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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
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.
HOPE framework helps Great Start Collaborative increase staff retention
HOPE Champions use HOPE and Strengthening Families frameworks to increase teacher retention and reduce staff burnout.
Creating moments of HOPE through sports
Sports are an excellent way for children, families, and communities to practice positive childhood experiences.
Making data doable and useful: A practical guide for organizations of any size
By taking small, thoughtful steps, your organization can use data in a way that feels practical, empowering, and truly worthwhile.
News
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.
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.
Recent research
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…
The Transformational Impact of HOPE
HOPE changes the way service providers engage with children and families Educators and caregivers can foster emotional well being, growth,…
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