Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Building Resilience Communities in the Great Lakes Bay Region
According to the CDC, childhood experiences (both positive and negative) have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been linked to risky health behaviors, chronic health conditions, low life potential, and early death. As the number of ACEs increases, so does the risk for these outcomes. In the United States, it’s estimated that almost half of children have experienced at least one ACE and one fourth have experienced two or more. The wide-ranging health and social consequences of ACEs underscore the importance of preventing them before they happen.
Adverse Childhood Experiences Data
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is the term used to describe all types of abuse, neglect, and other potentially traumatic experiences that occur to people under the age of 18.
ACEs are common across all populations. Some populations are more vulnerable to experiencing ACEs because of the social and economic conditions in which they live, learn, work and play.
Region: MiHIA
(Compared to MI State Value)
Family income has been shown to affect a child's well-being in numerous studies. Compared to their peers, children in poverty are more likely to have physical health problems like low birth weight or lead poisoning, and are also more likely to have behavioral and emotional problems. Children in poverty also tend to exhibit cognitive difficulties, as shown in achievement test scores, and are less likely to complete basic education.
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Region
MiHIA is implementing a "Building Resilience" program that will provide backbone support to mobilize cross-sector capacity. The goal is to create trauma-informed and responsive practices that promote resilient and connected families and communities, safe and supportive environments, flourishing children, and ultimately, improved population health.
About the "Building Resilience" Program: This program will connect and synchronize diverse coalitions across the region with resources, professional development and consultative support to accelerate and share approaches for preventing and addressing ACEs, trauma, and toxic stress as critical social determinants of health.
Additional Objectives and Micro-Strategies are constantly being developed. If you or your organization are doing work in any of the strategies on the map above, please click the icon above to provide more detailed information about the work you're doing!
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