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Collaborative Policymaking to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences in Minnesota

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Minnesota's Healthy Start Act is an example of the power of cross-sector collaboration to prevent adverse childhood experiences. ... Minnesota's Healthy Start Act is an example of the power of cross-sector collaboration to prevent ...

Innovative Partnerships for Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention

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Innovative Partnerships for Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Collaboration and coordination with stakeholders are essential to amplifying state and territorial health agency injury and violence prevention (IVP) programs to ...

Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Policy Tool

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This product identifies strategies for preventing ACEs, the role of public health in ACEs across levels of government, and policy development strategies to inform ACEs prevention. ... Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Policy ...

How Do We Protect Future Generations from Adverse Childhood Experiences?

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Debra Houry, CDC's director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control discusses the impact of adverse childhood experiences and how discusses the prevention work that she and her team have done. ... Debra Houry, ...

Policies Supporting Young Families Can Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences

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During the 2023 legislative session, a number of states enacted policies that advance ACEs prevention measures and support families in ensuring safe places for their children to live, grow, and play. ... Policies Supporting Young Families ...

State Public Health Strategies for Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences

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State and territorial health departments can prevent ACEs, improve health equity, and reduce health disparities among children and families by providing access to preventive services and bolstering relationships with caregivers. ... State ...

Prevention for the Next Generation: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences, Suicide, and Overdose

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With the pandemic upending social interaction, youth mental health is an increasingly important issue. This episode explores why understanding the intersection of suicide, overdose, and ACEs is critical to helping individuals live happy ...

State/Territorial Policy Considerations for Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences

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ASTHO staff identified a range of evidence-supported policies considered by state legislatures that could prevent ACEs. This report synthesizes these research and policy proposals and is intended for public health practitioners and ...

States Stepping Up to Support Families and Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Research confirms that strengthening economic supports can improve parental mental health, children’s health, education, and social outcomes. ... States Stepping Up to Support Families and Reduce Adverse Childhood ...

State and Territorial Caregiver Wellness Policies May Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences

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People exposed to adverse childhood experiences are at risk for negative physical and/or mental health outcomes, substance use disorders, and unfavorable social outcomes in adulthood. One known risk factor for ACEs is caregiver ...

Building Capacity to Navigate the Prevention of Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Whatever stage agencies are in addressing the intersection of suicide, overdose, and ACEs, ASTHO’s SPACECAT Capacity Elements Toolkit simplifies action ideas for health agency staff and leadership to begin or continue their efforts. ... ...

What Surrounds Us Shapes Our Health—Look to Primary Prevention for Better Health

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Community members and policymakers that want to prevent suicides, overdoses, and adverse childhood experiences can choose to intervene at different levels.

State, Territorial, and Freely Associated State Health Agencies National Report 2022

The Suicide, Overdose, Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) compiled a national report and accompanying infographic, that break down the biggest findings from the data, and highlight the ...

Education and Public Health: Supporting Youth Through COVID-19 and Beyond

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Toxic stress contributes to a variety of negative outcomes for children. And unfortunately, COVID-19 has increased the likelihood of children experiencing childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and toxic ...

Youth Sports as a Protective Factor to Promote Resiliency

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Every year in mid-July is National Youth Sports Week—in 2021 it falls on July 19-23. It’s an important health observance because youth sports create strong connections with peers and caring adults, as well as promote socio-emotional skills ...

Promoting Well-Being and Reducing Risk Post-COVID-19

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This episode explains what the Shared Risk and Protective Factors framework is, and how states and territories can collaborate with a broader range of partners to implement research-based programs, policies, practices, and strategies that ...

The Epidemic of Epidemics: Opioids, Part I

In the Public Health Review podcast debut, host Robert Johnson speaks with public health officials from Alaska, Kentucky, and West Virginia about the ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S. and its intersections with other epidemics like ...

Leveraging the SPACECAT: An Island Areas Resource

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This ASTHOReport provides an overview of the SPACECAT regional data for island areas, paired with foundational first steps to improve capacity in key opportunities for growth. ... Leveraging the SPACECAT: An Island Areas Resource This ...

Supporting Positive Mental Health in Early Childhood

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Support for programs and policies that encourage positive mental health in early childhood and provides support for parents and caregivers to have the best chance to improve mental health across the life course.