Simple Changes #36
Ensure that your staff undertake training about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Problem
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic experiences that occur before the age of 18 and are remembered throughout childhood, ranging from verbal, mental, sexual and physical abuse, to being raised in a household where domestic violence, alcohol abuse, parental separation or drug abuse is present. Results show that suffering four or more harmful experiences in childhood increases the chances of high-risk drinking in adulthood by four times, being a smoker by six times and being involved in violence in the last year by 14 times.
Simple Change
By ensuring that staff take training on ACEs, this can help staff to support service users in a more holistic way, as well ensuring our services are working in a preventative way.
Case Study
Who is doing this?
Adverse Childhood Experiences
An animation outlining ACE's from Public Health Wales
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