We regard ACEs science — the epidemiology of adverse childhood experiences, the neurological effects of toxic stress from ACEs on the brain (especially the developing brain of a child), the short- and long-term health consequences of toxic stress, the epigenetic effects of toxic stress (including historical trauma), and resilience research — as the foundation to a new understanding of human behavior.
Trauma-informed practices, social-emotional learning (SEL), cognitive behavioral intervention therapy (CBIT), positive behavioral intervention support (PBIS), restorative justice, and many others, are all practices that can help heal the effects of ACEs and create a healthy familial, organizational, system and community environment.