Moyers & Company. Marshall Ganz on making social movements matter. Available at: http://billmoyers.com/segment/marshall-ganz-on-making-social-movements-matter; 2013. Accessed July 14, 2017.
The ACEs Movement Grows
- •Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia2have included the ACE module in their Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Surveys.
ACEsConnection Network. State ACEs Action Group. Updated states collecting ACEs data. Available at: http://www.acesconnection.com/g/state-aces-action-group/blog/behavioral-risk-factor-surveillance-system-brfss.
- •Three hundred forty organizations and a handful of communities (totaling approximately 100,000 people) have participated in the 1-year National Council on Behavioral Health Trauma-Informed Learning Communities.
- •Five hundred sixteen ACE Interface (www.aceinterface.com) master trainers in 10 states do presentations about ACEs science in their communities, reaching tens of thousands of people.
- •Seventy-four organizations (and a handful of communities) have earned certification in the 3-year Sanctuary Institute program (thesanctuaryinstitute.org), which trains organizations to integrate trauma-informed practices on the basis of ACEs science, and many more are in the process.
- •Many dozens of ACEs initiatives, such as the Philadelphia ACEs Task Force described by Pachter et al3in this special issue of Academic Pediatrics, have sprung up in states, counties, and cities across the United States.
ACEs Too High News. Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline; suspensions drop 85 percent. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2012/04/23/lincoln-high-school-in-walla-walla-wa-tries-new-approach-to-school-discipline-expulsions-drop-85; 2012. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. Ex-pastor marries science, bible studies to heal wounds of childhood trauma. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2012/03/13/ex-pastor-marries-science-bible-studies-to-heal-wounds-of-childhood-trauma; 2012. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. In Safe Babies Courts, 99% of kids don't suffer more abuse, but less than 1% of family courts are Safe Babies Courts. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2015/02/23/in-safe-babies-courts-99-of-kids-dont-suffer-more-abuse-but-less-than-1-of-u-s-family-courts-are-safe-babies-courts; 2015. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. Pediatricians screen parents for ACEs to improve health of babies. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2015/08/03/pediatricians-screen-parents-for-aces-to-improve-health-of-babies; 2015. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. San Diego Youth Services embraces a trauma-informed approach – kids do better, staff stay longer, programs more effective. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2014/12/14/san-diego-youth-services-embraces-a-trauma-informed-approach-kids-do-better-staff-stay-longer-programs-more-effective; 2014. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. Tarpon Springs, FL, first trauma-informed city, embraces messy path toward peace. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2014/09/17/tarponsprings; 2014. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. State data fuels the ACEs conversation in Iowa. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2014/10/16/state-data-fuels-the-aces-conversation-in-iowa; 2014. Accessed July 14, 2017.
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References
Moyers & Company. Marshall Ganz on making social movements matter. Available at: http://billmoyers.com/segment/marshall-ganz-on-making-social-movements-matter; 2013. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEsConnection Network. State ACEs Action Group. Updated states collecting ACEs data. Available at: http://www.acesconnection.com/g/state-aces-action-group/blog/behavioral-risk-factor-surveillance-system-brfss.
- Developing a community-wide initiative to address childhood adversity and toxic stress: a case study of the Philadelphia ACE Task Force.Acad Pediatr. 2007; 17: S130-S135
ACEs Too High News. Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline; suspensions drop 85 percent. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2012/04/23/lincoln-high-school-in-walla-walla-wa-tries-new-approach-to-school-discipline-expulsions-drop-85; 2012. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. Ex-pastor marries science, bible studies to heal wounds of childhood trauma. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2012/03/13/ex-pastor-marries-science-bible-studies-to-heal-wounds-of-childhood-trauma; 2012. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. In Safe Babies Courts, 99% of kids don't suffer more abuse, but less than 1% of family courts are Safe Babies Courts. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2015/02/23/in-safe-babies-courts-99-of-kids-dont-suffer-more-abuse-but-less-than-1-of-u-s-family-courts-are-safe-babies-courts; 2015. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. Pediatricians screen parents for ACEs to improve health of babies. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2015/08/03/pediatricians-screen-parents-for-aces-to-improve-health-of-babies; 2015. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. San Diego Youth Services embraces a trauma-informed approach – kids do better, staff stay longer, programs more effective. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2014/12/14/san-diego-youth-services-embraces-a-trauma-informed-approach-kids-do-better-staff-stay-longer-programs-more-effective; 2014. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. Tarpon Springs, FL, first trauma-informed city, embraces messy path toward peace. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2014/09/17/tarponsprings; 2014. Accessed July 14, 2017.
ACEs Too High News. State data fuels the ACEs conversation in Iowa. Available at: https://acestoohigh.com/2014/10/16/state-data-fuels-the-aces-conversation-in-iowa; 2014. Accessed July 14, 2017.
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