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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Injury Prevention

Gail Kennedy · 9/23/158:13 PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which partnered with Kaiser Permanente in San Diego on the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE Study), maintains a small ACE Study office, which is part of the Injury Prevention & Control, Division of Violence Prevention. It maintains the official ACE Study website , which features basic ACE Study data, major findings, the full-length questionnaires used in the in study, and a list of publications produced by ACE Study...

National Professional Organizations

American Academy of Pediatrics Trauma Guide, policy statement

Gail Kennedy · 9/23/158:03 PM

AAP's Trauma Guide comprises a six-part Trauma Toolbox for Primary Care for physicians who may or may not be familiar with adverse childhood experiences and the process of asking families about exposure to ACEs or other traumatic events. ...

National Professional Organizations

American Bar Association's trauma-informed advocacy

Gail Kennedy · 9/23/157:53 PM

Visit the ABA's website to learn about their polyvictimization and trauma-informed advocacy project . The project addresses the unmet need for trauma-informed legal advocacy and judicial decision-making for polyvictimized children (i.e.,...

The Academy on Violence & Abuse (AVA)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 9/23/156:58 PM

The AVA, which raises awareness and influences changes in the way the issues of violence and abuse are addressed in health profes sional education and its academic communities, has produced a four -hour video about the...

States ACEs Surveys Map

State ACEs Survey Map and Reports

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer · 9/23/155:05 PM

A map of state ACEs Surveys provides a record of the year(s) that states have included the optional ACEs module in the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) since 2009. The BRFSS is an ongoing data collection program designed...

State Laws and Resolutions with specific reference to ACEs and trauma-informed policy

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer · 9/23/151:28 PM

Click here for an annotated list of state laws that have been enacted and resolutions that have passed (resolutions do not require the governor's signature) that make specific references to adverse childhood experiences, the ACE Study, or...

Legislation

Congressional Action on Mental Health Reform: Trauma is a Missing Component

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer · 9/23/159:23 AM

Two major mental health bills have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate but do not specifically address ACEs, trauma or resilience—with one small exception being a section in the House bill to reauthorize the...

National Non-Profits

Futures Without Violence

Jane Stevens · 9/21/1510:07 AM

Policy paper Futures Without Violence has worked for more than 30 years to develop innovative ways to end violence against women, children, and families at home and around the world. Its May 2015 policy paper “Safe,...

States

ACEs Connection State Groups

Alicia St. Andrews · 6/1/1512:00 AM

Interested in starting a group in your state? Please see How-to: Start a Group , and feel free to contact us for more info. Also go to State ACEs Action for information across states. Alaska ACEs Action California ACEs Action...

Cities/Counties/Regions

Alicia St. Andrews · 6/1/1512:00 AM

Interested in starting a group in your city/county/region? Please see How-to: Start a Group , and feel free to contact us for more info. Alameda County ACEs Buncombe County [NC] ACEs Connection Los Angeles County [CA] ACEs Connection NorCal ACErs Northern Michigan ACEs Action Philadelphia [PA] ACEs Connection Sacramento County [CA] ACEs Connection San Bernardino ACEs Connection San Diego County ACEs Connection Shelby County [TN] ACEs Connection SoCal ACEs Sonoma County...

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