Trumping ACEs: Building Resilience and Better Health in Kids & Families Experiencing Trauma

"Fifteen years ago the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study found that children exposed to traumatic events were more likely to develop mental and behavioral health problems like depression and addiction. They were also more likely to have physical illnesses like heart disease and diabetes...."

http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/culture-of-health/2013/06/toxic_stress_helpin.html