ADVERSE
CHILDHOOD
EXPERIENCES
W H AT A R E A DV E R S E
CHILDHOOD
E X P E R I E N C E S (ACES)
ACES
ARE POTENTIALLY TRAUMATIC CHILDHOOD EVENTS THAT
CAN LEAD TO LONG-TERM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
DEFECTS.
POSSIBLE TRAUMATIC EVENTS
P H YSICA L A B U SE
EMOTIONAL
A B US E SEXUAL
A B US E DO M ESTIC
VIOLEN CE
M EN TA L
PARENTAL
SUBSTANCE
ILLN ESS A BU S E
SUICIDE/DEATH
IN CA RCER A TIO
MENTAL HEALTH
ACES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION,, ANXIETY, AND PTSD.
N
THE HIGHER THE NUMBER OF ACEs EXPERIENCED THE INCREASED RISK
OF
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. ("Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs),"
2022). MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES MAY MANIFEST IN DIFFERENT WAYS,
CHILDHOOD
EXPERIENCES
W H AT A R E A DV E R S E
CHILDHOOD
E X P E R I E N C E S (ACES)
ACES
ARE POTENTIALLY TRAUMATIC CHILDHOOD EVENTS THAT
CAN LEAD TO LONG-TERM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
DEFECTS.
POSSIBLE TRAUMATIC EVENTS
P H YSICA L A B U SE
EMOTIONAL
A B US E SEXUAL
A B US E DO M ESTIC
VIOLEN CE
M EN TA L
PARENTAL
SUBSTANCE
ILLN ESS A BU S E
SUICIDE/DEATH
IN CA RCER A TIO
MENTAL HEALTH
ACES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION,, ANXIETY, AND PTSD.
N
THE HIGHER THE NUMBER OF ACEs EXPERIENCED THE INCREASED RISK
OF
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. ("Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs),"
2022). MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES MAY MANIFEST IN DIFFERENT WAYS,
