Simply being in the presence of a child, we have the opportunity to weave a thread into the fabric of the future of mankind.
Overseers of these vulnerable and pliable little beings, it is our role to nurture and assist them to grow to their full potential.
They are the key to the success of the world.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood.
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity.
ACEs can include violence, abuse, and growing up in a family with mental health or substance use problems. Toxic stress from ACEs can change brain development and affect how the body responds to stress. ACEs are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance misuse in adulthood.