Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study: Linking Childhood Trauma to Chronic Diseases in Adulthood
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, a groundbreaking collaboration between the CDC and Kaiser Permanente, has unveiled a startling connection between childhood trauma and the onset of chronic diseases in adulthood. This landmark study, as detailed in the original article from ACEs Too High, introduces the concept of the ACE score—a metric designed to quantify an individual's risk for developing health issues later in life, akin to a cholesterol score for childhood toxic stress.
