Impact and Response
Impact and Response
Age of Children Impacted
Extended ACEs exposure can result in toxic stress that interferes with
a child's brain
development
their ability to manage / regulate stress response
Toxic stress adversely impacts the child's ability to
- sleep
- pay attention
- make decisions
- learn
- manage behavior
- establish secure attachments
And potentially can result in
- increased risky behaviors (smoking, alcohol/drug use)
- poor academic achievement
- increased likelihood of chronic disease
Responding to Children and Youth
OVC funded 59 child/youth focused projects in 37 states beginning in 2018
Raising Awareness
- Child – Youth Victimization
- Disease of Addiction
- Youth-Driven & Family-Focus
- Culturally Responsive
- Advancing Trauma-Informed Practice and Evidence-Based Services
- Informed Policy Making
- Active Cross-Sector Partnering
- Data Informed Decision Making
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Impact and Response Footnotes
- 1. Lipari, R.N., & Van Horn, S.L. (2014, August 24). Children living with parents who have a substance use disorder. CBHSQ Report. Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
- 2. Brundage, S.C., & Levine, C. (2019). The ripple effect: The impact of the opioid epidemic on children and families. United Hospital Fund and Milbank Memorial Fund.
- 3. Ibid.
- 4. Children’s Defense Fund. (n.d.). The state of America’s children 2020, child welfare. Children’s Defense Fund. Retrieved from https://www.childrensdefense.org/policy/resources/soac-2020-child-welfare/.
- 5. Brundage, S.C., & Levine, C. (2019). The ripple effect: The impact of the opioid epidemic on children and families. United Hospital Fund and Milbank Memorial Fund.
- 6. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). (2018). Child Trauma and Opioid Use: Policy Implications, NCTSN Policy Brief. Retrieved from https://www.nctsn.org/resources/child-trauma-and-opioid-use-policy-implications.