Below are links to resources you can use to learn more about ACEs and response strategies. Find additional resources from the Iowa ACEs Coalition here:
Our Research
The Iowa ACEs Coalition has conducted research and developed these white papers to guide work in Iowa.
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Published in December 2019, the Prenatal Strategies to Support Families white paper explores the science behind prenatal care and opportunities for early interventions to prevent ACEs in future generations. Click here or the image to read the four-page document.
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Released in the spring of 2017, ACEs and Epigenetics explores the emerging field of epigenetics and the impact of childhood trauma. This white paper also reviews data from the Iowa PRAMS survey (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) as it relates to ACEs and discusses opportunities to respond with an emphasis on the prenatal period. Click here to view.
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An educator's guide to addressing toxic stress
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A health practitioner's guide to addressing toxic stress
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Early care and education professional's guide to addressing toxic stress
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Faith community's guide to addressing toxic stress
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Guiding Research
The resources in this section include foundational research articles related to the topics of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress, and their impact on a person throughout their lifespan. In addition, this section includes links to websites that highlight emerging research in the field.
The resources in this section include foundational research articles related to the topics of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress, and their impact on a person throughout their lifespan. In addition, this section includes links to websites that highlight emerging research in the field.
- Iowa ACEs resources
- The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study: Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults
- CDC research page
- Sampling of nationwide research
- ACEs Too High research page
- RWJF Adverse Childhood Experiences Collection
- ACEs BRFSS results from all states
- ACE survey reports by state
- Epigenetics resources
Presentation Materials
The resources in this section may be useful for developing presentations on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress. They include existing presentation frameworks, facilitation guides, and educational videos and video clips.Related Videos
The resources in this section may be useful for developing presentations on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress. They include existing presentation frameworks, facilitation guides, and educational videos and video clips.Related Videos
- Personal and Parental Reflections on Adverse Childhood Experiences
- How Brains are Built
- Brain Builders
- Early Learning Matters
- Harvard Center on the Developing Child
- The Still Face Experiment
- The Health Center at Lincoln in Walla Walla
- A Cedar Rapids, Iowa school district video on ACEs
- Complex trauma video sponsored by Spokane County Community Network
Training Resources
This section includes online, interactive learning modules and links to other training resources for adult learners.
This section includes online, interactive learning modules and links to other training resources for adult learners.
- Training resources, including online courses and discussion and facilitation guide
- Adverse childhood experiences: Connecting a developmental lens to the health of society, a presentation by Dr. Robert Anda
- Mental Health First Aid
- ACEs Connection
- ACE Interface master trainer education
Messaging
This section includes links to inspiring messaging campaigns and resources which can be used to increase awareness of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress.
This section includes links to inspiring messaging campaigns and resources which can be used to increase awareness of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress.
- Frameworks Institute Early Childhood Development
- Framing Two-Generational Approach to Supporting Families
- Solutions Storytelling from Topos Partnership
- Framing the ACEs Message - Tennessee
- How to develop a social marketing campaign – CDC
- Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
- Handed to them on a plate: Mapping the gaps between expert and public understandings of human services
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network resources for the media
Assessments
This section includes surveys, questionnaires, and calculators which may be useful for understanding the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) framework, factors which may be protective against traumatic stress, and resiliency. The materials in this section are not intended to be used diagnostically or to determine a person’s risk factors. These materials should be used with care and always in conjunction with supporting information, such as information on the importance of healthy early brain development and the positive benefits of resiliency and protective factors.
This section includes surveys, questionnaires, and calculators which may be useful for understanding the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) framework, factors which may be protective against traumatic stress, and resiliency. The materials in this section are not intended to be used diagnostically or to determine a person’s risk factors. These materials should be used with care and always in conjunction with supporting information, such as information on the importance of healthy early brain development and the positive benefits of resiliency and protective factors.
- Protective Factors Survey
- Resiliency Questionnaires for Children
- ACEs Too High, Got Your ACE Score
- NPR, Take the ACE quiz and learn what it does and doesn't mean