Support safe environments for children and youth through policy
Advocating for policies that promote positive childhood experiences protects children’s mental health and physical health and safety.
HOPE launches new faculty trainer certification
The HOPE Faculty Trainer Certification trains HOPE Facilitators and HOPE Champions to be Faculty Trainers. Faculty Trainers can certify new HOPE Facilitators.
The need to support children through parent- and caregiver-focused policies
Behind every child and community that is strong and flourishing, are parents whose love and devotion and unceasing work make this all possible.
Black History Month and HOPE as an anti-racist Framework
The HOPE framework encourages professionals to seek out strengths and note the resiliency in families who are often faced with racism.
Using the HOPE framework to create concrete organizational improvements | Interview with Aimee Zeitz-Gruber, MFT
Aimee Zeitz-Gruber discusses the importance of incorporating positive childhood experiences into multiple areas of YMCA San Diego.
“They never saw a child”: Ruby Bridges and the Adultification of Black Girls
To this day, young Black girls are perceived to be less needing of love and leniency and less innocent than their peers. They are pushed toward adulthood long before their childhood years have begun to end.
2024 Week of HOPE Schedule
During the Week of HOPE, we host events and share new resources that honor and promote the widespread use of positive childhood experiences.
How can we heal from Adverse Childhood Experiences?
Developing a practice that incorporates positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can lessen the lifelong effects of harmful experiences and allows the brain to heal from trauma.
HOPE updates introductory course on HOPE framework
The interactive Introduction to HOPE course covers information on positive childhood experiences, the HOPE framework, the Four Building Blocks of HOPE, and what HOPE looks like in practice.
Why positive childhood experiences are important for all children and families
Positive childhood experiences are protective experiences that help heal the brain from trauma and promote healthy mental health in adulthood.