Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE's)

Course overview

Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. For example: -experiencing violence, abuse, or neglect -witnessing violence in the home or community -having a family member attempt or die by suicide Also included are aspects of the child's environment that can undermine their sense of safety, stability, and bonding such as growing up in a household with -substance use problems -mental health problems -instability due to parental separation or household members being incarcerated This session will provide an overview of ACE's and familiarize participants with resiliency factors and strategies that can improve outcomes for youth.