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Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative
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This resource provides practical, actionable strategies for health and human service organizations to strengthen sustainability during funding uncertainty. It highlights approaches for leveraging community assets, building partnerships, diversifying funding sources,...
This policy brief examines regional inequities in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), community conditions, and access to resources across Illinois, with particular attention to immigrant communities. It highlights how place-based inequities shape health and...
This toolkit provides a compilation of resources to help health professionals understand how trauma and the Social Determinants of Health intersect to shape the health and well-being of youth. It offers various tools for delivering trauma-informed, healing-centered...
Health and social service providers can improve health outcomes by linking patients to community resources. Resource referrals help address social needs and boost well-being but can be confusing, time-consuming, and intimidating due to barriers like bureaucracy,...
This resource guide was created to help Illinois families find support for everyday needs, such as food, housing, health care, and more. Families, providers, and advocates may use the guide to find statewide resources and tips on how to get started. Available in...
This report presents findings from a scan of resource databases across Illinois and interviews with community members and service providers. It examines how youth and families navigate health and social services and highlights strengths, gaps, and opportunities to...
The Healing-Centered Illinois Task Force, established by SB 646 in January 2024, has released its comprehensive recommendations report, offering a blueprint for advancing trauma-informed and healing-centered policies and practices across the state. The Illinois ACEs...
In this toolkit, you will find ways you and your organization can support a trauma-informed Illinois. This toolkit was developed for Illinois' inaugural Trauma-Informed Awareness Day May 23. We hope that these resources and ideas will be helpful for you and others in...
On May 25th, 2023, the Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative held the fifth annual Trauma-Informed Awareness Day: Building a Healing-Centered Future. The day featured a full lineup of events including a keynote address by Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton and...
The Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative’s solutions-oriented trainings and other capacity building supports equip our partners with the knowledge and tools to transform their organizations, institutions, and communities. Learn about our training opportunities here!...