Getting started with HOPE as a policymaker or agency
Influence large-scale impact through the HOPE framework
Research shows that positive childhood experiences (PCEs) help children grow into healthy, resilient adults. The HOPE National Resource Center created the strength-based HOPE framework that helps professionals and organizations support children and families by prioritizing the promotion of their access to PCEs. The center of the HOPE framework is the Four Building Blocks of HOPE, the key types of positive childhood experiences that all children need to thrive.
The HOPE National Resource Center, our 300+ certified trainers from around the word, and our partners work with child-serving agencies and entities from daycares and schools to child welfare, juvenile justice, public health, and healthcare (and everyone in between). By joining the HOPE movement, you will help influence a brighter world that honors and promotes PCEs as being fundamental to everyone’s health and well-being.
Learn more about how you can advance the HOPE framework in your communities and networks. Contact us with any questions and how to get started with HOPE!
HOPE in action
Case Study: How Tufts Pediatrics is building resilience among its staff and patients through HOPE
Tufts Medicine Pediatric Primary Care implemented the HOPE framework and created improvements to their staff, physical spaces, and policies.
San Diego State University brings the HOPE framework to a new level, on track to become the first HOPE-informed university
Learn how San Diego State University plans to become the first HOPE-Informed university.
Case Study: How SRHD integrated HOPE to build trusting relationships with families, nurses, and staff
Spokane Regional Health District implemented the HOPE framework into the Community Health Division which partners nurses with expecting mothers.
Promoting access to positive childhood experiences and health equity through data
Data presents a picture of childhood experiences and helps inform actions and policy decisions that improve child health and well-being.
HOPE Champion guides childcare organizations through personalized changes using the HOPE framework
HOPE Champion, Royale Lockhart, shares how COVID-19 and the HOPE framework changed her work with children and families.
Research publications
Research on positive childhood experiences continues to grow
Research on positive childhood experiences is expanding, growing our knowledge and helping our practice.
Prevalence of Positive Childhood Experiences Among Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Four States, 2015–2021
This report marks an important moment in the growing understanding of childhood experiences. This report signals that PCEs have become…
Transforming Practice with HOPE
HOPE framework transforms interactions between providers and parents This paper describes the growing evidence that supports the health effects of…
Positive Childhood Experience and Adult Mental and Relational Health in a Statewide Sample
Positive childhood experiences protect adult mental health Are positive childhood experiences (PCEs) associated with adult depression and/or poor mental health?…
Responding to ACEs with HOPE: Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences
Lessening the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences with positive experiences This article introduces the Healthy Outcomes of Positive Experiences (HOPE)…
Resources
HOPE pagers
HOPE one-pager Learn more about HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences including: Mission of the HOPE National Resource Center…
HOPE Key Terms and Phrases
Are you new to HOPE? If you are just learning about HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences, we know…
HOPE as an Anti-Racism Framework in Action
This guide walks readers through the process of thinking about policy and practice changes from an anti-racism, HOPE-informed lens. The resource…
The Four Building Blocks of HOPE handout
The four key types of positive childhood experiences (PCEs) Research shows that positive childhood experiences (PCEs) help children grow into…
Connect with a local HOPE trainer
The HOPE National Resource Center continues to train and support certified HOPE Facilitators and Champions from around the world. By partnering with a HOPE trainer, you are joining a movement to promote positive childhood experiences (PCEs) for all children, families, and communities.
HOPE Facilitators are certified to deliver Introduction to HOPE workshops and are key drivers in spreading HOPE with key partners, community members, and staff. HOPE Champions help increase an organization’s and network’s capacity to implement the HOPE framework sustainably and systematically. They are on-the-ground HOPE expert leading implementation projects and ensuring the HOPE framework results in actionable change in an organization.
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Not sure how to start promoting positive childhood experiences in your community or organization? Reach out to us with any questions!