Proportion of Respondents Who Have Experienced at Least 1 Type of Adverse Childhood Experience

Reducing child trauma protects health throughout life. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur before the age of 18, and includes the number of survey participants experiencing at least one type of adverse childhood experience. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ACEs study of more than 17,000 participants found that certain experiences are major risks for the leading causes of illness and death as well as poor quality of life in the United States. Some of the worst health and social problems in our nation can arise as a negative effect of ACEs.[1]

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[1] U.S. Department of Justice . (2014, October 22). Facts about Children and Violence. Retrieved December 24, 2015, from justice.gov: http://www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood/facts-about-children-and-violence