Identified by pioneering research conducted by Vincent Felitti, MD and the CDC‑Kaiser Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, ACEs are Adverse Childhood Experiences that harm children’s developing brains. This groundbreaking, longitudinal study continues to reveal that responses to stress could damage children’s immune systems so profoundly that the effects show up decades later. ACEs have been identified at the root of chronic disease, most mental illness, and most violence.

We invite you to take a short quiz to learn how ACEs have impacted you.