What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur before a person reaches the age of 18. These experiences can range from direct abuse to household-level challenges and have a profound, lasting impact on physical health, mental well-being, and future opportunities. (Kaiser Permanente, CDC,1998)
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Abuse
Neglect
Household Dysfunction
This includes physical, sexual, emotional and can impact the brain development of children which has severe effects of speech and language development.
Neglect includes physical neglect such as not scheduling medical appointments, etc. Emotional neglect includes leaving the child without proper emotional support for long periods of time.
This is includes witnessing domestic violence, having a caregiver with a mental illness or substance abuse, witnessing a divorce, unstable housing/homelessness and having an incarcerated family member.
Homelessness and the impact on Speech and Language Developemnt
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Nearly 50% of children under age four who are homeless show developmental delays, compared to just 12–16% of children in stable housing.
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