Adversity and Trauma HIT News

Data sharing project to protect vulnerable children set to benefit from nearly £1m investment

  • 15th September 2021
A successful Bristol City Council project using data and analytics to understand risk and vulnerability…

2020-21 reflections from Adversity and Trauma HIT

  • 20th July 2021
Directors Ann James, Professor John Macleod and Dr Jo Williams look back on what the…

Support to embed a trauma informed approach across BNSSG

  • 17th June 2021
Bristol Health Partners’ Adverse Childhood Experiences Health Integration Team (HIT) has changed its name to…

Study finds increased emotional difficulties in children during the pandemic

  • 17th May 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic may be associated with continuing emotional and behavioural difficulties in children after…

New projects on predicting which babies and children are at risk of head injuries

  • 26th April 2021
NIHR ARC West is starting two new projects looking at childhood head injuries. One will…

ACE HIT's webinar series on trauma informed practices attracted over 700 attendees

  • 1st December 2020
During a span of two weeks in November 2020, the Adverse Childhood Experiences…

HIT Conference goes virtual to address the impact of COVID-19 and wider health inequalities

  • 20th October 2020
Bristol Health Partners held its annual Health Integration Team (HIT) Conference as an entirely…

ACE HIT's Ambassadors scheme featured in latest edition of Children & Young People Now

  • 19th October 2020
The latest edition of Children & Young People Now includes a special report on…

Adverse Childhood Experiences HIT look back on 2019-20

  • 18th May 2020
  Directors Dr Jacqui Jensen, Professor John Macleod and Dr Jo Williams look back on…

Introducing our two newest HITS: ACE and BABCON

  • 3rd February 2020
From adverse childhood experiences to bladder and bowel confidence, our latest HITs will be tackling…

Children of abused mothers 50 per cent more likely to have low IQ

  • 2nd December 2019
Children of women who reported domestic violence in pregnancy or during the first six years…