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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.

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ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences

To End Domestic Violence, Heal the Abusers… Say Those Who Do

Jane Stevens Oct 10, 2023 0
Breaking the cycle with ACES and the trauma-informed movement: Moving from blame, shame and punishment to understanding, nurturing and healing.
ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences

Mass Shootings and The News Media: Catching Up On The Science Of PACEs

Jane Stevens Jul 19, 2022 0
My take on examining shooter’s families: I think it’s great to report what happened in a shooter’s family…as long as a reporter takes a trauma-informed…
ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences

Supreme Court justices And Originalism: A Legacy of ACEs

Jane Stevens Jun 29, 2022 0
Just as millions of other people over the last few days, we’re still reeling from the news of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s…
ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences

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

Jane Stevens Apr 6, 2016 0
Find out your ACE Score here. Many people have been asking for a short video that explains the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences…
Attachment Parenting / Bonding

What’s Your ACE – Adverse Childhood Experience – Score? Take…

Jane Stevens Mar 20, 2015 12
Editor's Note:  Because this test and insights are a developing project at ACEs Too High, please visit their site for the extensive research as well as the…
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  • About
    • Who Are We?
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    • Lisa Reagan, Kindred’s Editor
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    • Children’s Wellbeing Manifesto
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    • Contact Us
  • Our Evolved Nest
    • Evolved Nest’s Spanish Resources
    • German Resources: Breaking the Cycle and Worldview Chart
  • Kinship Worldview
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    • Our Evolved Nest and Conscious Parenting
      • ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences
      • Attachment Parenting
      • Birth Psychology (Prenatal and Perinatal Experiences)
      • Black Mothers
      • Breastfeeding
      • Evolved Nest
      • Midwifery
      • Parenting for Social Change
      • Pregnancy & Birth
      • Worklife Law
    • Cultural Transformation
      • Adultism
      • American Democracy At The Crossroads
      • Authoritarianism
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