• Parenting Education Empathy Rapport and Support (PEERS) 

• Turning Adversity into Success for Children in Onslow (TASCO)

• Onslow County Health Department (OCHD) 

• Onslow Memorial Hospital (OMH) 

• Community Partners

What We Do

OCHD provides the ACEs Resiliency Screening class to educate the community on the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and their connection to long-term health outcomes. This program equips participants with strategies to build resilience, strengthen coping skills, and support healthier responses to stress. Participants can voluntarily determine their own ACEs score through a test provided during the program. By fostering greater awareness and understanding, the class encourages the development of stronger family and community support systems. These efforts contribute to breaking cycles of trauma and promoting improved health and well-being across the population. 

Who We Serve

Onslow County Schools

Organizations Working With Families

Families and Children

How We Impact

ACEs training helps participants recognize children in need, understand the impact of adverse childhood experiences, identify risk and protective factors, and connect those affected to supportive resources. Among our partner organizations, the average ACEs score is approximately 3. Greater awareness of ACEs and protective factors strengthens participants’ ability to serve their communities and identify opportunities to improve outcomes for children in Onslow County.

OCHD has focused on increasing awareness of ACEs by providing training to both staff internally and partners throughout the community. We are looking to strengthen community relationships and continuing to provide this training.