Thread by @suzannezeedyk

#BBCPanorama I’m here! Where else would I be??? Well done @katesilverton & @truevisiontv for bringing this together.

“There was not a police officer I knew who thought we could fix this.” says @karynmccluskey , co-founder of @vruscotland . Is that the problem? We tell ourselves we can’t fix big problems like violence, poverty, inequality? #BBCPanorama @katesilverton

“I’ve seen my mum once since I came in here, and that was on a inter-prison visit. My mum has been in prison most of my life.” THIS is why I work to have others understand ACES. #BBCPanorama @katesilverton

“What can I do to help you?”

“It’s 9.45am and the kids are just arriving and you aren’t reprimanding them for being late.” Nope! They aren’t. This is a trauma-informed approach! You know all about this at @clydebankhigh , right @gerrydiamond71 ? And you too @ruthsmckay at @PortobelloHigh . #BBCPanorama

“The people in Scotland I have spoken to believe passionately that a public health approach is making a difference.” says @katesilverton . Yes, we do. And public understanding of #ACES & @DocResilience has been a key element of that journey. @paulinescott222 #BBCPanorama

As part of this thread I am creating, here are more insights on what Scotland has done to create this public shift in understanding stress & trauma. TONS of people have been involved. Here is the @ACEAwareNation conference in 2018. 2500 people attended. Grass roots initiative.

Here's 2019. Another @ACEAwareNation Conf. Another 2000 people attended, from across the UK. This wasn't govt-led. It is an event organised by 2 small independent orgs: @TIGERS_UK & @connectedbaby - determined that a public conversation about relationships would happen.

T film @DocResilience has been crucial to public understandng of trauma in Scotland. 2500 people saw it summer 2017. It had a massive impact on thinkng. @DartmouthFilms brought it to national TV on @TogetherukTV in June 2020 as a follow up. @katesilverton vimeo.com/137282528

Here's Portobello Learning Festival @LfPorty held at @PortobelloHigh. 350+ school staff now turn up every year to talk about t power of relationships. Nobody required ths to happen. It grew out of public interst, led esp by @realdcameron & @ruthsmckay .

These are only a few examples of t many many events that hv sprung up across Scotlnd in t last few years that hv created a shift in public understandng of trauma, attachmnt, ACES & relatnships. We aren't leaving violence to police. This is up to all of us to sort. @katesilverton