ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences Youth Mental Health (Adverse Upbringings)

$67

Event Details

December 19, 2025

8:00am - 11:15am US Pacific Time

(11:00am - 2:15pm US Eastern Time)

3 CE Credits

Live Event

About the Event

This workshop will provide participants with a learning opportunity on how to sustain themselves, given our new agile society. Unfortunately, we are regularly exposed to circumstances that impact our community, affecting our ability to continue on their road to success in working with young people. Due to the demands and difficulties we are currently facing, it is not uncommon to question our abilities to help ourselves and other community members move forward. We will explore the link between adjusting to COVID-19, racial injustice, youth development, and mental wellness challenges in our schools, homes, workplace, and communities.

This is a live online event. It will be conducted via Zoom Webinar.

Live Event Instructor

Brandon Jones

Brandon is the Executive Director of Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health. He specializations in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Historical and Intergenerational trauma, Social/Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Leadership, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Brandon holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Minnesota, a Masters in Community Psychology from Metropolitan State University, and a Masters in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy (MFT) from Adler Graduate School. Brandon is Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Qualified Administrator. Brandon is Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow (2013) and Professor graduate and undergraduate studies. He lives by the motto of “Live life with Purpose on Purpose.”

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

1 Analyze the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on youth mental health, including how COVID-19 and racial injustice exacerbate stress and trauma in schools, homes, workplaces, and communities.
2 Identify culturally responsive and trauma-informed strategies that promote youth development and mental wellness while supporting professional resilience.
3 Apply evidence-based approaches to mitigate the effects of ACEs by fostering supportive relationships, strengthening protective factors, and promoting community healing.

Disclosure to Learners

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Brandon Jones, MA – He receives recording royalties for this presentation.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 8:00 am US Pacific Time.

0:00 – 0:15 (15 min) | Welcome & Introductions • Facilitator welcome, overview of goals & objectives • Participant introductions (name, role, one word that comes to mind when they hear “youth mental health”) • Establish community agreements (confidentiality, respect, engagement) 0:15 – 0:45 (30 min) | Understanding ACEs & Their Impact • Brief history of ACEs research (CDC-Kaiser study) • Expanded definition of adversity (including racial injustice, COVID-19, and community-level stressors) • Group activity: Small-group or partner discussion – “How do ACEs show up in the youth and communities you work with?” 0:45 – 1:15 (30 min) | ACEs, COVID-19 & Racial Injustice • Explore intersections of pandemic-related stress, systemic racism, and inequities in education/mental health • Case example: Comparing pre- vs. post-COVID youth behavioral health data • Reflection: How have these overlapping stressors impacted your ability to sustain yourself in your work? 1:15 – 1:25 (10 min) | Break 1:25 – 2:00 (35 min) | Trauma-Informed & Culturally Responsive Approaches • Review evidence-based trauma-informed strategies (safety, trust, empowerment) • Emphasize culturally intelligent practices in youth development and mental wellness • Interactive practice: Role-play scenarios (e.g., responding to a student with multiple ACEs) 2:00 – 2:35 (35 min) | Building Protective Factors & Resilience • Highlight protective factors: supportive relationships, community engagement, identity affirmation • Explore models of resilience and post-traumatic growth in youth • Activity: Participants map out “Protective Factors Action Plan” for their own setting 2:35 – 3:00 (25 min) | Sustaining Ourselves as Practitioners • Discussion of secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout • Practical tools for self-care, boundary setting, and sustaining in an “agile society” • Group share: “One thing I will commit to doing for myself after today”

3:00 – 3:15 (15 min) | Closing & Next Steps • Review learning objectives and key takeaways • Provide handouts/resources (ACEs toolkit, resilience frameworks, referral supports) • Evaluation & feedback form • Closing reflection: “One hope you carry for the youth you support”

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ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences Youth Mental Health (Adverse Upbringings)

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About the Event

Live Event Instructor

Brandon Jones

Target Audience

Learning Objectives

Disclosure to Learners

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Faculty

Course Creator

Commercial support

Event Agenda

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ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences Youth Mental Health (Adverse Upbringings)

Event Details

Related Topics

About the Event

Live Event Instructor

Brandon Jones

Target Audience

Learning Objectives

Disclosure to Learners

Planners and Reviewers

Faculty

Course Creator

Commercial support

Event Agenda

Policies

Frequently Asked Questions

Start your CE Journey now - complete your first course today, on us.

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