Overall, 52% of the statewide population had at least one ACE, while 21% had three or more ACEs
Emotional abuse, substance abuse and parental separation or divorce rank as the most common adverse experiences.
In the absence of strong, safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments:
A person with four or more ACEs is less likely to graduate high school and much less likely to graduate college as a person with 0 ACEs
A person with four or more ACEs has seven days of poor mental health and six
days of poor physical health each month on average
A person with four or more ACEs is more likely to binge drink and smoke cigarettes as a person with 0 ACEs
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