Watch the excellent educational video explaining the insights of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

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Do Adverse Childhood Events Contribute To Adult Illness? New ACE Video

By Jane Stevens On Apr 6, 2016

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Many people have been asking for a short video that explains the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, the groundbreaking epidemiological research that revealed the link between childhood trauma and the adult onset of chronic disease, mental illness, violence and being a victim of violence.

KPJR Films, which came out with Paper Tigers last year and Resilience this year, put together this wonderful five-minute overview of the ACE Study. It was edited by Jen Bradwell.

KPJR Films’ executive producer is Karen Pritzker. Its director-producer is James Redford.

Jane Stevens

Jane Stevens is publisher of ACEsTooHigh.com. A journalist for more than 40 years, she’s focused her reporting on health, science and technology. Her articles have appeared in the Boston Globe, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and National Geographic. She began reporting about the science of childhood adversity in 2005 with an article that looked at how the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study showed a clear link between ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) and adult obesity.

If you want to contact her, do so at jstevens@acestoohigh.com. She welcomes your tips, contributions, corrections and ideas.

Read Jane's full bio here.

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