Resources
Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences
Free Early Trauma Online Learning funded by the Home Office Early Intervention Fund
ACE Ambassador Leadership Programme – platform guide
The ACE Ambassador leadership programme supports people to learn together, share knowledge and ideas and test out possible solutions to reduce the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences.
For programme support or to host a programme in your organisation or setting, please contact spacematters@18.169.88.148
Videos
Nadine Burke Harris
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
Opening Doors: Trauma Informed Practice for the Workforce
Watch this video from NHS for Education Scotland to understand how we can adapt our work, to create positive difference to people affected by ACEs.
Adverse Childhood Experiences – NHS Health Scotland
A short animation which seeks to raise awareness about the impact of childhood adversity and to stimulate discussion about what action can be taken to both prevent and respond to early adversity.
NSPCC: How a child’s brain develops
This video explains how experiences in the first years of our lives affect how our brains form.
Publications
Early Intervention Foundation, 2020 report:
Adverse childhood experiences: What we know, what we don’t know, and what should happen next.
Young Minds: Addressing Adversity
Prioritising adversity and trauma-informed care for children and young people in England.
UCL Institute of Health Equity
The impact of adverse experiences in the home on the health of children and young people, and inequalities in prevalence and effects
The Science of Resilience
Reducing the effects of significant adversity on young children’s healthy development is critical to the progress and prosperity of any society. A brief summary of essential findings by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.