When the findings of the groundbreaking Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study were released, they quickly raised national awareness of the lasting impact of early childhood trauma and the ways those consequences affect society at large.
The landmark study demonstrated strong links between traumatic childhood experiences and a host of adult health problems: cardiac disease, obesity, diabetes and depression. Further research has also found a strong link between these experiences and school failure and dropout, interpersonal violence, chronic unemployment and suicide.
The initial surveys were conducted between 1995 and 1997 by researchers from Kaiser Permanente and the Centers for Disease Control. The 17,421 participants were subsequently followed for more than 15 years.
The Ford Family Foundation, recognizing the gravity of these findings, commissioned a report to determine how the ACE Study is informing work with children and families in Oregon. The report, based on phone interviews and online research, is intended as an overview of activities and opinions
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