Stage 2: Select Your Approach
Stage 2 will help you understand and advance the key decisions that need to be made in selecting your clinic’s approach to implementing ACE screening and treating toxic stress.
A complete ACE screening involves understanding a patient’s: 1) exposure to adversity (i.e., the ACE score); 2) clinical manifestations of toxic stress (i.e., ACE-Associated Health Conditions); and 3) presence of protective factors. The combination of these three elements help to guide effective clinical responses.