HOPE — Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences
We are inspiring a movement to advance health and well-being for children, families, and communities.
Every child needs positive childhood experiences (PCEs).
PCEs help children grow into healthy adults.
Positive childhood experiences (PCEs) drive healthy child development and lessen the lifelong effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). PCEs help children build resilience and grow into thriving, healthy adults.
Everyone can promote PCEs.
The Health Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE) framework centers on those key types of PCEs to help everyone – parents and caregivers, professionals, organizations, and agencies – promote health and well-being for children and families.
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The HOPE framework
The HOPE framework can be used to promote PCEs for all children
The HOPE framework centers around the Four Building Blocks of HOPE, or key types of positive childhood experiences that all children need to thrive. It helps organizations, communities, and individuals make changes to practices, policies, and programming to ensure that all children have equitable access to PCEs.
The Four Building Blocks of HOPE
The Four Building Blocks of HOPE provide an accessible, actionable way of talking about the key types of PCEs:
Relationships
Safe and supportive relationships within the family and with other children and adults.
Environment
Safe, equitable, and stable environments where children can live, learn, and play.
Engagement
Opportunities for social and civic engagement to develop a sense of belonging and connectedness.
Emotional Growth
Opportunities for emotional growth where children feel supported through difficult events and emotions.
What we offer
The HOPE National Resource Center
Based out of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the HOPE National Resource Center offers trainings, resources, and research centered around the HOPE framework and positive childhood experiences. The HOPE framework has helped communities, professionals, and organizations big and small, in every field from home visiting to education and health care to the justice system, to accomplish their missions.
The HOPE movement continues to grow in 2025 and beyond. Through our certification programs, we trained over 550+ HOPE Facilitators, 100+ HOPE Champions, and 15+ HOPE-Inspired organizations in 46 U.S. states who practice the HOPE framework in their work with children and families.
Learn how you can use the HOPE framework:
Training opportunities
Virtual Learning Hub
Complete our online courses that you can take at your own pace!
Presentation Requests
Request us to present keynote addresses and workshops!
Certifications
Practice HOPE as certified trainers and organizations!
Local HOPE Trainers
Find a local HOPE Facilitator or Champion near you!
Recent blog posts
Type 1 and type 2 thinking: A key component of the HOPE framework
Learn how a key component of the HOPE framework, Type 2 thinking, can help you slow down and improve your work with children and families.
HOPE en Español: Making HOPE more accessible to Spanish-speaking communities
Javiera Brierley Vera, MD is making the HOPE framework more accessible to Spanish speakers, both in the United States and in Latin America.
Top 5 HOPE resources to use in your work with children and families
Whether you are just starting your HOPE journey or looking to expand HOPE further in your practice, check out our resources!
Recent resources
River of Connection Game
Experience positive childhood experiences (PCEs) through a board game This River of Connection Game (PDF) was created by HOPE Facilitators…
HOPE Toolkit for Educators
Promote PCEs in education The HOPE for Educators Toolkit is for teachers, school staff, school counselors, and anyone who works…
HOPE as an anti-racism framework in action guide
How to ensure PCEs for all children through policy and practice changes This guide walks you through the process of…
Recent publications
In Their Own Words: Qualitative Study of Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In Their Own Words: Qualitative Study of Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic The authors aimed to understand the experience of…
Reimagining the Juvenile Justice System Through the Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences Framework
Increasing PCEs for justice-involved youths Extensive research shows that positive childhood experiences (PCEs) help children and youth grow and build…
Health Associations of Positive Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Exploring the current research on PCEs We conducted a scoping review of the literature to explore the current research on positive…
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Contact us
Not sure how to start promoting positive childhood experiences in your community or organization? Reach out to us with any questions.