To mitigate risk and maximize resilience, we must assess policy level interventions that address community-level risk and protective factors. One of our first priorities is to promote expansion of education reform to:

1. Include the development of productive school-community partnerships
2. Increase equitable access to school-based mental health services
3. Provide universal mental health screening
4. Create a nation of mindful educators
5. Develop innovative ways to support the sustainability of these programs

Increasing awareness and understanding of the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on a child’s ability learn is critical to our success. Through the promotion of social emotional learning and character education programs in schools, we can increase resiliency and improve outcomes.