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About the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study

2018-09-10T22:21:04-05:00

By the Center for Disease Control The CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is one of the largest investigations of childhood abuse and neglect and later-life health and well-being.

The original ACE Study was conducted at Kaiser Permanente from 1995 to 1997 with two waves of data collection. Over 17,000 Health Maintenance Organization […]

About the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study2018-09-10T22:21:04-05:00

How Childhood Abuse Changes the Brain

2018-09-10T22:23:05-05:00

By Leonard Holmes

Studies have demonstrated over and over that childhood abuse and neglect results in permanent changes to the developing human brain. These changes in brain structure appear to be significant enough to potentially cause psychological and emotional problems in adulthood, such as psychological disorders and/or substance abuse.
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Dr. Martin Teicher and his […]

How Childhood Abuse Changes the Brain2018-09-10T22:23:05-05:00

Traumatic Experiences Widespread Among U.S. Youth

2018-09-10T22:23:54-05:00

By the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Princeton, N.J.—New national data show that at least 38 percent of children in every state have had at least one Adverse Childhood Experience or ACE, such as the death or incarceration of a parent, witnessing or being a victim of violence, or living with someone who has […]

Traumatic Experiences Widespread Among U.S. Youth2018-09-10T22:23:54-05:00
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