About MIACE

Meet the Team

Kelsey Sala-Hamrick, PhD, LP
Kelsey Sala-Hamrick, PhD, LPProject Director
Amy Stagg
Amy StaggProject Manager
Angie Flores
Angie FloresAdministrative Support
Kathryn Lawson
Kathryn LawsonSocial Media Coordinator
Pavneet Banga, MD, MPH
Pavneet Banga, MD, MPHResearch Associate

Mission & Shared Vision Statement

The Michigan ACE Initiative’s Mission is to prevent and mitigate the effects of ACEs by creating trauma-informed, healing services, organizations, and communities across the state.

Shared Vision Statement: The Michigan ACE State Action Plan will serve as the Initiative’s Common Agenda. The Action Plan will be implemented through our statewide workgroups: Data & Surveillance, Education & Training, Prevention, and Policy & Advocacy. Our implementation vision will include using shared measurement tools, integrating partner activities, leveraging successful resources, strengthening relationships, and establishing an inclusive financial support structure.

State Action Plan

This plan will provide strategic direction to stakeholders on how to align efforts to prevent potential traumatic or adverse experiences, dismantle intergenerational trauma, and transform environments by leveraging community and organizational strengths to create resilient, inclusive, and prosperous environments where children, youth, and families can thrive. The Action Plan drives the MIACE workgroup strategies and activities. The plan was updated in October 2023.

Michigan ACEs State Action Plan 2023 Official

MIACE Structure

The Michigan ACE Initiative uses a Collective Impact Model to build upon and sustain the work begun by the Initiative and CDC-funded projects across the state. Collective Impact is a network of community members, organizations, and institutions that advance equity by learning together and aligning activities and resources to achieve population and systems-level change. Please click here to view the one-pager that outlines the updated MIACE Initiative structure and the Advisory Council Purpose Statement.

Join a Workgroup

Become a Michigan ACE Initiative Partner Organization! The Michigan ACE Initiative Community Partner Organizations will bring experience and passion to the Initiative. The Partner Organizations encompass all focus areas of the Initiative’s activities. Partners will align work in communities and leverage resources. Partners will provide feedback and input to the State Action Plan, are invited to participate in work groups, and will be asked to share activities and updates with the Advisory Council. To join a workgroup, click here.

Advisory Council

The Statewide Advisory Council will provide guidance, vision, and oversight to the Initiative and will develop a common agenda, including a vision statement and guiding principles; use data to inform strategy development; track progress of work using agreed-upon indicators; lead working groups to ensure coordination and efficiency; interact with backbone organization on management and financial components and shared measurement. The Advisory Council will serve as a vocal champion of the collective impact effort in the community; and align the efforts of their organization and those in their network with the common agenda.

  • Central Michigan University
  • Michigan Education Association
  • Michigan Department of Corrections
  • Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
  • Michigan Public Health Institute
  • Michigan Association of Health Plans Foundation
  • MDHHS Childrens Special Health Care Services
  • LifeWays
  • Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance
  • ACCESS Community Health and Research Center
  • The Children’s Center
  • Youth United/Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network
  • Michigan Association of Health Plans
  • Michigan Public Health Institute
  • Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
  • Henry Ford Health
  • MDHHS State Hospital Administration
  • Children Trust Michigan

MIACE Partners

(From 2023 Statewide Convening, listed in alphabetical order)

  • Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
  • Aetna Better Health of Michigan
  • Albion Health Care Alliance
  • Alcona Health Center
  • AuSable Valley Community Mental Health Authority
  • Barry County ISD Career Center
  • Bay-Arenac ISD
  • Berrien County Sheriff’s Office
  • Black Family Development
  • Bloomfield Hills Schools
  • Blue Cross Complete of Michigan
  • CARE House of Oakland County
  • Caring & Sharing Family Life Services, Inc.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Central Michigan University
  • Child & Family Services NWMI
  • Child and Family Charities
  • Child Care Network, Children Trust Michigan
  • Children’s Hospital of Michigan
  • Chippewa Valley Schools
  • Citizens for Prison Reform
  • Community Action Agency
  • Corunna Public Schools
  • Crim Fitness Foundation
  • Deb Hart Meditation and Movement
  • Deb Timmerman & Associates, LLC
  • Discover You™
  • DMC Family Medicine Residency
  • Drug Free Youth in Detroit Coalition/Black Caucus Foundation of Michigan
  • Easterseals MORC
  • Eaton Rapids Public Schools
  • Eaton RESA
  • Family Futures
  • Family Support Center of Barry County
  • First Children’s Finance
  • Fountain Hill Center
  • Friend of the Court Bureau
  • Genesee County Prevention Coalition
  • Genesee Intermediate School District
  • Grand Valley State University
  • Henry Ford Health
  • Hope Network-Connexion
  • Impact100 Oakland County
  • Ingham County Health Department
  • Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
  • Jackson County MDHHS
  • Kalamazoo Valley Community College
  • Kent County Health Department
  • Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
  • Kids’ Health Connections
  • LACASA
  • Lake Ann Elementary
  • LBCCS
  • Lake County Juvenile Court
  • Lansing Community College
  • Life Directions
  • LifeWays CBHC
  • LSSU Charter Schools
  • Macomb County Community Mental Health
  • MAHP
  • MAHP Foundation
  • Mason First Church of the Nazarene
  • Mason Public Schools
  • McLaren Health Plan
  • MDDHS Clare County
  • MDHHS Isabella County
  • MDHHS- Lenawee Co.
  • Mecosta-Osceola Dept. of Health and Human Services
  • Meridian Michigan Health Plan
  • Michigan Department of Health and Human Services MIHP
  • Michigan Center for Rural Health
  • Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Michigan Community Health Workers Association
  • Michigan Department of Corrections
  • Michigan Department of Education
  • Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
  • Michigan Education Association
  • Michigan Health Endowment Fund
  • Michigan League for Public Policy
  • Michigan Public Health Institute
  • Michigan State Police
  • Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
  • Michigan State University Extension
  • Michigan’s Children
  • Molina Healthcare
  • Monroe Middle School
  • Montcalm Community College
  • Montcalm County Trauma Camps
  • Mothers of Joy Institute for Parenting and Family Wellness
  • Mott Children’s Health Center
  • MSU Kinship Care Resource Center
  • MSU Student Parent Resource Center
  • MyMichigan Health
  • National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
  • Northern Michigan Alliance for Children
  • Northwest Michigan Works!
  • Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
  • Oakland Community Health Network
  • Oakland County Health Division
  • Oakland University
  • Optum
  • Partners in Prevention
  • Petersen Research Consultants
  • Piper & Gold Public Relations
  • Possibilities for Change
  • Prevention Network
  • Priority Health
  • Rotary Club of Adrian
  • Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe – Behavioral Health
  • Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority
  • Saginaw ISD
  • School-Community Health Alliance of Michigan
  • SEMHA
  • Shiawassee Health and Wellness
  • The Children’s Center
  • The Children’s Foundation
  • The ROCK
  • U.S. Probation
  • University of Michigan
  • Upper Peninsula Health Plan
  • Washtenaw Area Council for Children
  • Wayne Metro CAA
  • Wayne RESA
  • Wayne State University
  • Wellspring Lutheran Services
  • Western UP Health Department
  • Wise Willow Counseling & Consulting
  • Youth United/DWIHN

History

The MIACE Initiative has been a leader in raising awareness of ACEs prevalence in Michigan since 2016. The initiative was established by Michigan Association of Health Plans Foundation (MAHPF) with the support of grant funding provided by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund (MHEF). Collaboration with ACE Interface helped create the “train the trainer model” and develop a network of Master Trainers and Community Champions with cross-sector expertise across the state. In 2023, a collective impact model was established with the support of a CDC-funded initiative and key partners. Since 2017, MIACE has completed over 600 presentations across the state, created videos, facilitated collaborative partnerships, and built a trusted social media network and communication channels.

To learn more about our impact in Michigan from 2016 to 2020, view the report: MIACE July 2020 Impact Report

MIACE Master Trainer Maps

In total, the Michigan ACE Initiative has trained 194 Master Trainers—and they’re making a widespread impact throughout Michigan. Check out the Master Trainer Maps below:

Once trained, our Master Trainers go out into their respective communities and train other people who frequently work with kids, including parents, foster parents, teachers, social workers, community health workers, law enforcement and beyond. Creating trauma-informed communities—teaching individuals to recognize signs of ACEs before it’s too late—can change a child’s life.