ACE’s

Question 1

what does ACE’s stand for?

Answer 1

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Question 2

What are ACE’s?

Answer 2

stressful or traumatic events that occur during childhood, such a neglect, abuse, household dysfunction, or other adverse experiences that ca significantly impact a child’s development and wellbeing

Question 3

what are the 8 ACEs?

Answer 3

• emotional abuse of child
• physical or sexual abuse of child
• use of illegal street drugs by parent or partner
• depression/poor mental health of a parent or partner
• separation or divorce of parent
• intimate violence of parent or partner
• parent or partner a problem drinker or alcoholic
• incarceration of parent or partner

Question 4

long term effects of ACEs

Answer 4

health issues like heart disease, diabetes, poor academic achievement, and substance abuse later in life

other effects include inability to regulate behaviour, over reaction to any threat (actual or perceived), drug and alcohol addiction, mental health conditions, poor health outcomes (smoking, sexual behaviour, heart disease, cancer), and can cause overlap with learning disabilities including dyslexia, communication disorder, ADHD, autism and foetal alcohol syndrome

Question 5

6 drivers of demand relation to ACEs

Answer 5

• youth
• drugs and alcohol
• family harm
• gangs
• roads
• mental health