Mem,
You are asking some really important questions that most people, organizations, systems, and communities need to go through the process of discussing before deciding how to act. Different terms may work better for different people and systems. Pediatricians often uses toxic stress, criminal justice often uses polyvictimization, mental health professionals often use complex trauma. For the general public, some prefer childhood trauma, however there are polls that have discovered that people associate childhood trauma with a single event, like a car accident or school shooting, and not the chronic repeated trauma that ACEs may be able to address. There is also the need for the extended ACE survey, that addresses structural violence such as poverty, racism, and sexism.
Please check out our parent handouts for a good starting point for information dissemination. Folks have posted and distributed these handouts in clinics, churches, and schools. Please let us know how we can support your efforts. If you would like to start an ACEs Connection group in your community, we can provide you with more info on how to do so.
Many thanks and looking forward to following your posts.