Free Education Day on Trauma-Informed Parenting

Par­ents and care­givers are invit­ed to attend a free com­mu­ni­ty edu­ca­tion event focused on Trau­ma-Informed Par­ent­ing and Iden­ti­fy­ing ACEs (Adverse Child­hood Expe­ri­ences) on Sat­ur­day, March 7, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG), 1025 Maine Street, 1^st Floor.

Host­ed by QMG, this event is designed to help fam­i­lies bet­ter under­stand how trau­ma impacts chil­dren and pro­vide prac­ti­cal tools to build resilience at home.

The ses­sion will be facil­i­tat­ed by Kath­leen Nel­son, MSEd, LCPC, Behav­ioral Health Ther­a­pist at QMG, who will guide par­tic­i­pants through rec­og­niz­ing trau­ma, under­stand­ing ACEs, and dis­cov­er­ing strate­gies to sup­port children’s emo­tion­al well-being.

Maris­sa Rad­cliffe, Com­mu­ni­ty Health Work­er at QMG, who orga­nized the event, shared, ​“Trau­ma can shape how chil­dren think, feel, and respond to the world around them. By learn­ing what ACEs are and how they affect devel­op­ment, par­ents and care­givers can bet­ter sup­port their chil­dren and strength­en fam­i­ly relationships.”

The event will include edu­ca­tion, hands-on activ­i­ties, and oppor­tu­ni­ties for con­nec­tion. Atten­dees will leave with prac­ti­cal tools they can use right away to fos­ter emo­tion­al well-being and resilience in their families.

This is a free event, but seat­ing is lim­it­ed. Com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers are encour­aged to reg­is­ter in advance by call­ing 217−222−6550, ext. 3697.

For more infor­ma­tion about behav­ioral health ser­vices at Quin­cy Med­ical Group, vis­it www​.quin​cymed​group​.com.