Your Childhood
impacts your future
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are common, and with every ACE an individual experiences, their risk for health issues increases.
What are ACEs?
ACEs are traumatic events before the age of 18 that are emotionally or physically harmful. These events can have a serious impact on health and well-being from childhood through to adulthood.
ACEs can affect everyone, regardless of their background. Luckily, research shows that mitigating the impacts of ACEs is possible.
The ACEs HUB
This website consolidates scientific evidence on ACEs to guide clinical practice and inform policies aimed at improving the health of individuals affected by ACEs. It is also a valuable resource for researchers and anyone interested in learning more about the impacts of ACEs.
RESEARCH CATALOGUES
Our Searchable Scientific Databases on ACEs
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Recent Study Updates
REVIEWS AND META-ANALYSES
Recent Study Updates
Childhood and Adulthood Trauma Associate With Cognitive Aging Among Black and White Older Adults
READ MOREEffect of next-step antidepressant treatment on suicidal ideation: findings from the VAST-D trial
READ MOREParental psychopathology and posttraumatic stress in Puerto Ricans: the role of childhood adversity and parenting practices
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Why ACEs?
ACEs research began in 1998 with a foundational study that showed connections between chronic stress caused by early adversity and long-term health consequences in the population.
The Impacts of ACEs
ACEs affect our mental and physical health by triggering a toxic stress response. The impacts of ACEs can also be felt across generations. Buffering the effects of toxic stress is essential to reduce the impacts of ACEs on individuals and their families.
Knowledge of the impacts of ACEs has led to widespread shifts to trauma-informed approaches to care. Some healthcare professionals screen for ACEs by collecting information about their patients’ trauma history and creating personalized treatment plans.
PREVENTING
The Impacts of ACEs
Coordinated efforts and evidence-based interventions are effective at preventing the accumulation of ACEs and mitigating their impacts.
DISRUPTING ACES
