Guest host Shannon Moody is joined by Dr. Wendy Ellis, the Founding Director of the Center for Community Resilience at George Washington University, researcher and assistant professor, Dr. Courtnee Melton-Fant, as well as Barry Allen of The Gheens Foundation and Hannah Edelen with Bloom Kentucky.

They discuss the latest report from KYA and Bloom Kentucky titled: The Economic Impact of ACEs in Kentucky and implications and opportunities as we look to Kentucky’s 2026 state budget session.

Learn more at bloomky.org.

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