Elevating Youth Voice: Talking to Adolescents and Young Adults about ACEs
About
In this webinar, part of the Implementation with Intention series, ACEs Aware youth and young adult patient advisors will share their recommendations for how health care teams can discuss Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress with young patients. Participants will also hear a clinician's perspective on approaches to addressing ACEs and toxic stress among adolescent patients.
Learning Objectives
- Describe clinical approaches to address ACEs and toxic stress among adolescent patients
- Discuss key themes about ACEs and toxic stress that young people want health care teams to know
- Describe preferred practices identified by youth for clinical ACE screening and response implementation
Professional Credit
- This activity provides the following types of credit: AMA, ANCC, ASWB, ABIM-MOC, ABP-MOC, AAPA, APA.
- 1.0 credits are available.
- Activity document
Featuring
Dr. Anda Kuo is a UCSF Professor of Pediatrics who practices at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She is the Department Director of Health Equity and Community Engagement and Co-Director of the UCSF Center for Child and Community Health. Dr. Kuo is a Senior Advisor for the UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN) where she is focused on the establishment of partner and patient councils. Previously, she was the co-director of the California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC). She is the founding director of the UCSF Pediatric Leaders Advancing Health Equity program and held the Academy of Medical Educator’s Endowed Chair in Pediatric Education from 2013 to 2023.
Leena Singh, DrPH, MPH is a public health leader with expertise in program design and strategy, clinical technical assistance, research, evaluation, and training in the areas of adolescent sexual health and childhood adversity. She currently is a Lead Coach and Adviser for the Training & Implementation Department at UCAAN. Dr. Singh was previously a Coach & Consultant for the California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC), a statewide learning collaborative led by the UCSF Center to Advance Trauma-Informed Healthcare and the Center for Care Innovations. She received her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Columbia University and holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Jada Imani Carter is a patient advisor with ACEs Aware, dedicated to advancing trauma-informed care and community healing. With a background in youth development, advocacy, and cultural organizing, she works to address the impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through education, storytelling, and grassroots engagement. Jada integrates lived experience with evidence-based practices to foster resilience, promote health equity, and support community-driven solutions for healing and well-being.
Julio Sagastume graduated from UCLA in 2021 with a degree in labor studies and completed a post-baccalaureate program in immunology at Stanford University in 2024. A diagnosis of a rare autoimmune disease sparked his interest in working with the ACEs Aware Initiative and the Live Beyond campaign, where he has shared his story and journey toward recovery in hopes of helping others. Julio enjoys community research and community organizing, particularly within the context of social justice work. His personal hobbies include soccer, hiking, reading, and trying new coffees.
Setareh Harsamizadeh Tehrani (she/her/hers) is a Program Coordinator at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Center for Child and Community Health, working on projects related to the UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN). Prior to UCAAN, Setareh served as an ACEs Aware Young Adult Patient Advisor. She also serves as a Family Partnership Team Member in the Building Capacity for Trauma-informed Pediatric Care Project at the American Academy of Pediatrics. Additionally, Setareh is a youth advisor for allcove at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine. Setareh immigrated to the U.S. when she was 15 years old and has been a youth mental health advocate since 2018. She graduated summa cum laude from Santa Clara University with a bachelor of science in public health as a first-generation college student.