No series on how positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can mitigate the effect of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) would be complete without speaking about the future. Not only the futures of adults who are living with the scars left by ACEs but the future of children being born today.
This article will focus on how we can change our prospects by acknowledging and using the past as a jumping board into the future.
Learning to Live with ACEs from the Past
Adverse childhood experiences affect survivors from the moment the trauma occurs to throughout their lifetime. Science tells us that having a high number of ACEs affects our mental health and our physical health.
Tragically, ACEs are not rare as about 61% of adults surveyed across 25 states reported they had experienced at least one ACE, with nearly 1 in 6 stating they had experienced four or more.
Adverse childhood experiences have long-lasting negative effects on health and well-being and increase the risk of injury, sexually transmitted infections, chronic diseases, and the leading cause of death, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and suicide.
However, the quote I found states, “Science tells us that biology does not have to be destiny.” Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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