ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES

ACEs ARE CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS THAT ARE LINKED TO THE LEADING CAUSES OF ADULT DEATH & DISEASE

CHILDHOOD STRESS

ADDRESSING SIGNS OF STRESS OVERLOAD CAN PREVENT DAMAGE TO A CHILD'S DEVELOPING BRAIN & BODY

RESILIENCE

RESILIENT CHILDREN CAN TRANSFORM TOXIC STRESS INTO

POSITIVE OUTCOMES

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

DISCOVER HOW THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH WE LIVE, WORK & PLAY AFFECT 

OUR LIFELONG HEALTH & WELL-BEING

STRUCTURAL RACISM

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST RACE AT AN INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL

KEY EXAMPLE: PARENTAL INCARCERATION

Black Americans have a 1 in 4 risk of having a parent incarcerated during their childhood,

seven times the risk of white Americans.

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019

LATEST RESEARCH SUGGESTS SEVERE COVID-19 OUTCOMES FOR

RACIAL & ETHNIC MINORITIES ARE LINKED TO STRUCTURAL RACISM

PARENTAL INCARCERATION

(information for caregivers)

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