By Thomas Lee and Michael Rugen, The Chronicle of Social Change, December 6, 2019
In the late 1990s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Kaiser Permanente published a landmark study showing that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have a long-lasting negative impact on a person’s overall health and well-being as they enter adulthood.
Earlier this month, the CDC released another groundbreaking report looking at the impact of ACEs on the national level. The research showed that a stunning one in six adults has experienced four or more types of ACEs.
The latest report also emphasized the importance of relationships with caring adults and named the practice of mentoring and positive parenting supports as approaches that prevent and mitigate childhood trauma. As a national mentoring organization that has been serving children facing the greatest obstacles for 25 years, Friends of the Children was encouraged — and not surprised — to see the practice of mentoring highlighted.
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