Melissa Merrick of PCAA and Jim Mercy of the CDC answer this question.
Adverse childhood experiences are correlated with poor physical and mental health outcomes and most, if not all, of the ten original aces are associated with unsupportive and harmful parenting. This suggests that the most important takeaway from the ACE Study and the one that is not being addressed is that many aces can be prevented with public health approach parenting education.
Perhaps national parenting education campaigns akin to the smoking and seatbelts campaigns of the past. Perhaps national multi-media messaging that teaches parenting behaviors and practices generally recognized as supporting the healthy development of children. Agree? Disagree?
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Click on the Facebook link. The question is answered 21 minutes in.
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The gist is that a new kind of public health approach parenting education is an essential component of the prevention of child abuse.
Visit www.advancingparenting.org. In our own unique way we are taking this approach to the promotion of positive childhood experiences and the primary prevention of the adverse childhood experiences associated with unsupportive and harmful parenting.
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