PHC 6534 - Preventing ACEs in Military Families
The consequences of adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, can have a detrimental effect on the individual child and their family. Adverse childhood experiences are defined as traumatic events that a child experiences between the ages of 0-17. Examples of these include, but are not limited to, experiencing or witnessing violence, abuse, or neglect. Particular individuals are more susceptible to experiencing ACEs in their lifetime, such as children of military soldiers, thus resulting in the...