Adverse Childhood Experiences

THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. 

As mentioned in the previous post, roughly 60% of adults surveyed reported that they had experienced at least 1 ACE. (CDC.gov)

What are the consequences of adverse childhood experiences? 

We know that prolonged trauma can lead to health issues, including heart disease and depression.  

There is a direct correlation between heart disease and diet and many black communities are food deserts.

Let's talk access...

Access to quality food, health care, and education is a major issue for black people.  Our communities seem to be forgotten when it comes to these critical need areas.  

WE NEED access to quality foods to stay healthy. In 2018 the Department of Agriculture identified 88 separate food deserts in Dallas County. 

WE NEED access to quality health care to prevent disease from spreading and reduce the rate of premature death due to otherwise preventable ailments such as diabetes and early heart disease and stroke.  In 2016, Texas ranked second behind Mississippi with 17.9% of adults not having been seen by a doctor in at least 12 months because of cost!💲💲💲 

WE NEED access to quality schools with experienced teachers.  Inner city or urban schools are most often staffed with the least experienced teachers, equipped with limited resources and inadequate training opportunities.  

Lastly, mental health care is an area that traditionally we don't discuss and it is literally killing us. We are suffering mentally from depression, loneliness, drug dependency, domestic violence, grief, anxiety, and so on.  Too long have we been neglected and tossed aside and put into positions where we are being incarcerated in prisons and mental institutions at alarming rates.  

Check out the links on the sidebar for related services.  Please drop your comments and feedback in the comments.  We are in this together, but in order for us to get it together, we will have to work together.  

This is #OurFight!

Some children are at greater risk than others for ACEs.