ACES
ADVERSE
CHILDHOOD
EXPERIENCES
Will you be ready to treat your patients?
What Can I Do?
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Take a breath. This is a lot to take in.
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Practice self-care, here are a few tips.
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Talk to someone about your ACEs or
chronic stress.
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Talk to your colleagues about ACES.
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Become trauma-informed.
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Listen to your patients.
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Speak for those who can’t.
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Do your part to learn deeply about the science of ACEs.
Healing
and
Solutions
70% of your patients will have had at least one ACE in their childhood. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been identified as a root cause for chronic diseases, chronic illnesses, and mortality in adulthood.
Why Should You
Care About ACEs Now?
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​Interventions for ACEs and toxic stress will be met with many challenges.
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64% of your patients might be sick because of ACEs.
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Primary prevention will require global community training programs for supportive parenting and investment in early childhood care and education.
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Taking action requires becoming trauma aware and sensitive, knowing how to look for trauma in patients and how to interact with trauma patients.
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Biomarkers for disease and illness which are consequences of ACEs and toxic stress are detectable in childhood.
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Prevention and treatment for ACEs can ameliorate the quality of communities.
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Waiting to act is dangerous! ACEs can lead to as much as a 20 year decrease in life expectancy. Also, as time goes on, it is less likely physicians will relate visible symptoms to ACEs.
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​Prevention and treatment of ACEs can have positive physical, social, and economic outcomes.
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Chronic disease and illness increase healthcare costs. The global economy depends on healthy and skilled workers.
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The multigenerational transition of ACEs, toxic stress, and their effects can be eliminated from family lines. With proper intervention strategies, children, adults, and communities can thrive!
