Jennifer JonesInterim Executive DirectorWisconsin Children’s Trust Fundjennifera.jones@wisconsin.gov

• 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://www.chw.org/display/PPF/DocID/44975/router.asp

http://wichildrenstrustfund.org

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