A recap of Chicago AHEC’s accomplishments from September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. As many changes took place at the federal level, the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program was redesigned and the Illinois AHEC Network responded with a successful proposal that was fully funded...
Our Trauma-Informed Policymaking Tool outlines a policy approach to preventing and healing from trauma. The two-page Tool defines trauma-informed principles and describe their application to both the process of policymaking and its outcome. policymaking-tool-new
How can you provide client-centered, trauma-informed services so that clients are treated with the dignity that all people deserve? Developed in partnership with Collaborative member Sarah Hess, Five How-Tos of Trauma-Informed Practice provides strategies you can use today to make your services...
In this toolkit, you will find some ways you and your organization can support a trauma-informed Illinois. While this toolkit was developed for Illinois’ inaugural Trauma-Informed Awareness Day on Wednesday, May 15, we hope that these resources and ideas will be helpful for others in the...
Links to reports, videos, and research that provides introductory information about ACEs, trauma-informed care, and resilience. ACEs-Trauma-and-TIC-Resources-1
Health & Medicine and our Center for Long-Term Care Reform have long been committed to improving the way older adults in Illinois live and enjoy their final years with dignity in their homes and communities. With a new administration in place, Health & Medicine intends to take action to...
In this webinar, Andrea Ortez of Partnership for Resilience discusses how organizers, educators, and clinicians can utilize community partnerships to provide trauma-informed support to both teachers and students. Ortez addressed the early lessons of the Partnership and the types of relationships...
Health & Medicine Policy Research Group launched its Behavioral Health-Primary Care Integration Learning Collaborative in 2015. The Learning Collaborative set up a Hospital Transitional Care Workgroup to focus on the potential to improve outcomes for individuals returning to the community...
This resource from Chicago AHEC in collaboration with Keeayla Jones at Illinois Student Assistance Commission provides helpful information about FAFSA, MAP grants, and the other systems college applicants need to navigate to fund their education. Financing-Your-Education
An increasing number of organizations, institutions, and sectors are committing to responding to trauma and adverse childhood experiences to better support the people they employ and serve. As we think about how best to promote resilience and thriving, we need to zoom out beyond the individual and...
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In the Fall of 2015 Health & Medicine distributed a survey to gather input from a broader constituency, beyond the membership of the Learning Collaborative, in order to understand the diverse perspectives on integrated behavioral-primary health care across the state. This presentation shows...