Fire & Rescue Service receives ACEs training

Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service (GRFS) have been taking Action on ACEs since the beginning of our campaign in 2018. SkillZONE Manager Donna Potts, regularly attends our events and was one of the first to get involved in supporting our work, by delivering...

My Story – Kim

“I know there are many people that are homeless for many reasons but I don’t think that I am the only one who went off the rails as they had a traumatised start” Kim Horton is a reporter here in Gloucestershire and has been a great supporter of Action on...

My Story – Elliott’s daily life as an addict

Hello, my name is Elliott, I am a recovering alcohol and cocaine addict. I began life as any normal teenager and experimented with substances (mind altering chemicals/drugs) and found they took me away from my problems. I naturally started to use them more and went...

Home-Start Gloucestershire

The expansion of Home-Start support across Gloucestershire will make a difference to families living in very rural communities in the Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Stroud and North Cotswolds. As well as supporting work in inner city wards, where there is...

My ACEs journey by Chief Inspector Tim Wood

This blog first appeared on the Royal Society for Public Health website and was written by Timothy Wood, Chief Inspector for Gloucestershire Constabulary. It reflects on the journey he has taken since his first involvement in the National Consensus Statement working...

Spotlight on health visiting

Throughout this year, we will be shining the spotlight on a service, community, team or individual putting ACEs or trauma informed approaches at the heart of what they do. Our first focus is on Gloucestershire’s Health Visiting Service. Tell us about health...