Building Resilience in the Face of Community Trauma

Posted by CityLights Network on June 1, 2015

Building Resilience in the Face of Community Trauma: A Forum for Leaders in Distressed Neighborhoods
Saturday, June 13
8:30 am – 12 noon, continental breakfast provided
The Common Place, 58th and Chester, Philadelphia 19143

About This Event

The Trauma Forum seeks to shed light on the impacts of trauma while offering helpful and hopeful resilience-building resources. Speakers will offer a basic understanding of trauma on individuals and the community, and panelists will offer tools to assist leaders in building their own resilience and that of those they serve. Resource groups from the Philadelphia area will be present with information and to answer questions.

Speakers include: Leslie Lieberman, MSW Health Federation of Philadelphia; Rebecca Bryant, MSN, APN, NPC Urban Promise Wellness Center; Michael O’Bryan, BMusic Dept of Justice/Village of Arts & Humanities

The event is open to the public and sponsored by CityLights Network and Educators4Education.

To RSVP call 267-705-6576 or email: [email protected]


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