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State Actions to Prevent and Mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences
A showcase of Florida’s 50 cutting edge trauma initiatives including in the justice, early childhood, and education sectors.
Author: National Governors Association, Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, NASHP
Year: 2021
Florida: Creating A Trauma Informed State – A Showcase of Florida’s Cutting Edge Trauma Initiatives
A showcase of Florida’s 50 cutting edge trauma initiatives including in the justice, early childhood, and education sectors.
Author: Florida State University
Year: 2018
Kansas: All in for Kansas Kids – Early Childhood Strategic Plan
A statewide early childhood strategic plan to transform the way that services are delivered to ensure that children experience high-quality early care and education so they can enter kindergarten socially, emotionally, and academically prepared for success.
Author: Kansas Children’s Cabinet
Year: 2020
Michigan ACEs State Action plan
An Action Plan to dismantle intergenerational trauma and transform environments by leveraging community and organizational strengths to create resilient, inclusive, and prosperous environments where children, youth, and families can thrive.
Author: Central Michigan University, Children’s Trust Fund, Michigan ACE Initiative, Michigan Association of Health Plans Foundation, Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, and Michigan Public Health Institute
Year: 2020
Michigan: Becoming Trauma Informed: A Guide for Child Serving Programs & Organizations
This guide offers a structured method for determining capacities, strengths and gaps for incorporating a trauma-informed approach into all levels of organizational functioning.
Author: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Year: 2021
The Importance of a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System
This issue brief outlines the essential components of a trauma-informed child welfare system and features examples from State and local programs that are incorporating trauma-informed practice.
Author: Children’s Bureau
Year: 2020
Braiding and Layering Funding for Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention
This report aims to help state and territorial health agency staff understand braiding and layering funds and identifying opportunities to maximize ACE prevention resources and impact.
Author: ASTHO
Year: 2021
Restorative Justice in Schools: An Upstream Approach for Addressing Inequities in the Risk of Incarceration
This report discusses school restorative justice practices as a potential protective factor and an alternative to exclusionary discipline policies in K-12 school settings.
Author: ASTHO
Year: 2021
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]CDC Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence
Report on evidence-based policies and strategies for preventing ACEs.
Author: CDC
Year: 2019
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Strategy
ACEs prevention strategy for FY2021-2024
Author: CDC
Year: 2020
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]Assessing Trauma for Juvenile and Family Courts From Development to Implementation
Report includes findings on: (a) the need for consistent trauma screenings; (b) the environment’s role on traumatic stress reactions; and (c) the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress in court personnel. Also includes a set of concrete recommendations that courts can follow in order to become more trauma responsive.
Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Year: 2019
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]Preparing for a Trauma Consultation in Your Juvenile and Family Court
This guide outlines what courts need to know about a trauma consultation (also known as a “trauma audit”), and how such a consultation can help courts become more trauma-informed across the environment, practice, and policy. Based on work with over a dozen courts across the country, the guide outlines a conceptual and basic operational framework for trauma-informed courts — including positioning them as a critical stakeholder in a healing community.
Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Year: 2015
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]Oklahoma: Strategy Report for the Task Force on Trauma Informed Care
The strategy report serves to establish the guidelines in which the taskforce and state agency members will collaborate and prioritize options to implement a coordinated approach to prevent and mitigate trauma, especially ACEs.
Author: Oklahoma Trauma-informed Care Taskforce
Year: 2020
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]Wisconsin – Hope in Action: An Environmental Scan of Trauma-Informed Efforts to Prevent and Address Substance Harm in Wisconsin
This report shares findings from a sample of trauma-informed efforts across the state to identify find best practices, tools, and techniques to effectively respond to the root causes of harmful substance use in Wisconsin.
Author: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Year: 2020
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]A People’s Guide to Healing the Nation: Advocating for Better Mental Health and Addiction Policy in our Communities
A guide to mental health advocating for changes informed by experts and those with lived experience.
Author: Well Being Trust
Year: 2021
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]A Guide for Health Systems to Save Lives from “Deaths of Despair” and Improve Community Well-Being
A resource for health care systems to improve mental health and well-being in the communities they serve, focusing specifically on saving lives from deaths of despair.
Author: Institute for Healthcare Improvement & Well Being Trust
Year: 2020
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]Advancing Teen Flourishing: Moving Policy Upstream
Identifies promising findings and policy recommendations to guide the development, implementation, and testing of strategies to promote positive mental health and prevent psychological distress for our teens.
Author: Academy Health, Act for Health, & Well Being Trust
Year: 2020
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]CDC Essentials for Childhood: Creating Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments for All Children
The framework is designed to allow for comprehensive child abuse and neglect prevention activities with involvement from multiple sectors.
Author: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevent, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Year: 2020
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[/contentbox][/vc_column]CDC Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Technical Package for Policy, Norm, and Programmatic Activities
This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help prevent
child abuse and neglect.
Author: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevent, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Year: 2016
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