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Brain Shaping Answers

3. Adverse Childhood Experiences include five directed

specifically on the child and five related to family members.

The adverse experiences directed specifically at the child

include physical, sexual and verbal abuse, emotional neglect

and physical neglect.

Adverse Childhood experiences also include non-direct

experiences related to family members. These include adults

with alcohol and drug use problems, adults with mental

health problems, domestic violence in the home, adults who

have spent time in prison and parental separation.