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What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)?

  • Experienced(ing) Domestic violence in the household
  • Parental abandonment through separation or divorce
  • Parent with a mental health condition
  • The victim of abuse (physical, sexual and/or emotional)
  • The victim of neglect (physical and emotional)
  • Member of the household being in prison
How Are ACES REFLECTED IN THE U.S.?

%

of children in the US 1+ ACE

%

2+ ACEs before their 18th birthday

%

4+ ACEs

Health Outcomes of ACES include:

more likely to die by suicide

more likely to have Alzheimer’s or dementia

more likely to have cancer, heart disease, stroke