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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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.
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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
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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.
What happens at work doesn’t stay at work.
Paid leave, flexibility and supportive workplace policies can affect whether parents have the time and resources to care for themselves and their families. And for employers, those same policies can help build a healthier, more stable workforce.
The Business Record recently took a closer look at that connection, including how Metro Waste Authority is putting family-supportive practices into action and the work Iowa ACEs 360 is doing through Work. Well. Iowa.
It’s a good look at what supporting working families can mean for Iowa families AND Iowa businesses.
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Stronger working families - Business Record
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Early in Colby Reed’s supervisory career at Metro Waste Authority, the wife of one of his employees had a baby. The employee took two days off in order to save his PTO. At the time, the company didn...You don't have to change everything at once. Metro Waste Authority shows how practical, step-by-step workplace changes can support employees and strengthen your organization. Read their story and get inspired. www.workwelliowa.org/case-studies/ ... See MoreSee Less
August is National Breastfeeding Month. Supporting breastfeeding employees takes more than designating a private room. Employees also need enough time to pump, predictable access to the space, coverage for their responsibilities and supervisors who understand the policy. These are workplace systems, not individual favors. When employers make them work in practice, they support employee health, family stability and retention. This month, ask one question: Could an employee who is breastfeeding realistically use our policy during a normal workday? www.workwelliowa.org ... See MoreSee Less