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Mind, Body and Soul

The theme for the 2024 NOW Festival was ‘Overcoming Adverse Experiences (ACEs)’

ACEs are stressful or traumatic experiences that can greatly impact children and young people throughout their lives.

The college was represented at this wonderful event this week by a fantastic talented group of young people from our community.

What was covered at the 2024 Festival?

Children and young people engaged in creative discussion around ACEs through their chosen creative means.

Each piece had a key mental health and resilience message underpinned by the resilience framework.

The piece featured a series of clear and realistic messages for change aimed at different levels of society, i.e. communities, schools, government etc.

Each piece explored several themes associated with ACEs.

Each piece demonstrated the potential for positive childhood experiences to buffer the impact of ACEs.