An ACE is any condition or experience that has the potential to harm a child's development. There are countless childhood adversities that do not appear on the original list of ten ACEs. For example, if you were kidnapped, witnessed your father kill your brother, battled a brain tumor, or spent time in foster care, none of those experiences would count as an ACE if you only look at the list of ten.
That is why it is so important to take a complete ACEs history when dealing with individuals. Thank you, Sandy, for calling attention to yet another source of chronic stress for children and families.
Debbie
Deborah Bock
Anchorage, Alaska