Interim Executive Director Wisconsin Childrens Trust Fund j enniferajoneswisconsingov July 2008 Present Wisconsin Statewide TraumaInformed Advisory Committee September 2009 Inclusion of the ACE module in the 2010 Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey BRFS ID: 461999
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Jennifer Jones
Interim Executive Director
Wisconsin Children’s Trust
Fund
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ennifera.jones@wisconsin.govSlide2
July 2008 – Present: Wisconsin Statewide Trauma-Informed Advisory Committee
September 2009: Inclusion of the ACE module in the 2010 Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS)
January 2012: Release report “Adverse Childhood Experiences in Wisconsin: Findings from the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Survey”
2009 – Present: Convene ACE & Trauma Workgroup to advance strategic recommendations based on the ACE findings.
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ACEs are common
ACEs are interrelated
ACEs are associated with:
Mental Health Outcomes Health Risk BehaviorsPhysical Health OutcomesSocioeconomic StatusMedicaid/Badger Care EnrollmentQuality of Life3Slide4
2011-2012 ACE Findings:
Over 60% reported at least one ACE, compared to 56% in 2010.
Respondents with 4 or more ACEs were more likely to be nonwhite, young, have children, and be unmarried.
Respondents with 4 or more ACEs tend to have less education, and are more likely to be currently unemployed or disabled, and to be low-income.Nearly a third of black respondents reported 4 or more ACEs, compared with 14% of whites. Low-income respondents with 4 or more ACEs had an increased risk of chronic/severe illness than higher income respondents with 4 or more ACEs.4Slide5
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Wisconsin’s Four Key Priority Areas:
Increase
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ublic awareness;Address co-occurrence of ACEs among children of incarcerated parents;Expand the knowledge and use of ACE data within Medicaid/BadgerCare; and
Enhance ACE related data in Wisconsin.
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Transforming Prevention
Target prevention efforts and messages based on Wisconsin ACE findings.
Implement Positive Community Norms model to address societal norms as they relate to safe, stable, nurturing environments and relationships for children.
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Partnering with Corrections
ACE module with poverty & neglect questions into Corrections data system
Piloting Sesame Street educational materials
Policy brief on ACEs and incarcerationIdentifying strategies that address ACEs among children currently growing up with a household member who is incarcerated
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Wisconsin ACE Data Enhancements
2013:
1. Translate the Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey into Spanish
2. Oversample geographic regions in the state with higher populations of Native Americans2014: 1. Include questions in the BRFS related to neglect and poverty11Slide12
Draft Poverty & Neglect Survey Questions
Food/Hunger
Homelessness
Health care accessClothingFeeling safe and protectedNumber of caring adultsParental educationSingle parenthood12Slide13
First Lady of Wisconsin’s Fostering Futures Initiative.
National Governor’s Association 3-Branch Initiative.
Commitment to create trauma-informed state agencies.
Continue to utilize ACE data to create systems-level change and transform societal norms.
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http://dcf.wisconsin.gov
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov
http://www.chw.org/display/PPF/DocID/44975/router.asp
http://wichildrenstrustfund.org
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