1. Adverse Childhood Experiences Effect on Social Determinants of Health
ACE’s
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Effect on Social Determinants of Health

2. STRONG COMMUNITIES BUILD STRONG KIDS
INTRODUCTION

3. NEAR
NEUROBIOLOGY
EPIGENETICS
ACEs RESILIENCE

10. The Adverse Childhood Experience Study

13. INDIVIDUALS with High AceS
Appear guarded and anxious and are difficult to re-direct
Are highly emotionally reactive and have difficulty settling after outbursts
Control is external not internalized
World is threatening, bewildering, punitive, judgmental, humiliating, and blaming

14. Triggering Circumstances
Lack of control/powerlessness
Threat or use of physical force
Lack of information
Loud noises
Interacting with authority figure
Intrusive or personal questions
Reminders of the past

15. Changing the Question from
Feeling of Shame
Compassion and Caring
WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?
WHAT’S HAPPENED TO YOU?

16. RESILIENCE
the capacity to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

20. QUESTIONS?