Why screen
Routine and universal Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) screening helps clinical teams provide more effective and equitable health care. Screening results can be used to provide targeted clinical interventions, as well as offer greater compassion, patience, and the opportunity for relational healing.
ACE screening has been successfully integrated into a wide range of clinical settings, including pediatric primary care, adult primary care, family medicine, and women’s health and prenatal care.
Leading health care and public health organizations, such as the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and American Academy of Pediatrics, now recommend screening for ACEs.