You care about supporting those you serve and those you are connected to in your life. You want to make a difference in your community, but struggle to know how to respond.
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Iowa ACEs 360 provides research, tools, and a network to empower you—and our entire state—to take informed actions that help all individuals heal from trauma and thrive for generations to come. Working as a coalition, we research the problem, test new solutions, identify best practices, and advocate for system changes to address incredibly complex challenges related to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
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Together we can create compassionate communities that support all Iowans in life-long healthy development.
Become an informed champion
We provide the backbone support for partners in government, nonprofit, philanthropy, education, health care, faith, business, community, and more. Everyone is invited to get involved.
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Our Success
New approaches
are addressing secondary traumatic stress and integrating healing-centered engagement into systems. |
30,000+
Iowans are trained on ACEs and trauma-informed responses each year. |
2018
A law passed requiring educators to receive annual training in ACEs and toxic stress. |
11 sectors
are weaving together research, strategies, and advocacy to respond to trauma. |
The Spark in Iowa
Our movement started when an engaged group of stakeholders heard about The ACE Study for the first time. Since 2012, the Iowa ACEs 360 Coalition has brought diverse partners together to identify and seize opportunities for responding to the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. Watch the video below for the history on the movement.