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Our blog shares the latest news from the HOPE National Resource Center team, explores what HOPE looks like in practice, and interviews HOPEful family members, researchers, and providers to understand how they are promoting HOPE.
Recent blog posts
2025 HOPE resource round-up
Throughout 2025, the HOPE National Resource Center was busy creating resources on PCEs and the Four Building Blocks of HOPE.
The HOPE National Resource Center throughout 2025: A year in review with HOPE Director Robert Sege
HOPE Director Robert Sege reflects on what the HOPE National Resource Center has accomplished in the past year and looks ahead to 2026.
The HOPE community shares how they promote positive childhood experiences during the holiday season
We asked our HOPE Facilitators and Champions how they were promoting access to the Four Building Blocks of HOPE during this holiday season.
15 ideas creativas para potenciar Experiencias Positivas de la Infancia durante las festividades de fin de año
Las fiestas de fin de año pueden ser una oportunidad para crear momentos significativos con niños, niñas y adolescentes.
HOPE Champion Julie Plagenhoef uses the HOPE framework to help empower nurses
Learn how HOPE Champion Julie Plagenhoef has used the HOPE-framework to help define what it means to be strengths-based with nurses.
Positive childhood experiences are important for early relational health
A recently released new consensus study highlights the importance of early relationships and positive childhood experiences.
10 ways to practice positive childhood experiences during the Holiday season
No matter what you celebrate, believe, or practice, create positive childhood experiences this Holiday season using our resource guide.
Creating moments of gratitude and spreading Positive Childhood Experiences
This blog links Thanksgiving, practicing gratitude, and creating memories of positive childhood experiences through the HOPE framework as a guide.
Building HOPE en Español: Connecting Positive Childhood Experiences across borders
The HOPE en Español network launched a collaborative community united by the belief that every child and adolescent, deserves access to PCEs.
HOPE Champion Shor Denny uses the HOPE framework to improve connection and engagement at SDSU
HOPE Champion Shor Denny uses the HOPE framework to improve connection and engagement at SDSU.
What is the HOPE framework?
Why positive childhood experiences are important for all children and families
Positive childhood experiences are protective experiences that help heal the brain from trauma and promote healthy mental health in adulthood.
How can we heal from Adverse Childhood Experiences?
Developing a practice that incorporates positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can lessen the lifelong effects of harmful experiences and allows the brain to heal from trauma.
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.
How the HOPE framework differs from strength-based and trauma-informed care approaches
HOPE is an impactful framework that can be used on its own and alongside other models like strength-based and trauma-informed care approaches.
How to start conversations about the HOPE framework
Knowing how to talk about the difference HOPE can make is a key part to spreading HOPE.
Top resources to get you started on promoting positive childhood experiences
When going through the first steps towards HOPE implementation, knowing what resources you can use is the key to success.
Training opportunities to increase your practice of the HOPE framework
The HOPE National Resource Center (NRC) offers training options at all levels, from introductory workshops and courses to advanced certifications.
How people practice the HOPE framework
HOPE Champion Julie Plagenhoef uses the HOPE framework to help empower nurses
Learn how HOPE Champion Julie Plagenhoef has used the HOPE-framework to help define what it means to be strengths-based with nurses.
HOPE Champion Shor Denny uses the HOPE framework to improve connection and engagement at SDSU
HOPE Champion Shor Denny uses the HOPE framework to improve connection and engagement at SDSU.
How HOPE Champion Sharon Norman is supporting educators and families using the HOPE Framework
Sharon Norman from CAN Council found the HOPE framework when looking for ways to support educators in the Michigan school systems.
Building HOPE in East Boston: Youth leading a healthier future
The EASTIE Coalition implements the HOPE framework to positively impact teens and the community of East Boston.
Past HOPE student interns speak on why the HOPE framework matters in their future careers
Three aspiring students reflect on how their internship experience on the HOPE framework has shaped their career outlook.
HOPE en acción: la experiencia de América Solidaria en Chile con las experiencias positivas
Las experiencias positivas han pasado de ser un recurso valioso a convertirse en un pilar fundamental de la estrategia institucional de América Solidaria Chile.
HOPE team shares how parents can help children feel safe during difficult times
There are many ways where positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can help children thrive even during during difficult times.
HOPE framework helps Great Start Collaborative increase staff retention
HOPE Champions use HOPE and Strengthening Families frameworks to increase teacher retention and reduce staff burnout.
Positive childhood experiences in caregivers may support the development of the children they care for
Dartmouth public health master’s student Jessica Leishman is helping us look backwards in time at the childhood experiences of caregivers.
Lincoln County Unite for Youth uses the HOPE Framework in their youth programming
Learn how Lincoln County Unite for Youth, are using the HOPE framework to improve outcomes for families struggling with poverty, substance abuse, domestic violence and isolation.
Resources highlights
2025 HOPE resource round-up
Throughout 2025, the HOPE National Resource Center was busy creating resources on PCEs and the Four Building Blocks of HOPE.
10 ways to practice positive childhood experiences during the Holiday season
No matter what you celebrate, believe, or practice, create positive childhood experiences this Holiday season using our resource guide.
Resource highlight: Ten takeaways from recent positive childhood experience (PCE) research
We created a new resource that translates key research findings on positive childhood experiences (PCEs) to encourage action.
Why positive childhood experiences are important for all children and families
Positive childhood experiences are protective experiences that help heal the brain from trauma and promote healthy mental health in adulthood.
Highlighting the work of our colleagues from around the world – A message from HOPE Director Robert Sege
This summer, the Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experience (HOPE) framework has seen an increase in recognition around the world.
HOPE Facilitator Kim Hemmert finds positive childhood experiences through her work at a salon
In her own words, HOPE Facilitator Kim Hemmert shares how she promotes positive childhood experiences as a cosmetologist.
Promote positive childhood experiences (PCEs) by playing board games
Promote the Four Building Blocks of HOPE through different types of board games using luck, strategy, or playing cooperatively as a team.
New resource: Head back to school with the HOPE for Educators toolkit
Head back-to-school with the HOPE National Resource Center’s newly released collection of resources: HOPE for Educators toolkit.
New resource: HOPE Education Toolkit
Learn how to incorporate PCEs into your work with students and families by bringing HOPE to your schools, classrooms, and district.
Supporting the LGBTQ2IA+ community with the HOPE framework
When we shift the conversation to accept, include, and engage with the LGBTQ+ community, we provide a HOPEful place for everyone.
Research highlights
The HOPE National Resource Center throughout 2025: A year in review with HOPE Director Robert Sege
HOPE Director Robert Sege reflects on what the HOPE National Resource Center has accomplished in the past year and looks ahead to 2026.
Positive childhood experiences are important for early relational health
A recently released new consensus study highlights the importance of early relationships and positive childhood experiences.
New publication outlines a Positive Deviance approach to increase positive peer relationships among youth
The research team used a Positive Deviance approach to conduct a quality improvement project at BGCM’s Asbury Park location in New Jersey.
Resource highlight: Ten takeaways from recent positive childhood experience (PCE) research
We created a new resource that translates key research findings on positive childhood experiences (PCEs) to encourage action.
Why positive childhood experiences are important for all children and families
Positive childhood experiences are protective experiences that help heal the brain from trauma and promote healthy mental health in adulthood.
CDC awards the HOPE National Resource Center a $1.4 million, 3-year research grant looking into the impact of PFML on PCEs and ACEs
This research study will broaden the knowledge of positive childhood experiences within the context of PMFL policies in multiple states.
Groundbreaking research shows the health and economic benefits of positive childhood experiences
New research from the HOPE team shows that positive childhood experiences (PCEs) improve both health and economic benefits.
HOPE research links $216 billion of economic value to positive childhood experiences in four states
The HOPE research team found that positive childhood experiences were associated with $3.1 billion in lower medical spending costs and $212.8 billion in additional healthy life years.
New publication on transforming juvenile justice systems with the HOPE framework
Researchers from the HOPE National Resource Center published the first scoping review on positive childhood experiences and health outcomes
Positive childhood experiences in caregivers may support the development of the children they care for
Dartmouth public health master’s student Jessica Leishman is helping us look backwards in time at the childhood experiences of caregivers.
Contact us
Do you have a story to share about how you practice the HOPE framework? Now sure how to get started promoting positive childhood experiences (PCEs) in your work with children and families? Reach out to us with your questions and stories!