I make music and art, because I want to help people.

MUSIC

Michael Ketterer, Category: Artist, Albums: The Wild Inside, Love/War/Solar System, Singles: 40., Comets, Solar System (Europe Edit), You're Beautiful, Top Tracks: Spirit Lead Me - Live, Rebels, Shout To The Lord / What A Beautiful Name - Live, Without Love, Spirit Lead Me / Spirit Break Out - Live, Biography: Part-time worship leader, part-time pediatric nurse and full-time father, Michael Ketterer is truly emblematic of the heart of the gospel through the message of adoption., Monthly Listeners: 180982, Where People Listen: Dallas, Atlanta, Singapore, Chicago, Houston

PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE, Michael Ketterer & CA Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

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Tour CHOC Children’s Hospital in Orange County

Michael talks with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’ about her initiative to make childhood trauma center stage during her tenure as California’s first-ever surgeon general.

Addressing adverse physical and mental repercussions of childhood trauma has been a lifelong passion of Michael’s, and has fueled his becoming 1) a Pediatric Mental Health Nurse for CHOC Children’s, 2) an adoptive father of 5 boys out of foster care and 3) an ambassador for Jockey Being Family.

Michael and his wife Ivey, use their time, talents and resources to nurture, advance, and protect the health and well-being of children.

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris has established early childhood, health equity and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress as key priorities. Dr. Burke Harris has set a bold goal to reduce ACEs and toxic stress by half in one generation. For more information on the ACEs Aware initiative visit www.ACEsAware.org .

For adoptive parents needing additional support and resources, go to: JOCKEY BEING FAMILY.