Tagged With "ACEs Aware"

A just-published article reports that the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) recommends against pediatric ACE screening but strongly supports continuing surveillance of ACEs along with protective factors in the population as a way to identify public health and other policies that can prevent adversity and toxic stress. Their report highlights Dr. Robert Anda’s (and colleagues) commentary that notes that ACE scores are neither a diagnostic tool nor predictive at the individual...

In reading the ACPM report, I feel like the headline here on the PACEs site is a bit misleading. Yes, they recommend against ACE screening, but they do seem to provide fuel for advancing PACEs awareness within the health care system. That said, I definitely share Jeoffry's frustration on how the medical establishment is way too focused on having studies that meet strict evidence-based guidelines. And in this report, the authors probably feel like they are being supportive of addressing...

You know on the surface I could agree with you, but if you go a bit deeper: It is a bit trying to solve a clinical problem ignoring the rules of trauma informed care. First you ask "What's wrong? What do you need? How can I help?" One does not engage by criticizing, pointing out faults, and generally concluding you fell short and your behavior and attitude could even be harmful or dangerous!

Very good article. Important citation. The connection between childhood trauma and physical disease (as distinguished from psychological turmoil) is often overlooked, especially among medical doctors. If only they would appreciate this situation! See my article "The importance of child abuse and neglect in adult medicine," Jeoffry B. Gordon, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 211 (2021) 173268 Available online 7 September 2021.

Life is hard. None of us makes it through unscathed. Unfortunately, though, some of us have a much tougher journey on this planet than others. Most distressingly of all, children and babies are by no means immune from the wounds that this world all too often inflicts. Indeed, for many children, trauma is not a future threat but a present reality. And these adverse childhood experiences (ACE) can have a devastating long-term impact across all domains of a child’s life. This includes...

(l-r) Judge J. Corpening; Ben David, district attorney, New Hanover County; Chief Justice Paul Newby; Judge Andrew Heath, executive director, Administrative Office of the Courts of the Chief Justice's ACEs Informed Courts Task Force. David and Heath serve as Task Force co-chairs . “There is not any more important work going on in the State of North Carolina,” said Ben David, District Attorney for New Hanover County and co-chair of the Chief Justice’s ACEs-Informed Task Force . The Task force...