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Sonoma Co. gets funds to battle adverse childhood experiences [NorthBayBusinessJournal.com]

 

Sonoma County Department of Health Services is starting an adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and resiliency fellowship that will train 25 community members as educators.

Officials said the fellowship is unique to Sonoma County and is being launched at a time when community members and service providers are increasingly seeking out information about how to prevent and heal from adverse childhood experiences. Recent research on ACEs confirms that adversity during early childhood development increases the risk of physical, mental and behavioral problems later in life, the department said.

Individuals with high levels of ACEs have significantly worse health outcomes across the lifespan than those without ACEs. Negative impacts include a wide range of health and social issues, including depression, addiction, obesity and homelessness.

High levels of adversity in childhood leads to what is known as toxic stress, which generates predictable patterns in brain development. A child’s early experience causes the brain to adapt to what it predicts will be either a safe or dangerous world.



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