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TAKING ACTION ON ACES

Megan Grimes, Brandi Cregger, Symone Ferguson, Nicole Hipshire

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ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES

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Statistics and Literature

  • “Research suggests that public education campaigns specifically targeting child physical abuse positively impact”
  • parenting practices
  • reduce children’s exposure to parental anger and conflict
  • reduce child behavior problems
  • improve parental self-efficacy and knowledge of actions to prevent child abuse” (Preventing, 2019).

Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence. (2019). https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/preventingACES.pdf

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POPULATION

5th graders at High Point Elementary School in Bristol, VA

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Goals

Reduce trauma symptoms

Prevent further trauma

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Activities

Complete

Complete evaluations of services

Implement

Implement services based upon specific traumas

Determine

Determine who qualifies for the program and what services are needed

Administer

Administer ACE assessment to students with approved consent form

Consents

Send out and receive consent form to and from 5th graders

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EVALUATION

When?

  • At 12-week mark

Who?

  • Students, parents, service providers, other involved professionals

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Examples: Decreased problematic behavior in the classroom

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SUSTAINABILITY

Community Service Boards

Community Resources

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Lessons Learned

  • Logic Planning Model
  • IRB and Surveys
  • CITI training and Six Sigma