Supporting our brothers and sisters in the Bootheel by creating pathways for healing trauma
Throughout the Bootheel region, Alive & Well Community Consultants lead ongoing Trauma Awareness training, with the goal of educating communities on the impacts of trauma through our new initiative, Breaking Through Trauma in the Bootheel. Alive & Well is dedicated to shifting cultures and systems and helping develop pathways to healing, well-being, and equality.
What is trauma?
Trauma happens when an event produces a lasting, negative emotional response that scars an individual. Experiencing a traumatic event can harm a person's sense of safety, self, and ability to regulate emotions and navigate relationships. Trauma and toxic stress can affect our health and well-being long-term.
The Bootheel communities face many challenges that cause trauma, such as racial inequality, gun violence, poverty, health disparities, and easy access to illegal substances. Our local team understands the importance of working collectively and providing tools that will enable scars to heal.
Take The Next Step
Alive and Well has created pathways of healing that include many classes and seminars! Take the first step to disrupt persistent racial and communal disparities and cycles of trauma. As a community, we can build a common understanding of how trauma affects individuals and we can work together to create an Alive and Well community in the Bootheel.
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Our programs & Events
Trauma-Informed Care Training
We welcome everyone to participate in our Alive & Well seminars in the area. We will be discussing the prevalent impact of trauma on children’s brain development. We will also go into more detail about what Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) are and the long-term effects on emotion and physical health. We will touch on how to move forward with trauma recovery and how we can shift individual and community perspectives on what trauma really is and how to overcome it.
Each of our counties has multiple training dates available. Click within each date to view specific locations for each session.
New Madrid County:
No trainings available at this time.
Mississippi County:
No trainings available at this time.
Pemiscot County:
No trainings available at this time.
Dunklin County:
No trainings available at this time.
Scott County:
No trainings available at this time.
Trauma-Informed Care Training for Providers
This training will have more of a focus on the providers that work directly with clientele that have been significantly impacted by trauma.
No trainings available at this time.
Upcoming Events
The Alive & Well Program offers events for everyone. Check out what we have to offer.
Meet our Program directors
The Alive and Well team is committed to providing solutions for healing all types of trauma, helping you get back to living life to the fullest.
Meet Our Steering Committee
Jane Pfefferkorn
Mission Missouri
Ronnie Sells
Innovative Treatment Solutions
Jessica Mercer
Shining Light Outreach
MacKenzie Sheckles-Metheny
FCC Behavioral Health
Vannessa Frazier
Howardville Community Betterment Committee
Katie Williams
FCC Behavioral Health
Kimberly Capone
Fresh Start Self Improvement Center
Latisha Donaldson
Bread of Life Ministries / Women In Ministry Service
Aaron Bales
Gibson Center for Behavioral Change
Terrico Johnson
MBRC