Compassionate Communities
Where Everyone
Can Thrive
Together we can address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) by creating the conditions for healing and well-being.
At Iowa ACEs 360, we work collaboratively with leaders, organizations, and community members to advocate for policies that strengthen support for families.
2024 Iowa Report
Leading with Hope:
Report on Health, Well-Being and Childhood Experiences in Iowa
Understanding how our experiences impact our health and well-being is an important foundation for creating the conditions that help families thrive. The 2024 report expands on traditional ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) data to include a wider range of childhood experiences and well-being indicators. While ACEs data remains central, the report emphasizes the need to consider broader social, historical, and local factors to better understand and improve the health and well-being of Iowa’s children and families.
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Support Families & Communities
We support a network of partners in government, nonprofit, philanthropy, education, health care, faith,
business, community, and more. Everyone is invited to get involved.
RESEARCH
Read research about ACEs, brain science, and how to respond.
TRAINING
Take a self-guided course or request a training.
ADVOCACY
Join the network to receive updates on ways to take action.
CONTACT US
Apply new approaches that prioritize healing and well-being.
Deep Dives
Dive deeper into each of our policy asks and gather talking points you can use in conversations with leaders.
Supporting Iowa's Families During the Postpartum Period
Children's Mental Health: Building Community for Parents and Caregivers
Paid Leave
Social Feed and Action Alerts
Questions
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We welcome everyone who wants to learn about ACEs and trauma-informed, healing-centered approaches to respond. Take action with us today.
Medicaid cuts impact the critical resources that Iowa families need to be healthy and thrive.
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Rural Iowa hospitals, maternity wards threatened by Medicaid cuts
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Looming cuts to Medicaid programs are threatening rural Iowa maternity wards and some clinics have already closed in anticipation.One in five Iowans relies on Medicaid as their only source ofThere’s still time to join us Oct. 7 for a practical conversation about supporting the health and well-being of Iowa’s health and human service professionals.
We’ll talk about the pressures affecting this essential workforce and consider what individuals and organizations can do to build healthier, more sustainable workplaces.
Wednesday, Oct. 7
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
C3 Center, 1910 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines
The workshop is free, and lunch is provided. Space is limited, so register today: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xqcpmfg/lp/f9717f0d-6f75-4f0a-8429-305d8f1fa52f
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Health and Human Service Provider Health and Wellbeing Workshop
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Human service providers are facing increasingly complex needs, growing demand, limited resources, and significant pressures within their work. The impact has real consequences to health and wellbeing....... See MoreSee Less