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Groundwork Ohio Submits Testimony in Support of Adverse Childhood Experiences Study Bill
By: Erin Ryan, Director, Center for Maternal & Young Child Health at Groundwork Ohio Follow Erin on Twitter and LinkedIn This week, on...
Dec 15, 2022


Willie Brown's Story
Featured Family Story:
As part of our Early Childhood Dashboard, Willie discusses his early childhood trauma and how he's overcome adversity to prevent it from happening again.
May 26, 2022


Unearthing Fairness for All Ohio Kids
The 2018 Ohio Early Childhood Race and Rural Equity Report is the most comprehensive early childhood report in Ohio history. Groundwork...
Aug 3, 2018


Equity for Ohio's Most At-Risk Kids
This week, we released the Ohio Early Childhood Race and Rural Equity Report to bring greater understanding among policymakers and...
Jul 27, 2018


Stop the Crisis Where it Begins: Shining a Light on the Invisible Victims of Ohio's Opioid Epide
The United States is facing an opioid epidemic and Ohio has been hit hard. In 2017, more than 5,000 Ohioans died from a drug...
Jul 20, 2018


Exploring Equity in Ohio's Appalachian Region
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." -James Baldwin In July, Groundwork Ohio is...
Jun 15, 2018


Invest Early or Pay Later: Ohio's Early Childhood and Juvenile Justice Systems
Kids in Ohio are among the most likely in the nation to experience high rates of childhood trauma and the vast majority of youth in...
Jun 1, 2018


The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Ohio
This past Sunday, the Groundwork staff, like many other child advocates across the state, was excited to watch as Oprah shined a light on...
Mar 16, 2018


Proposal Aimed at Keeping Children in the Classroom, Ending Cycle of Poverty
Senator Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) joined lawmakers and education leaders on Tuesday to announce reforms aimed at addressing cycles of...
Nov 18, 2017


How Severe Ongoing Stress Affects a Child's Brain
This week, the U.S. News & World Report published " Stress Can Affect a Child in a Major Way " which explains how a child's brain is...
Jul 14, 2017
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