First, Answer the following prompts (about 200 words). Demonstrate knowledge of both of the required videos in your post:

1. In what way does leisure become a public health intervention for families?
2. Imagine you are manager of a Parks and Recreation facility in neighborhood where people are typically less affluent, both parents have to work (sometimes multiple jobs), there’s a lack of quality childcare, and substance use rates tend to be higher than neighboring communities. What kind of elements would you build into your program to help offset ACES in your community?

Video 1 How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

Video 2 We Can Prevent ACEs

Second, reply to two other student’s post. 3 sentenses for each

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The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument. Assignment: Preventing ACEs.

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Preventing ACEs

Introduction

An adverse childhood experience (ACE) is any type of trauma experienced by a child during their early years. These experiences can cause long-term effects on their health, education and employment.

What is ACE?

ACEs are the result of adverse childhood experiences, which include abuse and neglect. These experiences can occur at any point in life but are more likely to happen before age 18. They affect children’s physical and mental health, including their ability to grow up healthy and happy.

ACEs are risk factors for many health problems that develop as adults: depression, anxiety disorders (including post-traumatic stress disorder), substance dependence (e.g., alcohol abuse or smoking), eating disorders like anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, suicide attempts or suicidal thoughts; chronic pain due to injury sustained during childhood; chronic physical illnesses such as asthma and diabetes mellitus type 2 because they were exposed to smoke from household fires caused by neglectful parents who smoked indoors without venting windows in order not draw attention from neighbors living nearby on busy streets where traffic was heavy during rush hour hours that week.”

ACEs and Trauma

• In addition to the negative physical and psychological effects of abuse, it can also cause a range of problems.

• ACEs can lead to mental health issues like depression or anxiety.

• It may also lead to physical health issues such as heart disease or diabetes.

• Social problems such as low self-esteem and trouble making friends are common consequences of ACEs in childhood.

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that happen to children and their families. They can include physical or sexual abuse, neglect, household dysfunction (such as domestic violence), witnessing a parent’s arrest or incarceration for a crime, losing a parent to death before age 18 years old etc.

ACEs lead to long-term health problems later in life:

• Depression and anxiety disorders

• Substance abuse and other mental health problems such as depression, mania/bipolar disorder, schizophrenia/psychosis or panic disorder

About half of all Americans with diabetes have been exposed to ACEs at some point in their lives.

What causes ACE?

The cause of ACEs is complex and multifaceted, but it can be broken down into three main categories:

• Abuse, neglect, or trauma (A-N-T). This includes physical abuse and sexual abuse; emotional maltreatment; physical neglect; emotional/verbal/behavioral maltreatment; witnessing domestic violence or being present during an adult’s violent behavior toward a child.

• Chronic stressors. These include living in a household where there are frequent arguments between adults or other children (e.g., parents), frequent moves between homes due to divorce/separation from parents (or any other reason), living with friends who drink alcohol excessively—any situation that causes distress to the person experiencing it

How do I know if my child has experienced trauma?

If you’re not sure whether your child has been traumatized, there are some signs to look for. Your child may be:

• unable to tell you about their trauma

• experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression

• displaying behavior changes that seem out of character or abnormal

How can you recognize the effects of trauma?

• Fear

• Sadness

• Withdrawal or depression (feeling like you don’t want to be around people)

• Anger, irritability and aggression^(also known as “Hostility”)^(often manifests as anger towards others)^(this can be directed at family members, children, pets and even animals.)

These are just some of the symptoms of trauma-based disorders. If you suspect that your child might have experienced one or more ACEs in their lifetime, take them to see a doctor right away!

What can help prevent or remove symptoms of trauma?

You can help prevent ACEs by talking to your child, asking their teacher and school counselor, or speaking with a doctor. You can also find support from friends and family members. For example:

• Talk to your child about what happened at home or in daycare before you get home from work every day (even if it’s just once).

• Ask them if they’ve ever been hurt by someone else’s behavior. If so, ask how they felt during the incident and whether they understand why this happened now that it has happened; ask them what would make things better next time around so that it doesn’t happen again (for example: “If I get in trouble for something I did wrong at school tomorrow, please don’t punish me as hard as last time!”).

Conclusion

We hope you’ve enjoyed this short introduction to ACEs. We know that learning about these can be a lot to take in, but we hope that by reading this article, you have gained some knowledge of what they are and how they can affect your child.