Institute for Safe Families (ISF) - First year of planning ACE program

ACEsConnection members Dr. Robert Anda, Dr. Joel Fein, and Emily Wilson MPH are on the ACE Task Force.

"For over two decades, ISF has developed, piloted, and disseminated successful programs that address child abuse and family violence. ISF is a leader in the Philadelphia community and across the country in the area of prevention of interpersonal violence and its consequences for children....

ISF has four program areas:

• Pediatric Initiatives
• Training and Consultation with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health
• The Philadelphia Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Project - The ACE Task Force is being co-chaired by Dr. Sandra Bloom, Dr. Joel Fein, and Dr. Lee Pachter and advised by Dr. Robert Anda, Co-Principal Investigator of the ACE Study, and Scattergood Foundation Scholar, Dr. Linda Chamberlain.  Emily Wilson, MPH, a Stoneleigh Foundation Fellow, is investigating the who, what, where, when and how of ACEs across the country and their implications for intervention in pediatric settings.

  The RWJF is providing support for this first year of planning, which includes:

  1. The development of an “Urban ACEs Questionnaire”, the first of its kind, that will redefine and expand the concept of ACEs to an inner city, multicultural context
  2. A population-based phone survey of 2,300 Philadelphia households to determine the number and percentage of ACEs among the population and the relationship between ACE scores and health outcomes
  3. Two qualitative studies regarding low-income urban youth and Latino families to identify and characterize the range of ACEs experienced and to describe the significance of ACEs on health status
  4. A National ACE Summit in Philadelphia on May 14, 2013, hosted by ISF, to present the survey findings and strategize the creation of a paradigm shift within pediatric health and mental health care, followed by a reception and forum presentation by national leaders in the field on “Childhood Lost: Finding Our Way Through Adversity and Toxic Stress.”
• Promoting Education and Public Awareness"

http://www.instituteforsafefamilies.org/programs