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Alex Williamson - 70/30 ambassador and APPG Development Officer

'Whilst I don’t share the vocational background of many of my fellow ambassadors, I was drawn to the 70/30 campaign because, at the root, it’s about social justice.'
Rob Robinson

'I saw an advert back in 2015 asking if I wanted to make a difference – yes I did. It was an advert for the 70/30 campaign.'
Linda Dee

'I am very excited to be part of a new movement challenging the status quo and pushing for change.'
Deborah Davies

'I work in a secondary school with children in care, post order children, those subject to a child protection or child in need plan.'

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What is the TiC project?

WAVE Trust's Trauma-informed Communities (TiC) project will empower communities across the United Kingdom to build communities, strengthen local services and spread awareness about the science of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), resilience and how both affect all of our minds, bodies and life outcomes.
Age 2 to 18 - systems to protect children from severe disadvantage

'Age 2 to 18 - systems to protect children from severe disadvantage' details how a national shift to a user-focused, trauma-informed care system would protect against severe, multiple disadvantage throughout society.
WAVE research

Transformation requires knowledge coupled with practical actions.
How WAVE began

The founding of WAVE Trust
The impact of WAVE's work

Impact of WAVE's work
What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)?

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is the term used to describe traumatic experiences before age 18 that can lead to negative, lifelong emotional and physical outcomes.
Conception to age 2 - the age of opportunity

WAVE Trust report - a Department for Education invited response to Supporting Families in the Foundation Years - March 2013.
How we transform children's futures

Tackling the root causes of childhood adversity to create a better future.
Start a Trauma-informed Community (TiC) project

Would you like to bring all the benefits of a trauma-informed community to your area?
21st Century policing

From the perpetrators and victims they engage with to the stress they experience, police officers encounter trauma on a daily basis.