Adverse Childhood Experience Archives

The empty desk: A student’s view of the siege in our hallways

A junior at Columbia Heights High School in Minnesota gives a glimpse into what it's like to be student during the ongoing...

child sexual abuse survivor support grants: young woman being consoled by support group sitting in circle

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Opinion

What we don’t say about child sexual abuse — and why it matters

Child sexual abuse doesn’t disappear when it’s unspoken. It spreads.

Youth mental health is personal_Our solutions need to be systemic: black female therapist comforts black male student during therapy

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Opinion

Youth mental health is personal. Our solutions need to be systemic.

Training existing school and program staff in adolescent development, trauma response and therapeutic principles could democratize access to mental health.

Adults Health Problems Attributable to Adverse Childhood Experiences report; young, sad black girl sitting on floor

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Grants

Adverse childhood experiences prevention and mitigation program grants

GRANT FOCUS: ACE, Childhood Trauma, Health/Mental Health, Healthcare Access | Amount: $100,000 - $250,000 | Deadline: June 25, 2025 (LOI)

childhood trauma and stress services grants; young sad girl being hugged

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Grants

Grants for programs benefiting children who have experienced trauma

GRANT FOCUS: Child Health/Welfare, Childhood Trauma, ACE, Mental Health, Child Development/Well-being | Amount: $25,000 - $300,000 | Deadline: Mar. 5, 2025

children prosecuted as adults, Juvenile justice reform: Person with dark hair sits on steps behind bars with head in hands wearing orange jumpsuit

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► Reports

Disposable children: The prevalence of child abuse and trauma among children prosecuted as adults in Maryland

A report details the ACEs/childhood trauma among children prosecuted as adults in Maryland.

school discipline and student behavior: Black woman with tattoo on right forearm wearing white blouse and key lanyard ID gesturing with hands stands facing white teen boy wearing red plaid shirt

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News

In- and after-school programs aim to combat mental health effects that COVID-19 worsened

The National Education Association’s July 2022 report, “Mental Health in Schools: The Kids Are Not All Right” spotlights some problems and solutions...

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► Reports

Estimated Proportion of Adult Health Problems Attributable to Adverse Childhood Experiences & Implications for Prevention

The CDC quantifies the effects that adverse childhood experiences have on one's health and socioeconomic outcomes through to adulthood. The report makes...