Healthy Spaces curriculum focuses on delivering the emerging data and related information, ACEs screening tools, quality improvement strategies, and locally-based linkages to the pediatric medical home that are essential in advancing efforts to reduce and prevent the occurrence of child abuse and neglect. Our program is designed to enhance pediatric awareness, skills and knowledge for: recognizing and reacting to risk factors, behavioral indicators and triggers of abuse and neglect, augmenting anticipatory guidance, increasing evidence-based screenings across well-child visits and reacting expeditiously to sentinel injuries (TEN 4 FACES) in children under four years of age. The program also utilizes the Hunger Vital Signs screening tool to address food insecurity.
This Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part 4 American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)- approved quality improvement program provides 25 MOC Part 4 points for participating pediatricians. The program is designed to educate pediatricians on best practices for reducing the risk factors for child abuse, neglect and trauma across the pediatric age span through the use of ACEs screening tools, caregiver and patient education materials and skill building resources, anticipatory guidance and linkages to community-based, family strengthening resources. The program also utilizes the Hunger Vital Signs screening tool to address food insecurity. This 6- month long project provides a wealth of knowledge on the ACEs and food insecurity.
Click here to view the Healthy Spaces binder. The binder contains documents such as ACEs screening tools for different age groups, handouts and resources for parents and practices.
Screening Tools - Birth - 5 years
Screening Tools - 6-12 years
Screening Tools - 13-18 years
Journal Articles
The Medical Home Approach to Identifying and Responding to Exposure to Trauma (AAP)
Addressing ACEs and Other Trauma in Primary Care (AAP)
(New) Parents’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Children’s Behavioral Health Problems (AAP)
Information
National Agenda to Address ACEs
ACEs: Informing Best Practices
Video:
National
American Academy of Pediatrics
State & Local
Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
DCF Community Program Directory
Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey
Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey
Adaptable Office Templates
ACE Screening Template Letter (NJAAP Logo)
ACE Screening Template Letter Spanish (NJAAP Logo)
ACE Screening Template Letter (Adaptable)
ACE Screening Template Letter Spanish (Adaptable)
Poster
We Ask Everyone Spanish (Poster)
Office Practice Help
ACEs Screening Workflow Examples
Communicating with Patients and Caregivers
Medical Assistant Sample Script
Primary Care Provider Sample Scripts
Providing Anticipatory Guidance on ACEs and Toxic Stress
Coding
Coding Fact Sheet for Treating Trauma (AAP)
Diagnoses to Consider When Evaluating a Child Exposed to Trauma