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
Best, Promising and Innovative Work Underway
Throughout the United States, children and their families are feeling the impact of substance use. About 1 in 8 children ages 17 or younger reside in a home where at least one parent has a substance use disorder.
Learn more about the work that helps put children and families back on the path forward.
Popular Resources
A reference guide parents and others about the use of emojis in conjunction with illegal drugs.
The Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) is designed for local, state, and territorial health agencies to better understand their capacity to address suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
Statement sheet highlighting school-based prevention and intervention programs.
What's Happening?
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Playbook to help mental health and substance use disorder providers articulate the need for operational readiness for 988 and prepar for the 988 transition.
Friday, June 3, 2022
The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) and its partners developed the 988 Messaging Framework. This resource provides general guidance about when and how to develop messaging about 988.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The purpose of the Promise Neighborhodd program is to significantly improve the academic and developmental outcomes of children and youth living in the most distressed communities of the United States.
Our Partners and Other Supporters
For a list of all of our partners and supporters visit Our Supporters page.