Preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) : leveraging the best available evidence / Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.). Division of Violence Prevention

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child abuse--Prevention.

Child abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (35 pages : illustrations) : PDF file

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, GA : National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019.

Summary:

Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood or adolescence such as experiencing abuse, witnessing violence, or growing up in a household with substance misuse. ACEs can have negative, lasting effects on health, wellbeing, and opportunity. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has produced a suite of technical packages to help states and communities take advantage of the best available evidence to change norms, environments, and behaviors in ways that can prevent ACEs from happening in the first place as well as to lessen the immediate and long-term harms of ACEs. This paper outlines the core strategies of these packages: strengthen economic supports for families; promote social norms that protect against violence and adversity; ensure a strong start for children; teach skills; connect youth to caring adults and activities; and intervene to lessen immediate and long-term harms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-35)

OCLC:

1125345417