Higher Education Institutions: An Underused Setting for Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Six disks are arranged on top of each other. The disks decrease in size from bottom to top. The size of the disks indicates the scale of individuals under each domain in a university. The first disk (at the bottom has these words: “External Partners and Community (eg, Health providers, alumni, donors, local organizations).” The second disk has these words: “Student and Peer Community (eg, Student organizations, peer leaders, learning communities).” The third disk has these words: “Faculty and Staff (eg, Professional staff, mentors, advisors).” The fourth disk has these words: “Departments and Offices (eg, Health services, residence life, counseling center, tutoring center).” The fifth disk has these words: “Division and administrative units (eg, Academic affairs, student affairs, finance, communications).” The sixth disk, at the top, has these words: “University Leadership (Sets institutional priorities, allocates resources, champions initiatives, and promotes policies).” Double-headed arrows between each set of disks indicate bidirectional interactions. Another set of double-headed arrows are shown on the outside of the stack of disks connecting the top disk and bottom disk. These are labeled “communication” and “collaboration.”

Figure. Multilevel university framework for addressing adverse childhood experiences.

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