On Oct. 30, some local churches began a series called Hope > Despair.
CrossWay Church, Hockinson Community Church, Landmark Church, Starting Grounds Church and Cherry Grove are coming together with a common goal in mind: ending teen isolation and suicide.
To do so, the series will help attendees better understand Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
ACEs is a 20-year-old study that shows, depending on if one’s ACEs score is high or not, if one is more likely to have negative outcomes in their life, from physical, emotional, social, and employment issues.
An ACEs score is based on 10 elements of trauma within three categories: physical — emotional and sexual; neglect— physical and emotional; household dysfunction — mental illness, incarcerated relative, mother treated violently, substance abuse and divorce. The higher the number out of those 10 that a child has endured, the higher chance of a variety of negative outcomes as an adult.
[For more of this story, written by Johnathan Haukaas, go to http://www.thereflector.com/ne...76-aba32b03d5a5.html]
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