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HOPE, Engagement, and COVID19
As children grow and develop, engaging with the larger community around them provides a sense of “mattering” — a sense that their participation in the community really does matter. The emergency conditions now in effect provide numerous opportunities to children and teens to pitch in. Here are a few ideas . . .
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Love in the time of Coronavirus: HOPE-informed thoughts for parents
This has been quite a week, and we are now facing major disruptions in our own family lives. There is no doubt that the events of this winter and spring will be memorable for children. In that spirit, here are a few ideas to help make those memories (at least somewhat) happy.
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Love in the TIme of Coronavirus: Inequities and Supporting Children
This blog is re-posted from positiveexperience.org/blog/ Link there for associated resources, and for the other blogs in the series. Having safe, stable, and equitable environments to live, learn and play forms the second of the 4 Building Blocks of HOPE. Children need homes where they feel safe and secure and have their basic needs met. Children thrive in an environment that encourages curiosity and provides opportunities for learning to play and interact with other children. Today’s blog...
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Parents have a right to be stressed. But don't take it out on your kids
Melissa Merrick PhD and Robert Sege MD, PhD wrote this timely and interesting article for CNN online. We encourage you to check it out! Also, please visit and join our Balancing ACES with HOPE community . Just as prior generations were deeply affected by the Great Depression, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and the Kennedys and the horrors of 9/11, the COVID -19 pandemic may well be the defining moment in the lives of today's children. That's why we owe it to our children to focus...
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Positive Childhood Experiences offset ACEs: Q & A with Dr. Robert Sege about HOPE
Tufts University medical professor Dr. Robert Sege directs the Center for Community-Engaged Medicine and is nationally known for his research on effective health systems approaches that address social determinants of health. He is also the principal investigator for the HOPE framework (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences).The HOPE framework is based on research that shows how positive childhood experiences can mitigate the effects of adverse childhood experiences. Sege and colleagues...
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Ten ways to prevent ACES (during COVID19)
How can we reduce ACEs and toxic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic? Many of us are concerned that increased stress might increase the risk for ACEs. For example, most child abuse happens when adults reach their breaking point. However, we are not powerless in the face of these challenges. Using HOPE ( Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences ) as a guide, here are 10 suggestions to reduce ACEs now: Think about social connection and physical distance , not social distance. Continuing to...
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The Building Blocks of HOPE – Block #1: Relationships
HOPE is a natural fit for ACES Connection. To further embrace the members of ACES Connection we have created a Balancing ACES with HOPE community and encourage all to visit and join. Please read our blogs and post your comments. Let us know how you think HOPE could impact your work and personal life. Being in nurturing, supportive relationships are critical for children to develop into healthy, resilient adults. This concept forms the first of the 4 Building Blocks of HOPE . What types of...
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The Building Blocks of HOPE – Block #2: Environment
We have been so encouraged to hear how HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) is a natural fit for ACES Connection. Children who grow up in safe, stable and equitable environments are less likely to experience poor mental and physical health as adults. It is crucial to ask caregivers about the types of environments their children are experiencing. Celebrate the positive and work with families to help ensure their child has the opportunity to live, learn and play in safe and...
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The Building Blocks of HOPE – Block #3: Engagement
We have been so encouraged to hear how HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) is resonating with the ACES Connection community. Here we present the third mini-blog in our series on the Building Blocks of HOPE. Children need ample opportunities for productive social engagement. Developing a connection to and sense of belonging in a community, as well as a sense that you matter to your community, describes the essence of the third of the 4 Building Blocks of HOPE . What are some...
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The Building Blocks of HOPE – Block #4: Social-Emotional Development
We have been so encouraged to hear how HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) is resonating with the ACES Connection community and are thrilled to see our community continue to grow. Here we present the fourth mini-blog in our series on the Building Blocks of HOPE. Children need ample opportunities for productive social and emotional development. Developing social and emotional competencies describes the fourth of the 4 Building Blocks of HOPE . What do we mean by social and...
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We Want YOU to be Part of The League of Extraordinary People
You are extraordinary. Writing this post feels like I have come full circle. In April of 2019, Alfred White reached out to me on ACEs Connection. Shortly after, we spoke at length about the plans he had to create a place of healing and hope in Federal Way and King County, Washington, specifically for individuals with a history of trauma and who were now impacted with symptoms such as addiction and homelessness. I recall sharing with Alfred that there was such a need for this in that...
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Re: The Building Blocks of HOPE – Block #1: Relationships
Working with families of preschool children, it has been especially difficult to connect with them via electronic means; many are also busy with older siblings' school assignments. I am encouraging families when I reach out to them that "academics" do not need to be their priority unless they choose it - I let them know if all they are doing is talking, playing, singing, reading, and loving their children, that it is more important they foster that sense of safety and connection with their ...
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Re: The Building Blocks of HOPE – Block #1: Relationships
Thank you so much for your comment Melissa. That is great advice. By doing those things they are helping to create positive experiences for their children, which is more important than ever right now.
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Re: Positive Childhood Experiences offset ACEs: Q & A with Dr. Robert Sege about HOPE
Very interested in this. Do you think it's possible to engage kids and families in post traumatic growth without addressing or bypassing discussion or even mention of past trauma? The emphasis must necessarily be on healthy outcomes from positive experiences -- always must lead with strengths -- but interested in the stage where you work with people to acknowledge their past and what happened to them and also to help them understand that history is not destiny, and to engage/motivate them,...
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HOPE Webinar Summary: Frontline Stories of Inspiration, Concern, and Self-Care [positiveexperience.org]
By Chloe Yang, 5/26/20, positiveexperience.org Last Monday, Dr. Robert Sege was invited by the Maine Resilience Building Network (MRBN) to speak about HOPE and Positive Childhood Experiences during an interactive webinar. Usually an in-person meeting, the gathering attracted nearly 300 virtual participants. Our Zoom screens were tiled with pages and pages of faces, front-line workers across Maine who continue to serve families during this time. Among the audience were teachers, social...
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Addendum to HOPE Stands with Black Lives Matter [positiveexperience.org]
Dr. Robert Sege, 6/4/20, positiveexperience.org Today’s blog is a brief addendum to our blog from Tuesday, June 2, “HOPE Stands with Black Lives Matter.” First of all, thank you very much for the kind words and comments we received by email and phone since the blog was posted. For your interest: this blog has been co-posted at both ACEs connection and the Center for Study of Social Policy websites. HOPE is not alone. We want to draw attention to related activities of our national...
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HOPE: Filling in the science behind protective factors [positiveexperience.org]
By Cailin O'Connor, 6/10/20, positiveexperience.org/blog ...The Strengthening Families framework identifies five protective factors, but of course there are far more than five possible strengths in people’s lived experiences. These strengths, and the positive experiences they facilitate, profoundly influence a child’s experience of adversity – including by making those adverse experiences less likely, by buffering a child from the negative effects of adversity, by restoring a sense of safety...
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HOPE: Filling in the science behind protective factors [positiveexperience.org]
By Cailin O'Connor, 6/10/20, positiveexperience.org/blog ...The Strengthening Families framework identifies five protective factors, but of course there are far more than five possible strengths in people’s lived experiences. These strengths, and the positive experiences they facilitate, profoundly influence a child’s experience of adversity – including by making those adverse experiences less likely, by buffering a child from the negative effects of adversity, by restoring a sense of safety...
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Black History Month and HOPE as an Anti-Racist Framework [positiveexperience.org/blog]
Amanda Winn, MSW, 2/4/21, positiveexperience.org/blog Throughout Black History Month (which, as Angela Davis reminds us, should be every month, since Black history IS American history), the team at HOPE will be lifting up the achievements of Black people in the fields of public health, education, and child welfare. We’ll be looking at HOPE’s origins and reflecting on the important groundwork that was laid by Black scientists, doctors, social workers, and activists. As a team, though, we felt...
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Spreading HOPE – the First Annual HOPE Summit [positiveexperience.org/blog]
2/18/21, positiveexperience.org/blog We are thrilled to invite you to the Spreading HOPE – First Annual HOPE Summit on April 9! Our virtual summit seeks to inspire a group of leaders who will, together, champion a HOPE-informed movement. We have the opportunity to shift how we support children and families and create a system of care based on understanding, equity, and trust. The morning sessions, open to all, will provide a background of the HOPE framework and an inspirational keynote...
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Newly Launched: “HOPE as an Anti-Racist Framework in Action” [positiveexperience.org/blog]
Amanda Winn, 3/8/21, positiveexperience.org/blog The team at HOPE National Resource Center is excited to release our “HOPE as an Anti-Racist Framework in Action” fact sheet (which can be found on our Resources and Handouts & Worksheets pages). We know that Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) from the 4 Building Blocks of HOPE (relationships, environments, social and civic engagement, and social and emotional growth) support child development and buffer against the long-term health...
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Mississippi judiciary trains on the power of hope, inspiring Youth Courts judges and staff
Dr. Chan Hellman, leading researcher in the power of hope to improve lives of impoverished children and families who have experienced abuse and neglect, Justice Dawn Beam, and Christopher Freeze, co-chair of Mississippi ACEs Connection , on day three of presentations by Hellman to judges and staff members of Mississippi's Youth Courts. “Hope is a better predictor of college success than the ACT or the SAT score” was one of the startling comments made by Chan Hellman, Ph.D., in the first of...
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Webinar Recap: Family Experiences During COVID-19 Pandemic Data Webinar with Drs. Robert Sege and Lori Turk-Bicakci
On April 29, 2021, the California Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative held a webinar entitled, “Family Experiences During COVID-19 Pandemic Data.” The purpose of this webinar was to share findings from wave 1 of the Family Experiences During COVID-19 Pandemic Questionnaire that was administered in November 2020. Drs. Robert Sege from the HOPE Project at Tufts Medical Center and Lori Turk-Bicakci from the KidsData program at PRB provided an overview of the questionnaire, summarized...
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Offering HOPE to Combat ACEs and Early Trauma [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By The HOPE National Resource Center, 6/3/21, positiveexperience.org/blog A new framework developed by a network of leaders at the Center for Community-Engaged Medicine at Tufts Medical Center is showing how the effects of ACEs can be mitigated and even healed through positive experiences. Titled Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences , or HOPE, the framework seeks to broaden our focus beyond ACEs and create a new paradigm that highlights the positive experiences that support children’s...
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Farewell to Chloe Yang: Off to UNC [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Chloe Yang, 6/17/21, positiveexperience.org/blog Chloe Yang, the HOPE team’s much-loved Senior Research Assistant, has moved on from the team to pursue a Master’s in Public Health degree at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill! From managing the website and blog posts, to assisting with data analysis and report writing, Chloe was the backbone of the HOPE team from her start with us in November of 2019. In her farewell interview, the HOPE team asked her about her most treasured...
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HOPE in Practice: Lake of the Woods, MN [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Amanda Winn, 8/19/21, positiveexperience.org/blog Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing examples of how different organizations from our HOPE Innovation Network (HIN) have added elements of the HOPE framework into their day-to-day practice. This HOPE in Practice blog series hopes to shine a light on what HOPE looks like in different settings, from pediatric clinics to substance use treatment and the local YMCA. We are starting the series in Lake of the Woods, Minnesota. When an...
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HOPE at the 2021 PCAA National Conference [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By The HOPE Team, 8/25/21, positiveexperience.org/blog On the week of August 9th, the HOPE team was honored to be a part of the Transforming Our Tomorrow: 2021 Prevent Child Abuse America Virtual Conference (PCAA). This conference focused on the need for ongoing growth in ourselves, organizations and communities, and explored what we can do now to impact our future growth. The HOPE team presented the HOPE framework to 140 direct service providers, managers and policymakers. Project Director,...
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HOPE in Practice: Resilience University in Lewiston, ME [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Amanda Winn, 9/01/21, positiveexperience.org/blog Pediatrician, Dr. Gretchen Pianka, had already created Resilience University when she first heard about HOPE. When Dr. Pianka met with Drs. Sege and Burstein, she realized that her vision to help foster family resilience fit perfectly within the HOPE Framework. At that time, her program focused primarily on promoting emotional growth and fostering the parent-child attachment to help build resilience in children. By doing Plan-Do-Study-Act...
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Supporting Mental Well-Being through Child Care Settings - 9/30, 1:30-3:00 ET
A webinar offered by the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) Thursday, September 30, 1:30 - 3:00 pm EDT Register today . Addressing the mental health needs of child care providers and children in care is vital in the face of the pandemic, a population-level traumatic event. CTIPP is offering a "plug and play" framework to ease the process of developing a continuum of training, reflective coaching, and consultation to build the capacity for supporting relational health...
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Fall 2021 Student Interns: Welcome to HOPE! [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Guest Author, 9/30/21, positiveexperience.org/blog Meet our four new talented students who will be joining us this fall! Suki Lee, Tracy Xin Li, Raymond Graham, and Yixin Li will be working with us on several projects, helping us grow our knowledge and expand our practice. Every one of them brings their own perspective and expertise to our team. Our team is excited to work with them and learn from them! Suki and Yixin will be analyzing data gathered from three surveys with 9,000 parent...
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Introducing a New HOPEful Conversations Workshop Series [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Guest Author, 10/14/21, positiveexperience.org/blog The HOPE National Resource Center is excited to kick off a public workshop series of HOPEful Conversations . Join us as we get practical about what HOPE looks like in a variety of different settings from healthcare and early childhood to communities, K-12 education, and social services. We will be opening the series on November 10 from 1-2 p.m. ET . Members of the HOPE team will talk about the basic HOPE framework and some of their...
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HOPE 2020-2021 TIER Report Evaluation [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Laura Gallant, 10/28/21, positiveexperience.org/blog The Tufts Interdisciplinary Evaluation Research (TIER) team evaluated HOPE for the year ending August 31, 2021. We are pleased to share their findings! TIER evaluated the effectiveness of the HOPE trainings and the HOPE Innovation Networks (HIN). HOPE trainings have grown notably over the past year. HOPE reached 18 states including Wyoming, Kansas, Utah, and Georgia, training over 12,000 people. After the training, many participants...
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New HOPE-informed Resources [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Amanda Winn, 11/10/21, positiveexperience.org/blog One of our favorite things to do at the HOPE National Resource Center is to partner with others to create new tools. Over the past few weeks, we have had multiple requests from our HOPE Innovation Network members and West Coast partners for new handouts . We are excited to share these new, hot-off-the-presses resources with you today. HOPE-informed Leadership and Supervision Checklist During a HOPE Train-the-Facilitator session,...
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Applications Open for HOPE Innovation Network [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Guest Author, 11/18/21, positiveexperience.org/blog The HOPE Innovation Network (HIN) is recruiting for the second cohort. Applications are now being accepted until November 29 at midnight. What is HIN: The HOPE Innovation Network (HIN) is a group of child and family-serving organizations in diverse communities that are implementing the HOPE framework through a guided process. HIN participants will be joining the HOPE team in a paradigm shift from deficits-based services to...
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A Day to be HOPE-full [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Guest Author, 11/23/21, positiveexperience.org/blog As Thanksgiving and the indigenous National Day of Mourning approaches, we are reflecting on both our gratitude for all the good that life offers, and also on the deep-seated social inequities that limit access to the building blocks of HOPE . Over the years, we have heard many stories of the gratitude and excitement people feel when they learn about the HOPE framework. These stories give us hope that more service providers will...
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Register for HOPE in Communities [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Guest Author, 11/30/21, positiveexperience.org/blog Join us on December 6 th at 3 p.m. EST / 12 pm PST as we discuss what HOPE looks like in communities! Register for HOPE in Communities , the second session in our HOPEful Conversations Workshop series. This session will be an open discussion about using the HOPE Framework and promoting Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) in community settings. Aimee Zeitz from San Diego’s YMCA and Tammie Doebler from Lake of the Woods Prevention...
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Spreading HOPE Through Our Online Course [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Guest Author, 12/2/21, positiveexperience.org/blog The Spreading HOPE online learning course (HOPE LMS) was released in June of 2020. Since then, over 400 learners have signed up for the course through Tufts iLearn, and more than 120 completed the course. Through five interactive modules, learners gained a crash-course in HOPE, and learned important tools and strategies for incorporating the HOPE Framework into practice. When asked about their learning goals before and after completing...
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Help Us Declare a Week of HOPE [https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/]
By Laura Gallant, 1/13/22, positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ This year we will be hosting a Week of HOPE, this will take place March 7 – 11, 2022. Throughout the week we will highlight all the amazing work of HOPE featuring the many organizations we have worked with and who use HOPE to support children, families, and communities. The HOPE framework offers a new approach that brings identifying, celebrating, and promoting positive experiences to the forefront of care. To declare this an...
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Register Now for the 2022 HOPE Summit [https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/]
By Laura Gallant, 1/19/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ Registration is now open for the 2022 HOPE Summit – Growing HOPE! Join us on March 8th for our one-day Virtual Summit. This is an opportunity to learn about the power of Positive Childhood Experiences, the HOPE Framework and how to incorporate HOPE into your work and organization. The HOPE framework offers a new approach that brings identifying, celebrating, and promoting positive experiences to the forefront of care. [...
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Early Bird Rate for HOPE Summit [positiveexperience.org/category/blog]
By The HOPE Team, 2/8/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ Register for the 2022 HOPE Summit – Growing HOPE before February 11 th for our early bird discount! Growing HOPE is a one-day virtual conference that will be interactive and give you clear ways to add the HOPE Framework into your day to day work and organization. We will be offering a wide variety of workshops during the afternoon, and you can attend three of them. The workshops will cover HOPE in direct services,...
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HOPE Summit Updates - Conference Schedule and Continuing Education Credits Now Available [https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog]
by Laura Gallant, 2/17/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ The HOPE National Resource Center is thrilled to offer continuing education credits for the HOPE Summit – Growing HOPE. Physicians, nurses, social workers and psychologists will be able to get up to 1.5 hours of continuing education credit. Register here to get your continuing education credits at the HOPE Summit! Please note that these credits only apply to Dr. Wendy Ellis’s Keynote, and not the afternoon workshops. We...
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Week of HOPE: Day Two - HOPE in Practice [positiveexperience.org/category/blog/]
By Laura Gallant, 3/8/22, positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ Today, Tuesday, March 8, is the second day in our Week of HOPE. This week is intended to spread awareness of HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences TM and help people learn about the difference that positive childhood experiences can make for children, families, and those who serve them. Today’s theme is HOPE in Practice. Our main event for today is our Annual HOPE Summit – Growing HOPE, registration is open until the...
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Week of HOPE: Day Four - HOPE Family Day [positiveexperience.org/category/blog]
By Laura Gallant, 3/10/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ Today, Thursday March 10, is the fourth day in our Week of HOPE. This week is intended to spread awareness of HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences TM and help people learn about the difference that positive childhood experiences can make for children, families, and those who serve them. Today’s theme is HOPE Family Day. HOPE aims to shift the model of care to a more collaborative and family-led framework.
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Interview with Audrey Smolkin from the New Center on Child Wellbeing and Trauma [positiveexperience.org/category/blog]
By Audrey Smolkin, 3/17/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ Below is an interview with Audrey Smolkin, the Executive Director of the new Center on Child Wellbeing and Trauma. The HOPE Team worked with Audrey and her team to incorporate the HOPE framework into their new website. Learn more about this new center and how HOPE contributes to their amazing work in the Massachusetts community! Please introduce yourself and your work to our readers. I am the Executive Director of the...
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HOPE Awarded a 2022 Innovations in Education Intramural Grant [positiveexperience.org/category/blog]
By Dina Burstein, 5/11/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ We are thrilled to share that Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) has just awarded the HOPE National Resource Center (NRC) a 2022 Innovations in Education Intramural Grant ! Beginning in 2004, this grant program supports TUSM faculty in developing new programs to enhance their curriculum and advance the TUSM mission . Adding HOPE to medical education will help students master skills that they will need as...
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New HOPE Training Videos - ACEs Screen Results [positiveexperience.org/category/blog]
By Laura Gallant, 5/26/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ The HOPE National Resource Center (NRC) released a new set of training videos! In the videos, Dr. Sege shares the results of an ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) screening to a parent and child, who are played by Courtney and her son, Henry. The videos show what this conversation can look like without the HOPE framework and with the HOPE framework. They give a side by side look at the difference that the HOPE...
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Elevating HOPE in the Positives [positiveexperience.org/category/blog]
By Bev Van den Bossche, 6/2/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ Often when we think of hope, we think about it as a response to hardships or challenges that either we are facing or that we are seeing in the world around us. For example, we hope that no one got hurt in the car accident that we saw on the way to work. We hope that we do well on our final exams. We hope that war and hunger will end in our lifetime. As a HOPE Trained Facilitator , I look at hope from multiple...
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HOPE Team Featured in The Hill: Policies that support families reduce child abuse [positiveexperience.org/category/blog]
By Allison Stephens and Bob Sege, 6/22/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ Many people, especially those who work in the child welfare system, expected a dramatic increase in child abuse when COVID-19 hit. After all, everything was disrupted, children and their parents were out of school and work, and people were physically isolated from each other. As far as we can tell, there was not a child abuse epidemic. Perhaps the emergency supports offered during the pandemic worked. If...
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HOPE Releases New Whiteboard Video [positiveexperience.org/]
Laura Gallant, 7/14/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ The HOPE National Resource Center (NRC) has been collaborating with Nemours Children’s Health and Curricula Concepts (Arkansas) on the Better Together project. Caliste Chong, Manager of Practice and Prevention at Nemours has worked closely with the HOPE NRC on this project and shares: This work inspired the HOPE team to create a whiteboard video sharing how healthy eating and physical activity can support access to the...