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ACE Questions and Overviews

ACE Response Handout- This useful 4-page handout overviews adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), Healthy Environments and Relationships That Support (HEARTS), Service Outcomes Action Research (SOAR) that can inform ACE Response through a data-informed practice process, and the Restorative Integral Support (RIS) model that articulates comprehensive ACE Response.
ACE Questionnaire- Covers ten categories of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction.
ACE Questionnaire en español- Abarca diez categorías de abuso, negligencia y disfunción familiar.
The Health and Social Impact of Growing Up with Adverse Childhood Experiences- A summary overview of the ACE Study and its implications written by Dr. Robert Anda, co-principal investigator of the Study.
ACE Research Briefing- Developed by the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, this research brief was designed for legislators and other policymakers.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Meeting Report: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences to Improve Public Health- The WHO has prioritized prevention of child maltreatment and provides this ACE report to raise awareness of policymakers. The UAlbany School of Social Welfare and Prevent Child Abuse America partnership is highlighted on page 10, noting that this website serves as a way to "link policymakers, program directors, practitioners, and researchers involved in the implementation and evaluation of ACE response strategies around the world."
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) among poor older adults: Coping mechanisms and consequences- This is a proposal for a research project currently being carried out at Troy Housing Authority in Troy, NY.
Executive Summary: ACE and Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness- The Committee on the Shelterless (COTS) provides an example of ACE-informed programming.
PE/ACE Project: Positive Environments to overcome ACEs- Troy Housing Authority has developed the PE/ACE Project, integrating ACE research with knowledge of resiliency supports to provide Positive Encounters responding to adverse childhood experiences.
The Lake County, CA ACE Summary Report- This is an example of one California County that worked with Ferron & consultants to engage in a community outreach campaign in which residents were surveyed and ACE awareness was raised within service delivery systems.