Research shows that adverse childhood experiences can impact the physical health, mental health and social well-being of individuals. In many cases it is known to seriously impact academic achievement, homelessness, poverty, incarceration, chronic disease, substance abuse and the ability to maintain a job. With knowledge of these experiences and potential outcomes parents, caregivers, co-workers, professionals and organizations can better assist individuals by identifying core issues early and prescribing better solutions that meet a person where they are at.

 

This 90-minute session will discuss childhood adversity/trauma using the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs) as the foundation for the presentation. It incorporates many of the works and ideas of Rob Anda, co-founder of the ACE study, and various trauma experts and research organizations. Additionally, the presentation includes a number of examples that help people relate research to real life scenarios.

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"Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today”.

- Dr. Robert Block, the former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics