Children and Adversity: Childhood Homelessness Can Cast a Long Shadow

...a fascinating framework called Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs. This may have staggering implications for children who experience homelessness. Adverse Childhood Experiences: Deepening our understanding Because I was interested in...

Mad Men, ACEs and Child Homelessness – Escaping the Past Is Not So Easy

Don Draper giving his most famous new business pitch, just before revealing a shocking secret from his past about a Hershey bar. Photo from AMC.

...Never Happened”: Can ACEs Explain Some of Don’s Choices? As it turns out, much of Don’s behavior is grounded in what psychological research has identified as adult consequences of childhood...

Innovating Toward Academic Success: Empowering Students Who Are Homeless or Living With Toxic Stress

In this post we discuss some very good ideas, like connecting housing and support services to school and using research on toxic stress to shape how schools respond to learners. Image from Pixabay.com

...and needs their students are bringing to school. Trauma-informed schools in Washington state According to the organization ACEs Too High, Washington (along with Massachusetts) is actually leading the way for...

Homelessness, Poverty and the Brain: Mapping the Effects of Toxic Stress on Children

Children born to healthy moms do better in life. With moms who are eating well, getting enough rest and supported by a caring family, they are brought into the world ready to thrive. Image from istockphoto.com

...Adverse Child Experiences You may have heard of ACEs, or Adverse Child Experiences. ACEs are stressful or traumatic events in childhood which have been found to increase adult health risk...

Firesteel Blog Series Part Two Infographic ACEs 9-3-14

The information contained in this infographic is from Washington State’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The BRFSS is a phone-based health survey administered to Washington residents. In this case, among other things, the BRFSS found that those residents who had a higher ACE score were more likely to be homeless....