Incorporating HOPE during a substance use screening These simulation videos present two different screenings between a physician and a teenager patient. One video shows the provider using the HOPE framework…
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…
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…
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.
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…
This handout walks you through a 2019 publication by Dr. Christina Bethell and Dr. Robert Sege about the relationship between adverse/positive childhood experiences and adult mental health, providing an empirical…
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…
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…
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…
In a Boston globe article, Kay Lazar highlights the research on positive childhood experiences (PCEs) and the HOPE framework.