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The VISION of LAPEN is that Louisiana will have high quality and effective parenting education by promoting best practices and evidence-based programs. LAPEN is a program of the Southeast Louisiana Area Health Education Center (SELAHEC).
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"At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents."
-- Jane D. Hull |
Just Released: State of Babies Yearbook 2020
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For the 12 million infants and toddlers in the United States, the state where they are born and live during their first three years makes a big difference in their chance for a strong start in life.
The littlest among us face big challenges, and we can’t afford to squander the potential of a single child. This report was produced by Zero to Three and was released in June 2020. Click to access. Also newly released: Annie E. Casey KidsCount Data Book: 
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URGENT: Information for Families/Professionals
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We would like to share the following resources with the families and professionals with whom we work:
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LAPEN Annual Summit for Parenting Educators was held on December 3, 2019
Parenting with ACEs & Evidence-Based Practice
Click for more info!
Speakers in 2019 were:
Laura Porter, ACE Interface LLC and Dr. Stephen Phillippi, LSUHSC
Keynote Speaker: Laura Porter
Guest Speaker: Dr. Stephen Phillippi, LSUHSC
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SPONSORSDiamond Sponsor:
Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund Sapphire Sponsor: Public Allies, Inc. - Louisiana Power Coalition Pearl Sponsors: Healthy Blue Louisiana Southeast Louisiana Area Health Education Center     |
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Information
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.
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Click the picture to access more information on Stress & Early Brain Growth:
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Click on the ACE pryamid to learn more about the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and additional information.
LAPEN is a founding member of the Louisiana ACE Initiative. For more info, click here.
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Dr. Stewart Gordon, Lenell Young and Dr. Robert Anda. Dr. Anda is one of the original co-investigators in the ACE study and was a speaker at the LAPEN Parenting Educators Summit.
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