Laser Lessons - Lesson

Know about ACEs

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In this lesson, you will learn:

A definition of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
That adversity in childhood can create harmful levels of stress, known as toxic stress
Types of 'direct' and 'indirect' ACEs

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Click to read ‘What are ACEs?’ on the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland.
Click to launch this presentation by Laser Learning on ‘The social brain’.
Click to launch this presentation by Public Health England on ‘Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences’
Click to read ‘A guide to toxic stress’ on the Centre for the Developing Child website
Click to read ‘How chronic stress changes the brain – and what you can do to reverse the damage’ on The Conversation website
Click to read ‘5 surprising ways that stress affects your brain’ on the Very Well Mind website

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