We must respond to the health crisis of adverse childhood experiences

Reviewed by Laura Godenick, TICN Program Coordinator

Adverse Childhood Experiences, also called ACEs, are being considered a health crisis. These include a child experiencing or witnessing divorce, abuse of any kind, violence, alcoholism, or addiction in the home. Experiencing ACES makes the body feel as though it’s under attack all the time, creating a “disrupted stress response affecting the neurological, immune, hormonal and cardiovascular systems”. California’s Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris names 6 important treatment steps in her book “The Deepest Well”. These include sleep, exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, mental health support for child and parent, and healthy relationships. Read the full article here.