WE CAN Library – Childhood Experiences Have a Lifelong Impact on Our Health and the Quality of Our Lives

WE CAN – Childhood experiences have a lifelong impact on our health and the quality of our lives.


Mother lying on the ground with her young child on her chest, both smiling.

Two children, one aged ten or older and the other much younger, feeding cows through a barbwire fence outside.

Unseen adult reading to a young girl in bed with teddy bears beside her.

Father and daughter on a couch looking at a book together.

Black mother, father, and son outside looking at each other happily, while the child rides on the father's shoulders.

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Make sure your child has access to safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments to support a healthy adulthood. Learn how you can prevent adverse childhood experiences and the impacts they have on our adult lives.  

Resource Link

https://vetoviolence.cdc.gov/apps/aces-infographic/home

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