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Happy childhoods can change the future
Creating happy childhoods today can help children become resilient adults and prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) from happening in future generations. ACEs are traumas that happen in a child's life that hurts or scares them. When a child experiences trauma over a long period of time it is even more harmful to their growing body and brain.
16%
of children in the United States experience 4 or more ACEs
before they turn 18
kids who experience 4 or more ACEs are
12x
MORE
LIKELY
to experience health risks, such as depression and alcoholism
The CDC estimates that the effects of alcoholism can reduce one's lifespan by an average of
26 YEARS
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS
ACEs are not destiny, RESILIENCE is a skill that can be built up in any person, and the effects of adverse childhood experiences are PREVENTABLE.
Learn how you can create happy childhoods for a brighter future.
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