A growing body of work recognizes the important health effects of highlighting and creating positive childhood experiences. Today’s blog post makes the scientific case for this, based off of an interview with Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand, professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology…
These past few months have been very busy for HOPE, with digital workshops reaching hundreds of providers and frontline workers across the country, research projects under way, and more. For a comprehensive update of what we’ve accomplished in September, check…
HOPE knows that all families, communities, and cultures have inherent strengths. In recent webinars with The Montana Institute, we’ve learned real world examples of this from co-presenters at the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC). Zhawin Gonzalez, or Wasegabo, is…
This past spring, we began blogging about ways to look at the world from a child’s eyes, in order to make sure they’re having the positive childhood experiences that they need to grow and be healthy, even in the face…
In May, we wrote a blog post about HOPE resources which stated, “As HOPE grows, the collection of resources on our positiveexperience.org website grows as well.” Several months later, this statement holds true. In light of new resources, this is…
On the podcast, Pediatrics on Call, Robert Sege, MD, PhD talks about how positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can counter Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
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How can providers translate HOPE into action? Faced with the multiple demands and increasing accountability of every aspect of the encounter, where does an assessment of assets fit in? To answer that question, we take a step back and remember…
As the pandemic stretches far into the foreseeable future, with jobs, schooling, housing, and almost every other aspect of life a swirl of uncertainty, it is easy to fixate on the negative. Here at HOPE, we do not deny the…
Over the last year, HOPE has continued to evolve and grow. Now, we’d like to share an exciting development: a new research assistant joined the team last week! We are so happy to have our newest member, Loren McCullough, on…