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2026 MIACE Conference: Context & Connection: Reframing Childhood Advdersity

Meeting Dates
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Meeting Time and Location

9:00am- 3:30pm

The Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Rapids, MI

Note

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) help explain how early stress and adversity may affect health, learning, behavior and opportunity across the lifespan and why prevention and connection across systems is vital.

This conference is for anyone whose work touches children, families or communities - including early childhood and education professionals; health care and public health; mental health and substance use providers; child welfare and juvenile justice; community-based organizations' and policy and systems leaders.