In this third coalition meeting of 2018, Thrives hosted experts in the field of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Tracy Binet-Perrin and Amy Goldberg, to help us better understand the cause-effect relationship between ACEs and how we interact with our communities, other people, ourselves, and substances.
The ACE study confirms, with scientific evidence that adversity during development increases the risk of physical, mental and behavioral problems later in life. The ACE study and other research using the study’s framework have taught us that ACEs are the leading cause of health and social problems in our nation and the most powerful determinant of the public’s health.
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