By Tanya Camunas, Greenville News, February 23, 2020
Mental health issues affect all ages, and the mental health issues of our youngest children require serious clinical interventions to both heal the child and prevent potential deterioration of the entire family. The term Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) encompasses all types of abuse, neglect, and other traumatic experiences suffered by children under 18.
These experiences, if not treated, very often lead to risky behaviors, chronic health conditions, and early death. The level of exposure to ACEs severely hinders economic mobility and eventual prosperity of victims and their families. That, in turn, hurts our entire community. Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates report that child abuse and neglect costs America approximately $124 billion per year.
A Child’s Haven serves young victims of abuse and neglect in specialized classrooms staffed by trained educators and clinicians. Many of our children also reside with adult caregivers who suffered abuse and neglect when they were young, and A Child’s Haven treats those families in their homes. We are unique in the Upstate, and our innovative, multi-generational approach to counteracting negative effects of ACEs with therapy distinguishes us in the field of behavioral health.
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