ACEs prevention a priority for Rome-Floyd child advocates [northwestgeorgianews.com]

Carey Sipp 4/12/218:42 PM

By Olivia Gunn, Rome News-Tribune, April 9, 2021

In recent years,”Adverse Childhood Experiences,” or ACEs, has become a much more prevalent phrase.

Studies have shown how childhood trauma not only affects emotional and mental health, but physiological health as well.

“Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences could potentially reduce a large number of health conditions,” according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. “For example, up to 1.9 million cases of heart disease and 21 million cases of depression could have been potentially avoided by preventing ACEs.”

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