Bringing HOPE into national conversation
On May 13, 2020, I (Bob Sege) was interviewed for PBS NewsHour and had a chance to bring HOPE to the discussion about child maltreatment during the pandemic. Have a look – all the way to the end – and…
Justice is love: fatherhood and equity during Covid-19
Key takeaways This interview features Corey Best, a family engagement consultant, speaker, and a former member of the HOPE National Advisory Board. The HOPE framework is a “causative energy” that requires believing in positive outcomes and seeing people beyond their…
HOPE from Home: An Update
We hope all is well with each of you and that you are managing during these challenging times. We wanted to update you on the progress of the HOPE project. Please follow along on this positiveexperience.org blog as we continue…
Finding positive childhood experiences during and after COVID-19
How the HOPE framework helps children now and in the future All children need positive childhood experiences (PCEs). The HOPE National Resource Center believes that every child in each community should have access to the key types of PCEs that…
Resilience, development, and covid-19
Key takeaways This interview features Heather Forkey, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, general academic pediatrician at the University of California, Los Angeles. The Covid-19 pandemic placed even greater…
In a CNN article, HOPE Director Robert Sege discusses preventing child abuse and supporting children with positive experiences
Robert Sege, MD, PhD, and Melissa Merrick, PhD published a CNN article explaining how to minimize adverse experiences for children, and focus on positive experiences.
Finding safe, stable, and equitable environments during the COVID-19
Creating safe environments during these difficult times Another week into the pandemic, we are slowly adjusting to a new reality. We are all wondering how long precautions and closures will last. This blog focuses on one of the Four Building…
HOPE in California
On January 1, 2020, California launched a first of its kind program to combat the ill effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), the ACES Aware Initiatives spearheaded by California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris, MD. Through this program, the state…
HOPE visits the CDC
Dr. James Mercy, Director of the Division of Violence Prevention in the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), invited the HOPE team to visit the CDC on January 29,…
HOPE Workshop at the Middlesex County DA Office
At the beginning of December, I finished my year-long workshops on the HOPEframework with a visit to the nearby Middlesex County Massachusetts District Attorney’s (DA) office. The room was packed with police, lawyers, outreach workers, social workers, and District Attorney…