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December 2021

2021 HOPE Year in Review [positiveexperience.org/category/blog/]

By The HOPE Team, 12/28/21, positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ 2021 was a very successful year for HOPE! Not only did we expand programming from coast to coast and overseas, so have our team and partners. Below are the extraordinary ways that HOPE grew throughout 2021! The HOPE National Resource Center (NRC) started 2021 with four team members and almost doubled in size by adding three new positions. Our two new Program Managers are Amanda Winn and Allison Stephens, and our new...

Child Physical Abuse did not Increase During the Pandemic [positiveexperience.org/category/blog/]

By Allison Stephens, 12/22/21, positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ In their new article, “Child Physical Abuse did not Increase During the Pandemic” in JAMA Pediatrics, Dr. Robert Sege and Dr. Allison Stephens of the HOPE National Resource Center discuss how child abuse is actually not on the rise as many others have suspected. This article evaluates the data and discusses the reasons why many professionals and advocates have been concerned about child abuse during the pandemic. It also...

HOPE During the Holiday's [positiveexperience.org/category/blog/]

By The HOPE Team, 12/21/21, positiveexperience.org/category/blog/ The holiday season is a time of family, traditions, and kindness, and it also can be a time of hardship, stress, and grief. At HOPE, we wish you a holiday season filled with opportunities to build relationships, to be safe where you are, and to engage in the communities you hold close. As the year comes to an end, the HOPE Team wanted to share some of our favorite positive experiences during the holiday season. [ Click here to...

Interview with Judy Langford [positiveexperience.org/category/blog]

By Judy Langford, 12/14/21, positiveexperience.org/category/blog "Having an alternative way of understanding ACES and putting it in the larger picture of positive experiences is essential to the ongoing mission of virtually every professional working with children or families. “ Please introduce yourself and your work to our readers. Over the years, my work has included leadership in organizations that developed innovative programs and policies for young children and their families: the...

Frank Farrow and "Passing the Baton" [positiveexperience.org/blog]

By Guest Author, 12/08/21, positiveexperience.org/blog “ Passing the Baton ” is a collection of essays assembled by editors Mark Joseph, Frank Farrow, and Leila Fiester and posted on the website of the Washington DC-based Center for the Study of Social Policy . The collection is dedicated to Harold Richman, who committed his life and career to the quest to end poverty and inequality through policy and system changes. Each essay highlights an idea, program, or policy vision that embodies in...

2022 HOPE Summit - Building HOPE - Save the Date and Keynote Speaker Announced [positiveexperience.org/blog]

By Guest Author, 12/7/21, positiveexperience.org/blog The 2022 HOPE virtual summit - Building HOPE - will take place on March 8, 2022. Stay tuned for more information about speakers, sessions, and registration. Add your email to our 2022 HOPE Summit interest list for updates and be the first to know when registration opens. The Summit will start with a keynote speech from Dr. Wendy Ellis ! Dr. Ellis is the creator of the concept of Adverse Community Environments – the pair of ACEs . Her...

Spreading HOPE Through Our Online Course [positiveexperience.org/blog]

By Guest Author, 12/2/21, positiveexperience.org/blog The Spreading HOPE online learning course (HOPE LMS) was released in June of 2020. Since then, over 400 learners have signed up for the course through Tufts iLearn, and more than 120 completed the course. Through five interactive modules, learners gained a crash-course in HOPE, and learned important tools and strategies for incorporating the HOPE Framework into practice. When asked about their learning goals before and after completing...

Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice with Special Guest, Becky Haas, Pioneer in Developing Trauma-Informed Judicial Initiatives

Please join us for our new series entitled: Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice. This monthly virtual Zoom series will feature conversations facilitated by Dr. Porter Jennings-McGarity, PhD/LCSW, PACEs Connection’s criminal justice consultant, with special guests to discuss the need for trauma-informed criminal justice system reform. Using a PACEs-science lens, this series will examine the relationship between trauma and the criminal justice system, what needs changing, and strategies being...

 
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