The Science of ACEs and Toxic Stress (Part 2)

This is the second in a series of webinars that will explore the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress.

Al Race, Deputy Director and Chief Knowledge Officer from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University will lead a deep dive into how early experiences affect lifelong health.

In addition to Al's explanation on resilience, we would like to share ACEs Aware's definition for resilience:

The ability to withstand or recover from stressors, and results from a combination of intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors (like safe, stable, and nurturing relationships with family members and others) as well as pre-disposing biological susceptibility.

Of note, with scientific advances in the understanding of the impact of stress on neuro-endocrine-immune and genetic regulatory health, we must advance our understanding of resilience as also having neuro-endocrine-immune and genetic regulatory domains.

Source: Bhushan D, Kotz K, McCall J, Wirtz S, Gilgoff R, Dube SR, Powers C, Olson-Morgan J, Galeste M, Patterson K, Harris L, Mills A, Bethell C, Burke Harris N, Office of the California Surgeon General. Roadmap for Resilience: The California Surgeon General’s Report on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Toxic Stress, and Health. Office of the California Surgeon General, 2020. DOI: 10.48019/PEAM88
12:41:23 From ACEs Aware 2 to Everyone:

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Until parenthood becomes a privilege that needs to be EARNED & not the right of any human with the parts, than this Extremely heartbreaking & serious epidemic will NEVER be resolved. Regular exhaustive wellness checks also need to become a thing. If you have children or have access to children then your mental health & physical well-being NEEDS to be seriously evaluated on a regular basis. You can preach wisdom & truth from every podium in the world, but until those 2 things that I noted above take place, the world is going to continue to destroy children, teens & adults & Compromise the quality of life For an uncalculateable amount of people