A behavior is an attempt to meet a need and therefore has value. (Amy Hagan, 2014) The statement above says it best. Ms. Hagan's fantastic presentation began with a short video “clip” to apply to the “Video Client Assessment” exercise. The video was Seabiscuit. In Seabiscuit's “Client” assessment, we identified his characteristics, personality and character traits, prior to his trauma(s). Next, we identified his exposures to trauma, “what happened to Seabiscuit,” and his polyvictimization, complex indirect trauma or continuous and ongoing, over a long period of time relative to a single event. Next, considerable and much-needed time had to be spent “understanding trauma” and the many layers of trauma, the physical and psychological effects on the brain, and subsequent behaviors resulting from trauma. What is trauma, what is a physical or psychological traumatic injury, and types of trauma? acute, chronic and complex with a basic understanding of brain development to show how trauma changes this development. The CDC with Kaiser Permanente conducted one of the largest investigations ever into child abuse and physiology, culminating in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The basic finding of the ACE study is that children exposed to domestic violence, abuse, and other trauma will suffer more illnesses and injuries throughout their lives and have a shorter life expectancy. (ACE study) Recent years have been innovative in making it possible to also observe brain damage caused by psychological and physiological trauma. A marked decrease in IQ and reactions to high to low stress. These significant advances in neuroscience were published in the middle of the paper......and the horrific harm caused by vicarious trauma and the trauma-informed services model is widely adopted and can only be a good thing. Again, as is so clearly identified in Seabiscuit that it's not just a "single" victim/survivor, but in fact an entire community. It's simply humanity. Indifference can no longer apply here, I know, but with trauma-informed services, I believe that, from the inside out, according to so many in the social service field , and especially those taught in victim service courses, that one day we can and will truly begin. and as a community we approach all traumatized children and humans in an entirely different way. That of real healing, that of truly necessary services. I am excited to be part of a strong change in the human world and look forward to the coming years of networking with like-minded people in all areas of trauma informed services..