Building HOPE-ful Communities Together
The Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE) framework is evidence informed approach to strengthening community resilience to respond to crisis and build an inclusive community. Research shows that access to Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) can mitigate the negative impact of ACEs, strengthen resilience on individual and community levels, and lead to positive health and mental health outcomes in adulthood. The HOPE framework provides with a blueprint to follow to identify our communities’ strengths and provide support for access to PCEs which all children and youth need to thrive. The framework is scalable and can be applied on individual, group, or community level, in direct services and policy creation or systems change levels. This presentation will provide information about the research behind the framework and some insight into the opportunities we have as community to implement it on local level.