What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can potentially cause trauma. ACEs aren’t specific. They can include any distressful event between birth and age 17.

A landmark study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Keiser Permanente investigated the effects of child abuse and related adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as a public health problem over ...

We should all care about our communities’ economic health as much as we care about our community’s physical health because they are inextricably linked,” Wil Franklin writes.

Senators Dick Durbin and Shelley Moore Capito reintroduced the bipartisan RISE from Trauma Act to expand supports for children exposed to trauma.

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to increase support for children who have been exposed to Adverse ...

This expert guide supports clinicians, educators, legal advocates, judges, and mental health professionals in effectively screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). It integrates ...

In 1995, a research team in Southern California launched an inquiry into how the challenges people experience during their younger years impact them as adults. They asked approximately 17,000 adults ...

This post is part of a series on adverse childhood experiences. Read the other parts here. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a major cause of suicide in America. It is estimated that nearly 90 ...

Hypertension and excessive bleeding among problems victims of the bad experiences face ...