Darlene Kordich Hall, RN, PhD. is a researcher, clinician and educator focusing on children and families at risk. For more than 30 years she has developed and evaluated early intervention programs. Darlene is currently the Coordinator and a Co-Principal Investigator for Reaching IN…Reaching OUT, an evidence-based resiliency promotion program for young children. She was a member of the provincial evaluation team for Ontario’s Healthy Babies – Healthy Children program and was director of the Parenting Program, a community mental health program for children at risk and their caregivers. She is published in the areas of child abuse, trauma and resilience and is a recognized trainer in these areas.