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, and maximizing existing...
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 well-being and offers policy...
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 approaches and addressing the...
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, language, waitlists, and...
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 English and Spanish. ACEs-Resource...
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 improve access to resources and...
The Healing-Centered Illinois Task Force, established through SB 646 in January 2024, has released a landmark recommendations report outlining a blueprint to advance trauma-informed and healing-centered policies and practices statewide. The Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative at Health &...
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 Response Collaborative at...
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 the field....
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 interactive discussions highlighting...
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! Our services are available to...
The time has never been better for exploration of the possibilities for expanding the Universal Newborn Support System (UNSS) model in Illinois. A group of early childhood and maternal and child health advocates, supported by Health & Medicine, McAlpine Consulting for Growth, and Conlon Public...