Our partners at Thrive Allen County, working with SEK Recovery, recently hosted a summit to educate their community about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the intersection of drug endangered children’s issues. 

SEK Recovery Resources, a program of Thrive Allen County, partnered with the Kansas Children’s Service League, and Lambi Learns Training Academy to offer members of numerous job sectors some insight into how to provide better support to children and adults they work with at the We Care Trauma Informed Care Summit, held at the SEK Impact Center.

Dana Book of Kansas Children’s Service League informed attendees about the HOPE Framework. HOPE stands for Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences. According to Book, research conducted by Tufts Medicine has shown that having positive childhood experiences can mitigate the effects of having an adverse childhood experience, or ACE.

Adverse childhood experiences can come from witnessing or experiencing abuse, neglect, acts of terrorism, community violence, divorce, or bullying. Kansas is one of a few states that conducts a statewide phone survey asking about both adverse and positive childhood experiences.

“In Kansas, the latest data tells us that most adults have had at least one ACE.” Book said. “At least a third of them have experienced three or more.”

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