Document Type
Essay
Publication Date
Spring 2019
Abstract
In “The Implications of ACE Science: A Call to Respond,” Valerie Norcross employs a professional format for writing in the field of psychology. Her essay cites studies linking Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) with higher mortality rates due to a range of causes. Norcross explains some of the scientific theories for why childhood traumas contribute to shorter life expectancies. She describes efforts to screen children for ACEs and interventions for diminishing the long-term detrimental health effects of ACEs.
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Recommended Citation
Norcross, Valerie, "The Implications of ACE Science: A Call to Respond" (2019). The Diana McDonald Writer's Challenge. 9.
https://spark.parkland.edu/mcdonald_award/9
