Tagged With "Central Iowa"
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New Iowa ACEs Report!
The Central Iowa ACEs Coalition has just released a four-page executive summary sharing some initial findings from analyzing three years of ACEs data (2012-2014). The report is centered around hope and resiliency with a focus on opportunities to respond to the ACEs findings. The report also features a story of how little nudges along the way helped a mother find a new path for her future. View the executive summary here . View other resources on our Iowa ACEs 360 website . The four-page...
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New Iowa ACEs Report released today
A new report from the Central Iowa ACEs 360 Coalition shows most Iowa adults have experienced childhood trauma, an indicator of higher rates of chronic diseases, mental illness, violence, risky behaviors, and reduced life expectancy among adults. The 2016 ACEs report, Beyond ACEs: Building Hope & Resiliency in Iowa, examines three years of data collected among adult Iowans measuring eight types of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), defined as physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and...
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New Research Finds Possible Correlation Between Drug Addiction, Child Neglect [Daily-Iowan.com]
A new study from the University of Iowa may have discovered one reason for child neglect in drug-addicted mothers. Lane Strathearn, a UI professor of pediatrics, and Assistant Professor Sohye Kim of the Baylor College of Medicine recently collaborated on a study that produced data on the correlation between drug use and the disassociation that drug-addicted mothers may feel about their children. The data, recently published online in the journal Human Brain Mapping, is on the second phase of...
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Online Learning Modules
A new way to learn about ACEs is now available on the Iowa ACEs 360 website. The online learning modules are designed to introduce you to The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and child abuse prevention as a key response to the study's findings....
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Planning for the Future
Central Iowa ACEs 360 has seen great success in the first few years of its collaborative efforts. As the opportunities to prevent and mitigate the impact of childhood adversity are so broad, the steering committee recognizes the importance of being...
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Power of Networks Tapped for National Trauma Campaign
In a mid-April conference call led by the Campaign for Trauma Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP), participants from around the country—many of them active in ACEs, trauma and resilience networks—discussed the wave of trauma that is certain to slam communities in the wake of COVID-19. They also cheered a bit of hopeful news: the announcement of $3 billion in federal funding, the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, a portion of the CARES Act. The funds are flexible block grants for...
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Prenatal Strategies to Support Families in Iowa
How can we build a sturdy foundation for children from the start? This updated white paper from the Iowa ACEs 360 Coalition examines the stress expecting mothers in Iowa are experiencing and prenatal strategies to create the best outcomes for the whole family.
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PREPARING ADOLESCENTS FOR SELF-CARE --- A Transition Toolkit for Iowa’s Community Health Centers
I ntroduction Transition is the term used to describe the process by which adolescents move into adulthood. Transition encompasses ALL facets of adult life, including healthcare, education, employment, socialization and recreation. The...
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Program shines light on adverse childhood experiences [Press-Citizen.com]
....This month, WorldCanvass from UI International Programs will focus on adverse childhood experiences and the negative health consequences children and adults with these experiences may face. Experts from the University of Iowa, Johnson County and the state of Iowa will discuss the epidemiology of ACEs and how childhood adversity affects the brain, behaviors, social adjustment, and physical and mental health. They will share with the audience the important advances being made in the...
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Raising Resiliency: ACEs Response Toolkit
The Iowa ACEs 360 website has formally launched the new resource " Raising Resiliency: ACEs Response Toolki t." The purpose of this project is to answer one of the most common questions asked when discussing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or...
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Report: Childhood trauma linked to poor adult health [KMALand.com]
A new report from the Central Iowa ACEs 360 Coalition shows a link between childhood trauma and poor adult health. The report -- titled " Beyond ACEs: Building Hope & Resiliency in Iowa " -- uses data from three years of surveys and says that adults who experienced some form of childhood trauma are more at-risk for adult health issues, both physically and mentally. Prevent Child Abuse Iowa Communications Director Sara Welch says the study asked respondents to report any number of adverse...
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Resiliency triumphs over trauma [TheGazette.com]
Dr. Resmiye Oral, clinical professor of pediatrics and director of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine’s Child Protection Program, wrote this guest blog for the Cedar Rapid Gazette: Psychological trauma resulting from childhood and adult adversities is strongly tied to negative health outcomes. Studies since the 1990s have identified that more than half of adults were exposed to at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), which may include events such as child abuse,...
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Rural injuries & violence at home during COVID-19 [iprc.public-health.uiowa.edu]
By Injury Prevention Research Center, The University of Iowa, April 2020 Millions of Americans are isolating at home and practicing social distancing. While these practices are critical to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, they increase the risk for abuse, suicide, and child injuries at home. In rural America these risks could be greater. Corinne Peek-Asa, Director of the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC) said, “The cascade of COVID-19 issues includes risk factors...
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Save the Date! Mental Health for Iowa Learners
Save the Date for an upcoming event hosted by Iowa Department on Education on meeting the mental health needs of Iowa learners. The event will be held April 22 and 23 in Des Moines. Please see attached flyer for more information. Thank you to Ellen...
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State Senator Highlights Impact of ACEs
Iowa State Senator Matt McCoy (Des Moines) highlighted the life-long impact of childhood trauma in an article to the Des Moines Register this week. Click here to view the article.
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United Way of East Central Iowa - ACEs History
With the attached ACEs history synopsis, we wanted to start out with what our team at UWECI has done in the last several years and looking forward to our future plans.
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Who's Missing From America's Colleges? Rural High School Graduates [NPR Ed]
When Dustin Gordon's high school invited juniors and seniors to meet with recruiters from colleges and universities, a handful of students showed up. A few were serious about the prospect of continuing their educations, he said, "But I think some of them went just to get out of class." In his sparsely settled community in the agricultural countryside of southern Iowa, "there's just no motivation for people to go" to college, says Gordon, who's now a senior at the University of Iowa. "When...
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2015 Midwest Regional Summit
Please share here if you are from Iowa and attending the 2015 Midwest Regional Summit on Adverse Childhood Experiences in Chicago. We have a small group attending from Central Iowa, as well as a few other locations that we know of. For more on the...
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Getting this Type of Passion and Movement in Michigan
Sarah and Lisa, I have been impressed for sometime about how Iowa has moved on ACEs work. I lived in Carroll in 2012 and there wasn't this much movement at that time, I think you were all getting ready to take off but there has been...
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Speakers Bureau For Emerging Communities
As knowledge on ACEs spreads across Iowa, we are receiving an increased number of training and presentation requests through the Iowa ACEs 360 website. Many of the requests are coming from regions of the state where speakers are not readily available...
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2019 Iowa ACEs Day on the Hill
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Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Iowa Learners
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100 miles from the nearest shelter. The story of domestic violence in rural Iowa [thegazette.com]
For Jones County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Feldmann, responding to a domestic disturbance often brings back memories of chaos and violence. Growing up in Delaware County, Feldmann said he was primarily raised by his father, but spent roughly every other week with his mother and her abusive boyfriend. “When I was young, my mom got beat up by her boyfriend all the time,” he said. “It went on for years and happened pretty much every time I was there. (The boyfriend) was never arrested or anything...
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2016 ACEs Summit Expands the Conversation to Hope and Resiliency
The 2016 Iowa ACEs Summit, Beyond ACEs: Building Hope and Resiliency in Iowa was held on Friday, October 14. Over 330 attendees joined to learn more about the national ACEs movement and community-led responses in Iowa and beyond. Kicking off with a screening of the film Resilience and ending with breakout sessions structured around resilience strategies, a high point of the day was the launch of a new video of a community advocate sharing her story of hope. The keynote was Jane Stevens,...
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2018 Resilient Iowa Workshop
Please join us on Monday, August 6th in Cedar Falls , to help envision and advance our goal of a trauma-informed and resilient building collaboration across Iowa. The focus throughout the day is on connecting, networking, sharing, collaborating, celebrating, planning and action. The multiple Breakout Sessions throughout the day include: PreK-12 Education Sector Rural Communities Legislative Medical Sector Adult Sectors (Mental Health/ Substance Abuse/ HIV/Justice & Corrections/ Law...
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2019 Iowa ACEs Day on the Hill--Register Now!
Each year, the advocacy movement in Iowa to address childhood trauma grows. Our collective voice continues to be a critical role in this movement! Join advocates from across the state for the Iowa ACEs Policy Coalition's Day on the Hill! The day will kick off at 7:30AM in the Legislative Dining Room with individual and small group meetings with elected officials. Whether you are new to the capitol, or an experienced lobbyist, we welcome you to join us! More details on our priorities and a...
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2019 Iowa ACEs Policy Priorities
The Iowa ACEs Advocacy Coalition is poised to meet with Iowa elected officials next week to advocate for our 2019 legislative priorities. Key focus areas are: 1st Five Healthy Mental Development Initiative Children's Mental Health Prenatal Home-Visitation Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System Medicaid and Children's Health Click here for an overview of our priorities. Visit www.iowaaces360.org/advocacy for more information on our collaborative policy efforts.
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A Bold New Chapter for the ACEs Coalition in Iowa
Since 2012, the Central Iowa ACEs 360 Coalition has brought together diverse partners to identify and seize opportunities for responding to the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. This year, we worked with a consultant to establish our direction for the next three years. These conversations have affirmed our mission and identified a need to formalize how we approach our work to make greater progress. We invite you to read our new plan as we formalize into a 501(c)3.
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Central Iowa's Community Awareness Effort
Every day connections are far more important than we ever believed. Caring relationships can give children a great start. They can help people with a history of trauma heal. They can improve the health of our neighbors and the well-being of families....
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ArtForce Iowa - A Transformational Partnership
ArtForce Iowa is a 501c3 non-profit that was founded in 2012 by a group of concerned citizens, with a mission to transform youth in need through art. Working primarily with youth who have had involvement in the juvenile or family court system, or immigrant, refugee and first-generation American youth who have experienced violence and trauma, the ArtForce Iowa staff team recognized in 2017 that they were not doing everything they could for themselves or their students. That is when Executive...
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Iowa collects its ACEs data through a module added to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the largest, continuously conducted, telephone survey in the world. It is conducted...
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Blue collar Iowa carpenter used his secret fortune to send 33 strangers to college (upworthy.com)
The average price of a four-year in-state university in the 2018-2019 academic year, including tuition, fees, room, and board, is $21,370, and $37,430 for those who attend an out of state school. If you're looking to study at a private institution, that cost is $48,510, according to CollegeBoard . Those who do attend often leave with a burden of debt, which was around $37,172 in 2017, Debt.org reports. While these exorbitant prices are the reason many students can't attend college, one man...
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Building a Resilient Community (United Way of East Central Iowa)
ACES: Building a Resilient Community Childhood trauma has affected the majority of people in our community. Specific family problems as well as child abuse and neglect (summarized as Adverse Childhood Experience, or ACEs) have been shown...
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Building resiliency against adverse childhood experiences [TheGazette.com]
In his seventh-grade English class, Jeremiah Zhorne showed his teacher an essay he’d written for homework. Maybe, he told her, he should start over. Maybe he should have picked a different topic. He’d written four paragraphs about the difference between prescription and over-the-counter drugs and “bad and illegal” drugs. “Drugs may be bad for you, but they make you feel so good!” the 13-year-old had written in pencil. “You shouldn’t ever do drugs because they are very addicting. I know how...
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CA ACEs Summit: Building the ACEs movement in 3 states
The leaders of the ACEs movement in Iowa, Wisconsin and Arizona shared the histories of how it all got started, the challenges along the way, and what the future holds in their respective states. Martha Davis of the Robert Wood Johnson...
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Candidate Julián Castro: Respect sovereignty, honor treaties & do right (Indian Country Today)
A day after releasing the most comprehensive platform on Indigenous issues from any presidential candidate, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro visited the Meskwaki Indian Settlement in Tama, Iowa, on Friday. Castro has unique experience working with tribes across the country. He already knows many of the issues Native communities face from his service as Housing and Urban Development Secretary under President Obama. This was the driving force behind the planning and...
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Cedar Rapids exploratory program provides project-based learning for high school students [LittleVillageMag.com]
Imagine the countless hours spent in high school classrooms: blackboards, textbooks, lesson plans. Now imagine if you could spend half of that typical day in real-world offices, solving real-world problems. That’s exactly what the students in the Iowa BIG program get to do every school year. Iowa BIG began as a collaborative effort between area business leaders and the Cedar Rapids Gazette Companies to begin to reimagine the typical approach to education. Its pilot kicked off in 2013, with...
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Central Iowa ACEs Sets Direction
The Central Iowa ACEs 360 Steering Committee approved a strategic plan and new coalition structure at their June meeting. The strategic plan follows the Spectrum of Prevention framework from the Prevention Institute to ensure a multi-faceted,...