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How to use this website.  Translate button located at top right of website.  Botón de traducir situado en la parte arriba y derecha de la página titulada "Translate". Click here to view the Valley's Children 2013 8th CHILDREN'S FORUM How can we have greater impact with children and families? Look through the lens of ACEs What are ACEs? Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are significant childhood traumas that result in actual changes in brain development -- changes affect a child’s cognitive, social, and mental health. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control view ACEs as "one of, if not the leading determinant, of the health and social well-being of our nation." As a counteracting force, child resilience is one of the most important factors that offset the negative outcomes of ACEs. Learn more about ACEs: English | Spanish

Scroll through the ACEs by clicking on the arrows. Click on the ACE cards themselves to learn more about each ACE

Because Resilience Trumps ACEs™, calculate your resilience score first, then find out your ACEs score.
What does this mean?  
*Spanish/Espanol: Cuál es mi Puntuación de Experiencias Infantiles Adversas (ACE)?

The ten ACEs are (in no specific order):

• Emotional abuse
• Emotional neglect
• Physical abuse
• Physical neglect
• Sexual abuse
• Drug addicted or alcoholic family member
• Incarceration of a family member
• Loss of a parent due to death, divorce, or abandonment
• Mentally ill, depressed, or suicidal family member
• Witnessing domestic violence

The  good news! According  to research, the impact of ACEs can be repaired through parental nurturing and  by strengthening the family!

The Children’s Resilience Initiative™ is working to increase the positive, resilience-building experiences in the lives of the children, parents and families in our community. This site is designed to give you tools and a model of services based on the elements of a thriving community showing our community’s response to ACEs and Resilience. We also provide the research and resources to equip you in your work. With understanding of ACEs and resilience, you will begin to see a change in how you can be more successful as an advocate for a child and a family. 

 

For a great online course in ACEs and Resilience, prepared by the Family Policy
Council, click here. You’ll be able to move through the three- hour course at your own pace as you learn what we can do as a community to reduce the impact of ACEs.