In this video, Susan Dreyfus, president and chief executive officer of the National Alliance for Children and Families, discusses the importance of the science behind ACEs.
Our first inclination in human services is always to think, ‘What new program, what new service do we need?’ Not, ‘How do we, through rigor and science, align new and developing science to our practice and policy?’"
About ACEs
Traumatic childhood events like abuse and neglect can create dangerous levels of stress and derail healthy brain development, resulting in long-term effects on learning, behavior and health. A growing network of leaders in research, policy and practice are leading the way in preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mitigating their impact by building resilience. Learn more about growing efforts to prevent ACEs across the country