Community Trauma/ACEs

Entire communities can experience collective stress from a range of factors, including lack of economic opportunity and high crime. Community trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) refer to that collective impact, leading to some of society’s most entrenched health disparities that can span generations. The following resources are intended to assist public health professionals in implementing programs working to mitigate the effects of community-level trauma.

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Webinars / Tools / Hot Topics

Webinars

IPS’ free webinar series provides learned insights into how to effectively lead programs seeking to reduce community-level trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences.

Breaking the Cycle of ACEs

Research has established the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and increased susceptibility for substance use disorders later in life. Too often, inequitable policies aggravate this link. In this webinar, we explore how public health providers can partner with communities to build resilience and break the cycle of intergenerational trauma.

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An Integrated Approach to Trauma & Resilience

Research suggests resilience is the foundation for healing trauma for individuals and communities. In this webinar, we explore how public health providers working on the frontlines can associate the parallels of caring for themselves as they care for their communities.

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Tools

IPS’ tools are designed to assist providers in the field with implementing community trauma-focused programs. For more of IPS’ tools, please email us.

IPS’ ACT Model

IPS’ Approach to Community Transformation (ACT) Model combines six components that strategically intersect to achieve community-level change.
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Upstream Prevention Planning Template

A planning framework for implementing an upstream prevention campaign using the ACT Model.
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Hot Topics

Our IPS-authored Hot Topics provide perspectives on important national conversations happening around ACEs and community trauma.

Positive Childhood Experiences Can Combat Traumatic Effects of COVID-19

The debate over whether to allow students to return to school is ever present. However, not much has been said about how children are coping with the traumatic effects of this pandemic…