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Networks, HOPE ambassadors and federal policy proposals: scaling trauma‑informed prevention
Summary
Panelists described regional collective‑impact models, parent‑led HOPE ambassador programs and two federal proposals to fund cross‑sector community resilience coalitions, arguing for upstream investment and a broader definition of community 'capital.'
Speakers from Appalachian Promise Alliance, Centerstone, Align Hope and the Campaign for Trauma‑Informed Policy and Practice made the case for collective impact, parent leadership and both private and public investment to scale prevention and resilience work.
Melissa Roberts and April Scott outlined a tiered collective‑impact architecture used in northeast and south‑central Tennessee: local steering committees feed regional backbone organizations, which in turn link to statewide…
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