Accordingly, beginning Fall 2006, the ACE Coordinating Center was added to the ACE Program. The purpose of the ACE Coordinating Center is to initiate, foster, and support coordinated efforts among the ACEs, UPACEs, and CDC in order to fulfill the overall goals and objectives of the ACE Program. The activities of the Coordinating Center will: 1) enable faster development, synthesis and broader dissemination of ACE specific and cross-ACE activities and products in youth violence research and practice, 2) serve as a key resource for the efficient national translation of knowledge generated by the ACE Program into health and community practice efforts, and 3) facilitate increased collaboration among organizations working to prevent youth violence to support the sustainability of programs and the advancement of national youth violence prevention initiatives.

 

 

 

Specifically, objectives include: 1) supporting faster development, synthesis and broader dissemination of center specific and cross-center activities and products in youth violence research and practice by facilitating cross-center communication, developing/disseminating a quarterly newsletter, and creating and maintaining the Coordinating Center website, 2) consulting with and provide assistance to Centers of the National ACE Program as requested on development/implementation of dissemination for products, research findings and programs, 3) serving as a key resource for the efficient national translation of knowledge generated by the ACE Program into health and community practice efforts by developing/disseminating products (e.g., quarterly newsletters, website, fact sheets, etc.) that include appropriate translational components to a broader audience and coordinate resource and information sharing for media-related requests, advising/facilitating ACE Program policy work, and developing and maintain website about ACE Program that is accessible and understandable by general public, 4) facilitating increased collaboration among organizations working to prevent youth violence to support the sustainability of the National ACE and partner programs and the advancement of national youth violence prevention initiatives through interpersonal contact, regional meetings, newsletter, existing cross-site workgroups, annual national ACE meetings, and facilitating information exchange between public and federal, state, and local partners, and 5) assist in developing a strategic plan to achieve the goals and objectives of the National ACE Program.