[ .......... The ACE Study can be used both as an essential tool to detect, understand, treat and heal physical and psychological conditions, as well as a road map to effect changes in our society, communities and our homes.
The ACEs is a movement gathering momentum and achieving tremendous results, in all layers of society : in hospitals, clinics and private practice, schools, in health education, courts, prisons, and of course, in families and with individuals.
It is producing huge savings in cities, counties and national budgets. It would be particularly helpful when money is scarce and finances are at a minimum such as in Ireland.
Although the study was carried out in America, it is universally applicable. It is hopefully accepted that the data and figures for Ireland are at least as damning, as indeed we often lead the world with our statistics.
This submission concerns the mental health of children, and their admission to adult psychiatric units. These are the children whom we have produced and brought to the point of mental struggle, just as these children are the ones who will go on to become the adults - victims and offenders - of tomorrow. It is therefore a paradigm shift in our approach and thinking which is required. Embracing the principles of the ACEs Study will lead to the elusive wake-up call Ireland needs, both as a Nation and as a People, and each and everyone of us.
The figures speak for themselves. The research HAS been done. The proof is irrefutable. There is therefore no room for any further excuse, debate or explanation ....... ]
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