A brief explanation of ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences - Children's Institute

🧡 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Month 🧡 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) like abuse, neglect, violence, or growing up around substance use can increase the risk of substance use later in life. Many people use substances to survive pain not because they are weak. Healing-centered, trauma-informed treatment means: • Understanding the root causes • Building safety and trust • Strengthening support systems • Reconnecting to culture and community In our communities, culture is preventi

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The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study — the largest, most important public health study you never heard of — began in an obesity clinic