Changing Medicine and Building Community: Maine's Adverse Childhood Experiences Momentum

Physicians are instrumental in community education, prevention, and intervention for adverse childhood experiences. In Maine, a statewide effort is focusing on education about adverse childhood experiences and ways that communities and physicians can approach childhood adversity. This article descri...

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Published in:Permanente journal 2015-01, Vol.19 (2), p.92-95
Main Authors: Forstadt, Leslie, Cooper, Sally, Andrews, Sue Mackey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Child Welfare
Education, Medical, Continuing - methods
Humans
Maine
Social Work
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Summary:Physicians are instrumental in community education, prevention, and intervention for adverse childhood experiences. In Maine, a statewide effort is focusing on education about adverse childhood experiences and ways that communities and physicians can approach childhood adversity. This article describes how education about adversity and resilience can positively change the practice of medicine and related fields. It exemplifies the collective impact model by increasing community knowledge, affecting medical practice, and improving lives.
ISSN:1552-5767
1552-5775
DOI:10.7812/TPP/14-169