Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Impact on brain, body and behavior (IHDCYH Talks)
This short animated video talks about how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) impact lifelong development.
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime (Nadine Burke Harris)
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect, and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the…
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences From the 2011-2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 23 States
This study examines disparities in exposure to adverse childhood expereinces (ACEs) among demographic groups including race, ethnicity, household income, sexual identity, education, and employment status.
Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child: Toxic Stress
The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University developed a detailed guide on the impact of toxic stress on child development.
About the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study
The CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is one of the largest investigations of childhood abuse, neglect, and household challenges that impact later-life health and well-being.
Social and Emotional Learning
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) works with states, districts and schools nationwide to ensure social and emotional learning is a priority in every school. Explore their school and district resource centers.
Advancing Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems
The National Center for School Mental Health authored a report on Advancing Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems: Guidance from the Field.
ACEs and Toxic Stress
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris has been a leading voice in the efforts to reduce ACEs and toxic stress for more than a decade. She now leads the Office of the California Surgeon General which offers a number of resources to…
School Mental Health
The National Center for School Mental Health authored a report on Advancing Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems: Guidance from the Field.
Office of the California Surgeon General
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris has been a leading voice in the efforts to reduce ACEs and toxic stress for more than a decade. She now leads the Office of the California Surgeon General which offers a number of resources to…
