Adverse Childhood Experiences

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This article references a study which began in the late 1990’s and discusses the current rise in toxic stress, an effect of long-term negative experiences which experts term, Adverse Childhood Experience. With repeated exposure over a period of time, toxic stress changes the structure of a child’s brain. Toxic stress, when encountered daily can severely limit children’s ability to process information, express themselves appropriately, and control their actions and emotions. In a typical classroom, these children, on the surface, may seem to be disruptive, withdrawn, and have multiple absences; in reality, they are experiencing some type of abuse, neglect, or violence. Five million homeless children and families are currently living with toxic

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