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From and About the Report:
This report presents evidence for HOPE (Health Outcomes of Positive Experiences) based on newly released, compelling data that reinforce the need to promote positive experiences for children and families in order to foster healthy childhood development despite the adversity common in so many families.
These data:
Much work needs to be done to close the gaps between research and practice, and practical knowledge, public health, and clinical and educational approaches. Future progress will require building on a foundational understanding that supporting children and families means promoting positive relationships and experiences as well as reducing abuse, neglect, and other forms of adversity.
Balancing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) with HOPE* contributes to a growing body of work—the Science of Thriving—that encourages us to better understand and support optimal child health and development.
The Report Reinforces Need to Promote Positive Experiences for Children and Families
To assist with getting the vast knowledge of positive childhood experiences into policies, practices, and systems to realize lasting change, investigators recommend in the report that efforts by pediatricians, early childhood educators, state and local governments move beyond screening and referral for problems, and enter into partnerships with parents to support them in raising their children.
Other recommendations include advancing a positive construct of health and the HOPE framework, and investing in science-aligned interventions that support positive parenting practices. Please click the image on left to view the full report.
For more information on the report, contact Jennifer Jones at 414-335-0621. See More: Alliance for Strong Families and Co