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There are many associations between exposure to adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, and negative health outcomes. The relationship between these outcomes and reproductive health affects not only gestational parents but their potential offspring as well. By identifying a gestational parent’s ACEs exposure, they can become informed of the possible negative effects before, during, and after pregnancy along with guidance for reproductive planning. By utilizing the Center for Women and...

Summary: Pregnancy can be a difficult time for those that have experienced ACES. Being diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GD), can compound the ability to cope on a daily basis. GDM is associated with adverse outcomes for mother and baby (Herrick et al, 2021) and encompasses a wide range of glucose intolerance, including preexisting Type 1 (T1DM) or Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), GDM in previous pregnancies and in a current pregnancy (Hartling et al, 2014). The highest at-risk are women...

Teach a Teen to Fish is a program designed to limit the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on youth who are at risk for obesity and adult poverty. The program aims to assess and identify students at risk and teach them skills to improve their chances of employment and a healthy lifestyle. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to sit for the physical trainer certification exam, lead group physical activity, and conduct healthy routines in their own life. This...

Summary : The grant focuses on a peer mentorship intervention for second and third generation Latinx youth living in Palm Beach County, Florida. In addition to the peer mentorship open to youth, parents are able to attend positive parenting classes to better inform themselves of generational trauma and ACEs and how to create a strong and positive foundation at home. Second and third generation Latinx youth are targeted in this grant proposal since US-born Latinx tend to have poorer health...

Summary: Eating disorder recovery is often treated through programs teaching individuals how to balance what they consume, learning to accept their body image, and how to prevent relapse. This proposed program aims to promote healing for the individual and their loved ones not by focusing on the eating disorder, but by providing coping skills for overall healing from trauma that may have triggered or come from the eating disorder. By teaching mindfulness through yoga, hosting support groups...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to poor health and well-being outcomes related to poor mental health, antisocial behavior, chronic stress, and chronic diseases in adulthood (Manyema et al., 2018). Research has shown that African Americans are disproportionally vulnerable to cardiovascular disease and chronic stress due to increased adverse childhood experiences and are least likely to access resources and strategies to cope appropriately to decrease their risk (Harris et al.,...

This grant proposal seeks to identify and treat substance use disorder (SUD) and its risk factors in middle and high school students in the Alachua County public school system who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Students in Alachua County have a high prevalence of ACEs which increases the risk for SUD development. Alachua County public school staff will undergo training to learn and implement trauma-informed approaches as they will be involved in the initial screening...

Project Goals Goal 1: Increase awareness of ACEs and their effects on mental health in the target audience (adults 18 years or older) and clinicians. Goal 2: Understanding the extent of ACEs in the county and their connections with depression and depressive symptoms throughout the lifespan. Goal 3: Increase the rate and frequency of young people attending and utilizing mental and social health services in the community. Goal 4: Increase communication between healthcare providers and the...

The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions partnered with Peace4Tarpon under the Robert Wood Johnson Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) grant. Together they created 2 online graduate courses that focus on addressing ACEs and creating trauma-informed and resilience-based programs from a public health approach. Peace4Gainesville and Peace4 TheBigBend have also contributed to these courses. This post is intended to showcase some of the work of the...

This grant proposal is focused on an intervention to prevent youth alcohol abuse in Monroe County, FL. Children and teens that have experienced at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE) are more likely to fall into alcohol dependency. In addition, Monroe County is the county that may have the highest rate of youth alcohol use. This proposed project involves shortening each regular class in a school day in public middle and high schools in the county such that about 45 minutes at the...

Public Health Framework As stated in the Trauma-Informed Philanthropy guide, the field of public health takes an upstream approach to addressing health concerns with and community and or population 9 . Using a public health framework allows you to impact a population by focusing on a wider range of ways to address health and increase sustainability overall. With the use of multi-level programming, it will aid in bringing about systems change with policy, programming, and cross-cutting...

Abstract Native American communities across the nation are known to suffer disproportionatly from the effects of historical trauma, concerning both overall well-being and academic achievement (Wiechelt et al., 2019). The Miccosukee Indian School in North Miami, Florida is a small institution dedicated to educating the community's Miccosukee children, and the focus of this intervention. The primary aspects of the intervention include the assessment of students' mental health using The Patient...