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Promoting Positive Childhood Experiences in LGBTQ+ Families

Families and communities can support and celebrate their LGBTQ+ identities by creating Positive Childhood Experiences for each building block. This resource promotes the different ways for LGBTQ+ fami…

Resilience Tree Resource

This resource shares the new Resilience Tree, created by the Center for Community Resilience. Starting with the pair of ACEs and adverse community experiences, this resource also shares what community…

Dr. Sege on the History. Culture. Trauma. Podcast for Mental Health Month

Dr. Robert Sege was a guest on the History. Culture. Trauma. podcast. As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, the co-hosts of this podcast, Ingrid Cockhren, CEO of PACEs Connection, and Mathew Port…

ACEs Screening Review Simulations

Below are two videos sharing a simulation of a physician reviewing the results of an ACEs screening with a parent, one that is not informed by the HOPE framework and another that utilizes the HOPE fra…

How Did the Pandemic Affect Child Abuse?

History has shown that financial stress increases rates of child abuse. As millions lost their jobs in 2020, experts feared for the worst. Listen to this episode of Radio Health Journal where Dr. Robe…

Positive Childhood Experiences and Their Impact on Health Outcomes

Dr. Sege was interviewed on the podcast, Public Health Out Loud. Listen to him talk with co-hosts Dr. Philip Chan and Dr. Jim McDonald about how positive relationships, environments, engagements, and …

The Four Building Blocks of HOPE

Research has shown that Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) help children grow into healthy, resilient adults. These PCEs can be categorized into 4 Building Blocks. This resource shares what each ca…

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HOPE in Faith Communities Toolkit

Faith communities are in a unique position to promote Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) for children, youth, and families. Lifelong engagement, access to the whole family, programming, consistent …

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Virtual HOPE Family Library

The resources below are virtual libraries. They contain links to virtual book readings directly from YouTube. It is a wonderful opportunity to pause with your children and listen to heartwarming stori…

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HOPE Family Activity Book

This book contains coloring activities, word searches, and many more fun project for children to play with!Download Now (PDF)…

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Child Physical Abuse Did Not Increase During the Pandemic

HOPE suggests that providers identify, celebrate, and promote positive childhood experiences. In this paper, published in the American Medical Association’s journal, JAMA Pediatrics, Bob Sege and Al…

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Moments of HOPE

HOPE begins with a shift in mindset that calls on each of us to identify, celebrate, and promote individual and family strengths in each moment. This resource, Moments of HOPE, shares examples of how …