Burnout in health care is a widespread problem with profound implications for patients, professionals, and health care systems. While some promising strategies have been identified to address burnout, much more work is necessary, especially on a system and policy level. Our brief provides an...
On June 20, the Collaborative hosted this webinar led by Suzette Fromm Reed, PhD, discussing foundational research on the important buffering role that community resilience plays in mitigating the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on adult and youth health, school/work, and coping...
This webinar aimed at health department staff features presentations on current practices from Illinois health departments including Chicago and Winnebago County.
Augmenting the ACEs Collaborative’s larger 2016 Environmental Scan, in 2018 we set out to offer a more in-depth snapshot of organizations working to address trauma. This report, based on an additional round of 27 interviews included five organizations that were part of the original scan and...
This webinar–presented by Kavitha Selvaraj, MD, MPH, MAEd, FAAP with Audrey Stillerman, MD, and Stan Sonu, MD–explores lessons learned from Universal Screening for Toxic Stress During Well-Child Visits, a multi-site ACE screening project.
Marjorie Fujara, MD, shares lessons learned from the recent implementation of an evidence-based parenting intervention, Triple P, as well as the importance of a broad based public awareness campaign on parenting.
This brief explores current research on the importance of the parent-child dyad in child development and child health, identifies key experts, and points to program priorities to support the health of the whole child. ILARC_Parent-Child-Dyad-Report
Intended for hospital and health sector leaders, this report provides key background information about the science behind trauma-informed care; how provider and staff knowledge about trauma can improve patient health outcomes; the economics of trauma-informed care; and new understanding of the...
This summary policy briefs explores the impact of ACEs in the justice system including promising practices and recommended actions for change. Justice-Policy-Brief-Nov-2017
This summary brief explores the impact of ACEs in the health system including promising practices and recommended actions for change. Health-Policy-Brief-Nov-2017
This summary policy briefs explores the impact of ACEs in the education system including promising practices and recommended actions for change. Education-Policy-Brief-Nov-2017
The Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin has been at the forefront of the movement to create trauma-informed hospitals. Using the Sanctuary Model and the will of many champions within the hospital, this medical system is several years into a 10-year process to become trauma-informed. During the...