“Adverse Childhood Experiences: From Public Health Crisis to Clinical Opportunity”

THE PRAIRIE DOC

Since the landmark 1998 study conducted by the CDC and Kaiser Permanente, it has been understood thatAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), traumatic events occurring before age 18, have a profound and lasting impact on adult health. These experiences, ranging from abuse and neglect to household dysfunction like substance misuse or mental illness, are remarkably common. Approximately…