Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment: the Data-Driven Prevention Program

Almost two-thirds of adults surveyed reported at least one Adverse Childhood Experience - and the majority of respondents who reported had more than one. Our childhood experiences have a tremendous, lifelong impact on our health and the quality of our lives.

The authors' main thesis, quite simply, is that protecting all our children is entirely possible, but only when we know the scope of the challenges families face. The book provides a detailed, data-driven analysis of the...
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Almost two-thirds of adults surveyed reported at least one Adverse Childhood Experience - and the majority of respondents who reported had more than one. Our childhood experiences have a tremendous, lifelong impact on our health and the quality of our lives.

The authors' main thesis, quite simply, is that protecting all our children is entirely possible, but only when we know the scope of the challenges families face. The book provides a detailed, data-driven analysis of the scope of the problem, various component parts, and how to strengthen systems designed to protect our children.
The book suggests a series of shockingly modest yet strategic reforms, changes that can ensure that the future systems of protection in every community are better at identifying their own shortcomings and fixing them. The proven strategies proposed have the power to heal families, illustrating how we can all take courageous and compassionate steps toward designing child-friendly, trauma-free communities.