The Negro Southern League Museum to Host Community Mental Health Event on Adverse Childhood Experiences
September 12, 2026
Negro Southern League Museum to Host Community Mental Health Program on Adverse Childhood Experiences
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Negro Southern League Museum will host the next installment of Nurture of Alabama's Community Mental Health Awareness Initiative on Saturday, September 19, from 11:00 a.m. to noon.
The program will feature Danna Perdue-Melton, M.Ed., for a community discussion focused on Adverse Childhood Experiences, commonly known as ACEs.
The session will introduce participants to the concept of ACEs and explore how adversity experienced during childhood can influence brain development, behavior, physical and mental health, relationships, and other outcomes throughout a person's life.
Participants will learn about common types of adverse childhood experiences, including abuse, neglect, and household challenges; examine the relationship between ACEs and stress and coping responses; and learn to recognize potential signs of trauma in children and adults.
The program is part of an ongoing effort by Nurture of Alabama and the Negro Southern League Museum to create space for conversations addressing mental health, family, healing, and community well-being.
EVENT DETAILS
Community Mental Health Awareness Initiative: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Saturday, September 19, 2026
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Negro Southern League Museum
120 16th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Presenter: Danna Perdue-Melton, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT, IMH-E
Presented by: Nurture of Alabama
The Negro Southern League Museum preserves and interprets the history of African American baseball and its profound relationship to Birmingham, the South, and the broader American experience. Through community partnerships and public programming, the museum also serves as a gathering place for education, dialogue, and engagement on issues affecting the community today.
