Did You Know? | Early adversity has lasting effects

• One in six adults has experienced four or more types of adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, such as violence in the home or community.
• Preventing ACEs could reduce up to 21 million cases of depression, 2.5 million cases of overweight/obesity, and 1.9 million cases of heart disease in adulthood—according to the latest Vital Signs report.
• States and communities can leverage the best available evidence to prevent ACEs before they occur and to lessen their effects by using CDC’s ACE Prevention Resource.