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The HOPE National Resource Center informs the growing HOPE community of professionals, organizations, and communities with regular blog posts, news, research, and more on positive childhood experiences (PCEs). Learn more about how people are putting the HOPE framework into action and how you can join the movement to improve children and families’ lives through PCEs.
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Blog
Asking the right questions — Letting purpose lead the way towards focused data collection and analysis
Learn the next steps of the data collection process, and how the HOPE National Resource Center is using data to evaluate our work.
HOPE en Español – Highlighting our resources in Spanish
The HOPE National Resource Center is dedicated to making the HOPE framework accessible with resources and training offered in Spanish.
Junlei Li on the importance of simple, relational interactions | 2025 HOPE Summit
Hear from Junlei Li, 2025 HOPE Summit keynote speaker, on how simple, ordinary interactions with other human beings do in fact matter.
HOPE Director Robert Sege on the growing HOPE movement | 2025 HOPE Summit
Learn about the growing HOPE movement from HOPE Director Robert Sege’s keynote address at the 2025 HOPE Summit.
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.
2025 HOPE Summit offers five sector-specific tracks tailored to your work
2025 HOPE Summit offers five sector-specific tracks tailored to your work with children and families.
News
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
Request for Applications (RFA): HOPE Innovation Network (HIN) Project
Organizations implementing the HOPE framework or are ready to begin doing so are encouraged to apply for the 2025 HIN Project.
The Fifth Annual HOPE Summit returns in June 2025
The HOPE National Resource Center has opened registration for the Fifth Annual HOPE Summit on June 3-4, 2025.
Amie Myrick, MS, LCPC joins the HOPE team
Join the HOPE National Resource Center as our Project Director – Research leading our team on evaluation and policy.
New HOPE study investigating the current research on the effects of positive childhood experiences (PCEs) on health outcomes
Researchers from the HOPE National Resource Center published the first scoping review on positive childhood experiences and health outcomes
Case Study: How YMCA San Diego is making the HOPE framework their own
YMCA San Diego has embraced and implemented the HOPE Framework internally with their staff and externally with cross-sector partners.
Recent research
Reimagining the Juvenile Justice System Through the Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences Framework
Increasing PCEs for justice-involved youths Extensive research shows that positive childhood experiences (PCEs) help children and youth grow and build…
Health Associations of Positive Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Exploring the current research on PCEs We conducted a scoping review of the literature to explore the current research on positive…
The Impact of Positive and Adverse Experiences in Adolescence on Health and Wellbeing Outcomes in Early Adulthood
The Impact of Positive and Adverse Experiences in Adolescence on Health and Wellbeing Outcomes in Early Adulthood This study evaluated…
The Pediatrician’s Role in Preventing Child Maltreatment: Clinical Report
Supporting children well-being from infancy through adolescence Pediatricians have always seen the value of preventing health harms; this should be…
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…
Predictors of Corporal Punishment during the COVID-19 Pandemic
We were encouraged to see that the use of corporal punishment did not increase during the pandemic. However, those that…
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