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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): The Biggest Public Health Crisis You've Never Heard of
- March 11th, 2020
- 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Sorosis Club: 501 E. Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32801
ACEs are traumatic experiences that occur in childhood (0-17 years) and are now scientifically linked to changes in the brain that lead to an astounding increase in a lifetime of poor life outcomes. Tragic outcomes include suicide, chronic diseases (cancer/heart disease), impaired learning, mental illness, obesity, addiction, and substance abuse.
According to the CDC, ”The economic and social costs to families, communities, and society totals hundreds of billions of dollars each year.” The former head of the American Academy of Pediatrics named ACEs "the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today." Yet, ACEs can be prevented, and the traumatized brain can heal and recover —easier in children yet still possible in adults.
Learn about this important topic and envision what we can do together to create a more
resilient Central Florida.
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