Child Abuse: Understanding and Prevention - SlideServe

We have long known based on the ACE research- (Adverse Childhood Experiences) that exposure to DV and Child Abuse significantly increases the risk of cancer and heart disease. We can now report that the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention completely agree. Comparing the ACE research to the Surgeon General's report in 1964 that linked smoking, cancer, and heart disease, we can use these same principles to help prevent DV and child ab