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QUESTION 1 OF 10
Before your 18th birthday, did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often…
YES NO
QUESTION 2 OF 10
Before your 18th birthday, did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often…
push, grab, slap, or throw something at you?
or
ever hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured?YES NO
QUESTION 3 OF 10
Before your 18th birthday, did an adult or person at least five years older than you ever…
touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way?
or
attempt or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse with you?YES NO
QUESTION 3 OF 10
Before your 18th birthday, did an adult or person at least five years older than you ever…
touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way?
or
attempt or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse with you?YES NO
QUESTION 4 OF 10
Before your eighteenth birthday, did you often or very often feel that…
no one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special?
or
your family didn’t look out for each other, feel close to each other, or support each
other?YES NO
QUESTION 5 OF 10
Before your 18th birthday, did you often or very often feel that…
you didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you?
or
your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you
needed it?YES NO
QUESTION 6 OF 10
Before your 18th birthday, was a biological parent ever lost to you through divorce,
abandonment, or other reason?YES NO
QUESTION 7 OF 10
QUESTION 8 OF 10
Before your 18th birthday, did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic, or
who used street drugs?YES NO
QUESTION 8 OF 10
Before your 18th birthday, did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic, or
who used street drugs?YES NO
QUESTION 9 OF 10
Before your 18th birthday, was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a
household member attempt suicide?YES NO
QUESTION 9 OF 10
Before your 18th birthday, was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a
household member attempt suicide?YES NO
QUESTION 10 OF 10
First, remember that the ACE score isn't a crystal ball; it's just meant as
guidance. It tells you about one type of risk factor among many. It doesn't
directly take into account your diet or genes, or whether you smoke or drink
excessively — to name just a few of the other major influences on health.
SHOTS - HEALTH NEWS
Can Family Secrets Make You Sick?
"There are people with high ACE scores who do remarkably well," says Jack
Shonkoff, a pediatrician and director of the Center on the Developing Child at
Harvard University.
Resilience, he says, builds throughout life, and close relationships are key.
Recent research also suggests that for adults, "trauma informed" therapy —
which can center on art, yoga or mindfulness training — can help.
How best to find and help kids who are experiencing abuse and neglect right
now?