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Positive childhood experiences predict less psychopathology and stress in pregnant women with childhood adversity: A pilot study of the benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) scale

This pilot study examined the usefulness of the BCE scale, a new instrument designed to assess positive early life experiences in adults with histories of childhood adversity. The BCEs was developed t…

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We Can Prevent ACEs

Five students share their stories from adversity to resilience.…

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Adverse Childhood Experiences Can Be Connectors to Joy | Martha Londagin | TEDxDicksonStreet

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) affect millions of people in regard to their adult relationships, physical well being, and mental health. Martha's change in attitude toward her childhood experienc…

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Responding to ACEs With HOPE: Health Outcomes From Positive Experiences

This article introduces the Healthy Outcomes of Positive Experiences (HOPE) language, which focuses on promoting child health and well-being through positive experiences that potentially counteract th…

Modifiable Resilience Factors to Childhood Adversity for Clinical Pediatric Practice

This article describes 5 modifiable resilience factors to improve children’s long- and short-term health: fostering positive appraisal styles in children and bolstering executive function im…

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Brain Builders: How a Child’s Brain Develops

How the stress of abuse or neglect damages a child's brain structure.…

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The Building Of Hope And Resilience In A Child | Michael Kalous | TEDxHelena

How does one build hope in resilience in a child? Michael has over 20 years’ experience working with children and families and has worked with Intermountain in Helena since October 2000. He received…

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Moving from ACEs to Resilience

Five students share their stories from adversity to resilience.…

Balancing Childhood Adversity with Resilience

Session at the American Academy of Pediatrics to discuss the Adverse Childhood Experience Study (ACE) and the language of Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE).…

Essentials for Childhood: Promoting Healthy Outcomes From Positive Experiences, Sege & Linkenbach, 2017

In January 2014, the Centers for Disease Control held a kickoff meeting to begin implementation of Essentials for Childhood: Steps to Creating Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships in the state of G…