Atwater resident and executive director of ACE Overcomers Dave Lockridge, 61, speaks to teachers at the Merced Union High School District offices on Tuesday. A former pastor, Lockridge and ACE Overcom...

[This week we have “Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences” (ACEs), a guest blog by Pastor Dave Lockridge of northern California (left). What a story, and what a persistent heart! – Kathy]

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Connecting with professionals between sessions who are familiar with the effects of domestic violence.

Last week, I did a presentation about ACEs science and trauma for 150 people who attended Stanis...

Starting out as a small non-profit in Merced County, ACE Overcomers has grown and developed into a world-wide outreach.  With thousands of lives being being transformed and changed everyday, we are pl...

Excerpts from the University of California Merced Study

The ACE Overcomers Program offers considerable promise to address the gap in intervention programs for reducing the detrimental psychological, ...

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The “ACE Overcomers Radio Program” hosted by Dave Lockridge, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Building Healthy Life...

There I was standing at the front of a class filled with trouble makers. The principal asked me to teach the “worst of the worst” students. He asked me to help the students overcome disruptive behavio...

ACE Overcomers: The Center for Resiliency and Trauma-Informed Training

The Valley Dream Center of Fresno, California hosted a 2-day training, conducted by ACE Overcomers.  40 individuals gathered for...

It wasn’t your everyday experience, hearing Bible verses mixed with particulars from epidemiology and neurobiology in the same breath. But that’s what Dave Lockridge was doing as the 20 people in his ...

Since 2010, ACE Overcomers has helped prevent child abuse by educating parents and professionals about  Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) such as abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. These le...

Do you want more fun and less stress with your kids? Parenting is a lot easier when you know how to calmly handle the daily challenges.

You can pave a path to more joy in your family!

You’re worth i...

From an article published on parents in poverty by KQED News, Merced, CA. 

“Parents do need a break, Stress builds up and even a baby will absorb it”, said David Lockridge, an expert in childhood tra...