In this episode of the North Carolina Health Policy Forum from the North Carolina Medical Journal, host Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips interviews Drs George (Tripp) Ake and Lisa Amaya-Jackson about adverse childhood experiences - what are they, how do they affect children, and how can policy improve health outcomes for children with multiple ACEs? Then, hear part of a talk from LaToya Powell, deputy general counsel at the NC Department of Public Safety, about the Chief Justice's Task Force on ACEs-informed Courts. In the final segment, hear from Michelle Ries, associate director of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, about policy work happening in these areas. 

Topics Discussed:

Childhood trauma

Trauma-informed health care

Mental health

Justice system

Trauma-informed justice

Juvenile court

Show Notes:

Center for Child & Family Health: https://www.ccfhnc.org/ 

North Carolina Child Treatment Program https://www.ccfhnc.org/programs/nc-child-treatment-program/ 

"The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation" https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/webinars/racism-and-health 

Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences with Evidence-based Care: Tripp Ake and Lisa Amaya-Jackson https://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/83/1/37

Creating ACEs-Informed Courts in North Carolina (LaToya B. Powell) https://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/83/1/40 

Chief Justice's Task Force on ACEs-informed Courts https://www.nccourts.gov/commissions/chief-justices-task-force-on-aces-informed-courts 

NCMJ: Addressing the Social & Economic Factors of Health in North Carolina https://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/83/1 

Healthy North Carolina 2030 https://nciom.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/HNC-REPORT-FINAL-Spread2.pdf 

Learn more about the North Carolina Medical Journal: https://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/ 

Learn more about the North Carolina Institute of Medicine: https://nciom.org/ 

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ncmedj 

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