Your Childhood

impacts your future

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are common, and with every ACE an individual experiences, their risk for health issues increases.

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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.

ACEs impacts your health and well-being.

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.

This website consolidates scientific evidence on ACEs to guide clinical practice and inform policies aimed at improving the health of individuals affected by ACEs.
RESEARCH CATALOGUES

Our Searchable Scientific Databases on ACEs

REVIEWS AND META-ANALYSES
Recent Study Updates

Brief Report: The Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Suicide-Related Behaviors Among 10th-Grade Secondary School Students

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Maternal childhood adversity and pregnancy intentions as predictors of pregnancy happiness

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Adverse childhood experiences and their impacts on subsequent depression and cognitive impairment in Chinese adults: A nationwide multi-center study

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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

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.

ACEs and the developing brain.
ACEs data collection.

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.

Coordinated efforts and evidence-based interventions are effective at preventing the accumulation of ACEs and mitigating their impacts.
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

Early intervention is essential as children’s brains are the most receptive to positive experiences.