ACES Too High – Adverse Childhood Experiences
Original Publication Date:
November 14, 2013
Last Updated:
February 19, 2023
Estimated Read Time:
< 1 minute
ACESTooHigh is the go-to site for background, news, and information about:
- the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
- developmental neurobiology — how severe stress and trauma affect a child’s developing brain and nervous system
- epigenetics — how our genes turn off and on in response to our experiences and social environment.
Additional Resources
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resourceAssociations between trauma exposure and symptoms of depression and anxiety among first, second, and later-generation immigrant college students
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resourceThe role of maternal postmigration living difficulties in intergenerational trauma transmission among asylum-seeker mother–child dyads
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resourceA Scoping Review of Family-Based Interventions for Immigrant/Refugee Children: Exploring Intergenerational Trauma
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resourceUnpacking the Wounds of Cultural Displacement: Trauma, Healing, and Reconciliation in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake