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ACEs IMPACT: ACEs IMPACT:
Adolescents with 4 or more ACEs during the pandemic, were FOUR times more likely to have poor mental health, and TWENTY-FIVE times more likely to commit suicide, than those without ACEs.
A 10% reduction in ACEs in North America could equate to an annual savings of $56 billion
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1 in 6 adults reported they had experienced FOUR OR MORE types of ACEs before 18
4 in 10 children under the age of 18 in the US live in a low-income household (including more than half of African American and Hispanic children), which significantly increases the risk of ACE exposures
Women and several racial/ethnic minority groups were at greater risk for experiencing four or more types of ACEs