Early adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), especially ongoing chronic trauma, significantly affect the lives of children. The good news is that our bodies and minds are designed to heal and recover. You must stay informed as an educator or parent/family/caregiver. This page will continue to grow with content. That way, you will have one place you can refer to when looking for information about child development, early trauma and best practices.
Is there a Link between early Trauma and adult well being?
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Studies (ACEs 1997-99) correlated early trauma with significant physical and mental illness in 68% of study participants who were predominantly white middle-class American adults.
In addition to the original 10 traumatic events, are there other sources of childhood trauma?
Children of marginalized groups experience ACEs disproportionally compared with other children, and are also exposed to environmental, historic and generational trauma.
Does Resilience Help Manage the effects of ACEs?
Studies showed that African Americans scored the highest on resilience scales for individuals who had between 1-4 ACEs.
Resources
Dr. Nadine Harris TED Talk
How Early Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime
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