ACEs
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) encompass various forms of physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction experienced in childhood. ACEs have been linked to premature death as well as to various health conditions, including those of mental disorders.
2020 Mom is committed to promoting and understanding the bi-directional relationship between maternal mental health and ACEs.
To that end, the following resources are being shared.
Webinar Recording & Resources
Maternal Mental Health: The First ACE
June 3, 2021
Maternal mental health can be thought of as the "first ACE" which then cascades into physical and mental illness in the child and family for generations, playing a role in the perinatal physical health outcomes of both moms and their babies. During this webinar, 2020 Mom and Jonathan Goldfinger, MD and Amanda Winn from HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) discussed the ACEs Movement, Disparities in ACE rates and outcomes, how CA's Surgeon General has prioritized ACE screening and the research explaining why PACEs is the newly adopted term in the ACEs movement.
Find the recording and slides here.
Total annual costs attributable to ACEs
Estimated to be US $581 billion in Europe and $748 billion in North America.
More than 75% of these costs arose in individuals with two or more ACEs.
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What are ABEs? “Baby ACEs”
PACEs not ACEs
“P” is added to ACEs as Positive not just Adverse experiences play a role in resilience.
HOPE Resilience Framework
About HOPE
The 4 Building Blocks of HOPE for Families
