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Our articles discuss how we can protect children from ACEs, how we can heal from ACEs as adults, and how you can get involved.

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A photo of a woman on a busy street covering her face, getting lost in anxiety, indicating an article on anxiety symptoms, causes, relation to ACEs, and treatment.

Am I Crazy? Anxiety Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

If you feel fear, dread, or are overwhelmed, making your life difficult, you may have anxiety. We discuss anxiety symptoms, causes, relation to...

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Why I Meditate (And You Should Too)

Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years, aiding mental health. We explore what it really is, how to meditate, and what are its...

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My Mental Health is Bad! Why and What Now?

May is mental health awareness month. In this article, we talk about what mental health is, why it’s important, how it relates to ACEs, and how you...

A small child with their eyes shut tight, in an attempt to hide, indicating an article on parental mental illness as an ACE.

ACE 101: Parental Mental Illness

In a house with impressionable children, the untreated parental mental illness has serious consequences for children’s development. How can we...

A photo of a neglected child, a girl coughing in her bed with no one to hear, indicating an article on physical neglect in childhood.

ACE 101: Physical Neglect in Childhood

Physical neglect in childhood may mean different things in different contexts. We’re unpacking what it is, what it isn’t, and how to protect...

A sad child looking out the window, indicating an article on one of the ACEs - Parental separation, divorce, or death.

ACE 101: Parental Separation, Divorce, or Death

Parental divorce and separation, including the death of a loved one, are Adverse Childhood Experiences. Were you affected by them? What to do and...

An image of a girl with painted face and piercings, introducing an article on parental substance abuse as one of the ACEs, childhood traumas.

ACE 101: Parental Substance Abuse

Parental substance abuse is an ACE, a childhood trauma as damaging as other direct ones. How does it affect the child and how can we prevent...

A photo of a child alone covering their face crying in their room, indicating an article on intimate partner violence as an adverse childhood experience.

ACE 101: Intimate Partner Violence

Domestic and intimate partner violence are Adverse Childhood Experiences that weaken a family’s chance for stability and safety. How to help and get...

A photo of a lonely child hidden behind pillows, like it's just furniture, indicating an article on childhood emotional neglect.

ACE 101: Childhood Emotional Neglect

Childhood emotional neglect is one of the most challenging ACEs to identify because there’s nothing to “see,” but it impacts thousands of children...

A photo with a tight bleeding fist, indicating an article on physical abuse against children and how this ACE can be prevented

ACE 101: Physical Abuse in Childhood

Physical abuse against children causes lifelong harm. This common ACE can be prevented. Read more on why and how we can dedicate resources to...

A sad girl looking away from the window, indicating an article on one of the ACEs, incarcerated household member.

ACE 101: Incarcerated Household Member

Having an incarcerated household member is an ACE, Adverse Childhood Experience, that can have lasting consequences into adulthood. How to...

A photo of a mother yelling at a teenage daughter, representing an article on one of the ACEs - childhood emotional abuse.

ACE 101: Childhood Emotional Abuse

What is childhood emotional abuse? Learn about this ACE, its life-long consequences, ways to prevent it, heal it, and help someone affected.

A photo of a scared girl, with hands in a gesture to make it stop, indicating an article about child sexual abuse prevention and consequences.

ACE 101: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

A vital part of fighting child sexual abuse is learning about what it is and why we must prevent it from happening to any child ever again.

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Does Anyone Care? Shocking Barriers Killing Our Mental Health

Does anyone care about our mental health in America? How do we remove the barriers to mental health care access in our country, so we can get proper help?

Thoughts on suicide prevention from a survivor

The Stop Abuse Campaign founder’s survivor story uncovers why -and how- suicide prevention must be one of America’s mental health priorities.

How to Talk to Your Child about Sexual Abuse

Keeping our children safe means opening the lines of communication about their boundaries. How to talk to your child about sexual abuse?

Am I Crazy? Anxiety Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

If you feel fear, dread, or are overwhelmed, making your life difficult, you may have anxiety. We discuss anxiety symptoms, causes, relation to ACEs, and treatment.

Why I Meditate (And You Should Too)

Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years, aiding mental health. We explore what it really is, how to meditate, and what are its benefits, types, and purpose.

My Mental Health is Bad! Why and What Now?

May is mental health awareness month. In this article, we talk about what mental health is, why it’s important, how it relates to ACEs, and how you can help.

Survivor Story: Hammered Down

TRIGGER WARNING: Brave DV survivor tells her story. It starts with a father who hit her mother with a sledgehammer, but it doesn’t end there.

ACE 101: Parental Mental Illness

In a house with impressionable children, the untreated parental mental illness has serious consequences for children’s development. How can we prevent this ACE?

ACE 101: Physical Neglect in Childhood

Physical neglect in childhood may mean different things in different contexts. We’re unpacking what it is, what it isn’t, and how to protect children from this ACE.

ACE 101: Parental Separation, Divorce, or Death

Parental divorce and separation, including the death of a loved one, are Adverse Childhood Experiences. Were you affected by them? What to do and how to get help?

ACE 101: Parental Substance Abuse

Parental substance abuse is an ACE, a childhood trauma as damaging as other direct ones. How does it affect the child and how can we prevent it?

Grounding in Toes & Yoga

An abuse survivor with the 10 ACE score tells her story about her journey into fully loving herself by grounding with yoga and mindfulness.

ACE 101: Intimate Partner Violence

Domestic and intimate partner violence are Adverse Childhood Experiences that weaken a family’s chance for stability and safety. How to help and get help?

ACE 101: Childhood Emotional Neglect

Childhood emotional neglect is one of the most challenging ACEs to identify because there’s nothing to “see,” but it impacts thousands of children every year with damaging consequences. How to help?

Blessed or Cursed? Growing up in a Catholic Orphanage

A survivor story of surviving child abuse, growing up in a Catholic orphanage and turning it into a life purpose of healing others.

ACE 101: Physical Abuse in Childhood

Physical abuse against children causes lifelong harm. This common ACE can be prevented. Read more on why and how we can dedicate resources to prevention.

The Show Must Go On? An Abuse Survivor’s Take on Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock

The world is shocked at Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. An abuse survivor’s take on it urges us to question our own responsibility in abuse collectively.