Provide optimism for youth through this activity
We strongly encourage educators to share the concept of the Four Building Blocks, or key types of positive childhood experiences (PCEs), with children and youth. For youth who have experienced trauma and adversity, they’ve often developed a sense of shame around their past. They may have received messages (subtly or intentionally) that something is wrong with them or that they are in some way broken. Learning about the HOPE framework can provide a sense of optimism for the future.
