Bridget Gavaghan
Bridget Gavaghan is the Director of the Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative (the Collaborative) at the Health & Medicine Policy Research Group. The Collaborative is a cross-sector movement to prevent trauma and promote thriving across the lifespan while placing childhood adversity at the forefront of the equity agenda in Illinois. Prior to joining Health & Medicine, Bridget led a national initiative to build stronger support for human services through evidence-based communications strategies. Previously, Bridget was director of Prevent Child Abuse America’s public policy program and a member of the public policy team at United Way of America. Bridget graduated from the College of William and Mary, where she studied history and classical singing. Bridget lives in Chicago with her husband and two cats. She still enjoys singing and always tries to make time for runs on the lakeshore path, annual hiking trips to national parks, and long walk-and-talks with her friends.
