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# The Truth About ACEs ## What are they? ACEs are Adverse Childhood Experiences ## The three types of ACEs include ### Abuse * Physical * Emotional * Sexual ### Neglect * Physical * Emotional ### Household Dysfunction * Mental Illness * Incarcerated Relative * Mother Treated...

# The Truth About ACEs ## What are they? ACEs are Adverse Childhood Experiences ## The three types of ACEs include ### Abuse * Physical * Emotional * Sexual ### Neglect * Physical * Emotional ### Household Dysfunction * Mental Illness * Incarcerated Relative * Mother Treated Violently * Substance Abuse * Divorce ## How prevalent are ACEs? *The ACE study* revealed the following estimates: ### Abuse | | | | :------------------ | :---- | | Physical Abuse | 28.3% | | Sexual Abuse | 20.7% | | Emotional Abuse | 10.6% | *Percentage of study participants that experienced a specific ACE* ### Neglect | | | | :---------------- | :--- | | Emotional Neglect | 14.8% | | Physical Neglect | 9.9% | ### Household Dysfunction | | | | :------------------------ | :---- | | Household Substance Abuse | 26.9% | | Parental Divorce | 23.3% | | Household Mental Illness | 19.4% | | Mother Treated Violently | 12.7% | | Incarcerated Household | 4.7% | *Of 17,000 ACE study participants:* * 36% have experienced 0 ACEs * 26% have experienced 1 ACE * 16% have experienced 2 ACEs * 9.5% have experienced 3 ACEs * 12.4% have experienced 4+ ACEs * 64% have at least 1 ACE ## What impact do ACEs have? * As the number of ACEs increases, so does the risk for negative health outcomes. **Risk: a graph of four people with the level of risk increasing** Possible Risk Outcomes: | | | | | | | :-------- | :---------------- | :----- | :------------- | :------- | | **Behavior** | Lack of physical activity | Smoking | Alcoholism | Drug use | | | Severe Obesity | Diabetes | Depression | Suicide | | | Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | COPD | | | Cancer | Stroke | Broken Bones | |