Tagged With "Dr. Vincent Felitti"

Two decades have passed since Felitti et al.’s (1998) foundational study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) clearly demonstrated a link between childhood trauma and early death. Since that time, there has been much neurobiological, psychological and community-based research related to ACEs (e.g., Anda et al., 2006; Hargreaves, et al., 2016; Teicher & Sampson, 2016). The strong interest in ACEs research and practice is exemplified by the thriving national social network, ACEs...

Former PACEs Connection employees Dana Brown (L) with Vincent Felitti, MD, co-author of the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences study, and Carey Sipp (R) in San Diego in January, 2024. The last few months have been quite challenging, but we pushed, persevered, and didn’t give up hope. The “we” is Carey Sipp and Dana Brown. We were long-time staff members of PACEs Connection determined to reinstate the website and the resources and information we provide to communities after the platform went...