Understanding Rural Social Networks Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences: a Case Study of the San Luis Valley.

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• Alternative Title:
  Families, Systems & Health : the Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare, 2024, v. 42, no. 4: Understanding Rural Social Networks Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences: a Case Study of the San Luis Valley.
• Journal Article:
  Families, Systems & Health : the Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare
• Personal Author:
  Lawlor, Jennifer A. ; Puma, Jini ; Powers, Jamie ; Martinez, Marlayna ; Varda, Danielle ; Leiferman, Jenn
• Description:
  The purpose of this study is to assess a cross-sector, interorganizational network addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a rural Colorado community. We characterize the organizations in the network, assess their awareness of ACEs, and evaluate how they participate in the network. We also assess the network health.
  
  Employing a social network analysis approach, we collected survey data from 45 organizations that support young children and their families, including nonprofits, health care clinics, and early childhood education centers, among others.
  
  On average, nonprofit organizations had relationships with a greater percentage of network members than other types of organizations. Network members engaged in relationships focused on a wide range of activities (e.g., client assessments, sharing information, providing services), with some organizational types leading the network in certain activities. Scores across all dimensions of trust and value were above 3 (range: 2.1-3.8), which is advantageous for a network and network relationships existed across a range of relational intensities (from awareness to organizational integration).
  
  Nonprofit organizations that reported high levels of connectedness in the network were able to effectively mobilize the ACEs network. Health clinics participated in a greater share of relationships involving assessment, service provision, and tool sharing than other types of organizations. As such, health care clinics may serve as leaders in directly serving children and families experiencing ACEs in rural communities. The rural context may also explain high levels of trust and value, which can serve as assets for future network development and mobilization. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Rural Population
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Child
  • Social Support
  • Social Networking
• Keywords:
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • rural health
  • social network analysis
  • organizations
• Source:
  Families, Systems & Health : the Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare, 2024, v. 42, no. 4
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000894
• ISSN:
  1091-7527 ; 1939-0602
• Pubmed ID:
  38602782
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11977494
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  U48 DP006399/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; CC/CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado
• Pages in Document:
  614-619 (9 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/262101/cdc_262101_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 629.04 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ea3f848b183d09ae01718b8f3de79f691f120f486f42b5848c73f50d2495b2b0e7b6e041b1487dfd83f946378e229eaecbcd3b5a37b028d23a8c4a76abd9ddb7