jennifer jones interim executive director wisconsin children’s trust fund
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Jennifer Jones Interim Executive Director Wisconsin Children’s Trust Fund j [email protected]. 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) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jennifer JonesInterim Executive DirectorWisconsin Children’s Trust [email protected]
• 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 Behaviors– Physical Health Outcomes– Socioeconomic Status–Medicaid/Badger Care
Enrollment– Quality of Life
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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. 4
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Wisconsin’s Four Key Priority Areas:1) Increase public awareness;2) Address co-occurrence of ACEs among
children of incarcerated parents;3) Expand the knowledge and use of ACE
data within Medicaid/BadgerCare; and 4) 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 Corrections1) ACE module with poverty & neglect
questions into Corrections data system2) Piloting Sesame Street educational
materials3) Policy brief on ACEs and incarceration4) Identifying 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 Spanish2. Oversample geographic regions in the
state with higher populations of Native Americans
•2014:1. Include questions in the BRFS related to
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Draft Poverty & Neglect Survey Questions• Food/Hunger• Homelessness• Health care access• Clothing• Feeling safe and protected• Number of caring adults• Parental education• Single parenthood
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• 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.govhttp://dhs.wisconsin.gov
http://www.chw.org/display/PPF/DocID/44975/router.asp
http://wichildrenstrustfund.org
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