New Jersey is hard at work addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and creating a trauma-informed, healing-centered state. Currently, New Jersey ranks third among states for the highest percentage of children ages 0-17 who have experienced two or more ACEs. ACEs can negatively impact a child’s development and are linked to poor long-term health and social outcomes. Stakeholders throughout the state — including communities, health care organizations, schools, state agencies, philanthropies, and others — are working together to prevent ACEs.
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is working with New Jersey communities, including community-based organizations, parents, and other leaders, to inform a public education campaign on parenting and ACEs prevention. CHCS recently spoke with two community partners involved in the project — Jillian Faulks, director, Essex Parenting and Pregnancy Connection, and trainer, Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey, and Melissa Flynn, Community Action Board Manager, Health Coalition of Passaic County — to learn about their approaches for addressing ACEs and glean insights on successfully doing this work in across the state.
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Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Community Conversations in New Jersey - CHCS Blog
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