What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can potentially cause trauma. ACEs aren’t specific. They can include any distressful event between birth and age 17.

The human suffering resulting from childhood adversities is profound and poorly recognized. Michael Menard’s new book offers ...

A landmark study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Keiser Permanente investigated the effects of child abuse and related adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as a public health problem over ...

We know that experiences from our childhood, both good and bad, shape who we become as adults. But, understanding what kinds of early experiences have staying power into adulthood and the wide range ...

Reparative experiences fulfill unmet emotional needs. What helps create a reparative experience, and how does it show up in ...

Early childhood experiences and exposures set the foundation for long-term outcomes across multiple domains of influence ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (7News) — A new report offers insight into the lives of incarcerated individuals who committed crimes as children. Researchers with an advocacy organization known as Human Rights for ...

People who have a history of severe early childhood trauma may experience marked improvements in their mental health following the use of psychedelic drugs in a ceremonial setting. A new observational ...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and for that, New Mexico Living has been taking a closer look at all the resources available in the Duke City. CYFD Cabinet Secretary Brian Blalock discusses the ...