourage you to watch her powerful TED Talk.