Dr. Robert Sege, Director of the HOPE National Resource Center, wrote a series of parent brochures for the American Academy of Pediatrics’ healthychildren.org. Each brochure offers advice on creating positive experiences for children during this time of Covid-19, with different brochures…
In this video William Brangham interviews Dr. Rober Sege and other medical providers discussing the fears that child abuse may be rising due to the pandemic. Included with the video is a list of resources recommended by the experts in…
Here we present three videos — one showing a traditional approach to a first encounter between a physician and patient, the second showing a HOPE-informed approach to the same encounter, and a third with the actress who played the part…
This article discusses the increased stress among families and households during the covid-19 pandemic. This increase in stress can put child at a higher risk of abuse. This article explains how to minimize adverse experiences for children, and focus on…
This article by PBS discusses the high levels of stress during the Covid-19 pandemic and the concern that child abuse may be on the rise. Dr. Sege offers ways to deal with stress as it arises to help lessen the…
This article by Apartment Therapy discusses the challenges of working from home and how to work through them with your partner, roommate or family. Dr. Sege talks about working from home with an infants, how to manage a schedule with…
This article by USA Today discusses the concerns of the decline in child abuse reporting while schools have become virtual learning spaces. Teachers, social workers, administrators and other in the education field will have a harder time reporting neglect and…
This article in Public News Service highlights advice from Dr. Sege regarding looking after your family during the pandemic. He discusses how to talk with your children about the pandemic and ways to check in with family and promote healthy…
This handout walks you through a 2019 publication by Dr. Christina Bethell and Dr. Robert Sege about the relationship between adverse/positive childhood experiences and adult mental health, providing an empirical foundation for the language of HOPE.
In this video, Dr. Sege presents the results of his study published in September, 2019 about the negative lifelong health effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the protective/buffering lifelong effects of Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs).