Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences

A 5 page trauma-informed, easy-to-read PDF guide and infographic that breaks down the long-term impact of ACEs and offers clear, actionable ways to support healing and resilience in kids and families.

 What’s Inside:

• Clear explanation of what ACEs are and how they impact child development
• The original CDC-Kaiser ACE Study highlights
• The ACE Pyramid: how early trauma can shape lifelong health
• Effects of toxic stress on brain development
• How trauma affects learning, memory, relationships, and behavior
• Protective factors that buffer the effects of trauma
• Practical tools to build emotional safety and resilience
• Strategies for adults to heal, model healthy relationships, and co-regulate

Benefits:

• Learn how childhood trauma affects the nervous system & brain
• Understand behavioral and emotional responses in children
• Receive actionable steps to create healing environments
• Build self-awareness and co-regulation skills
• Designed to be accessible and empowering, not clinical or overwhelming