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The Relation of Adult Health to Adverse Childhood Experiences
Vincent Felitti, M.D. |
Our keynote speaker for the Opening Session is Dr. Vincent Felitti, a noted physician and researcher on the negative impacts of adverse childhood experiences on adults. Dr. Felitti is one of the principals of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, a long-term, in-depth analysis of over 18,000 adults that matches their current health status against eight categories of adverse childhood experiences. Findings to date reveal a powerful relationship between our emotional experiences as children and our physical and mental health as adults, as well as a strong link with the major causes of adult mortality in the United States. In other words, the ACE Study documents the conversion of traumatic emotional experiences in childhood into organic disease later in life. It also documents that time does not heal all wounds. One does not "just get over" some things, not even fifty years later. In his keynote address, Dr. Felitti will discuss the ACE Study and its relevance to the everyday practice of medicine and mental health. |
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Welcomes and opening address provided by:
| Dorothy V. Harris, Project Director 14th National Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect |
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| Catherine M. Nolan (Presiding), Director Office on Child Abuse and Neglect Children's Bureau Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Joan E. Ohl, Commissioner Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Susan Orr, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner Children's Bureau Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Linda Lewis, Ph.D., Regional Administrator Region VII Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Wade F. Horn, Ph.D. Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Wade F. Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will speak about the importance of our gathering together to open new "Gateways to Prevention." Prior to this appointment, Dr. Horn was President of the National Fatherhood Initiative. From 1989-1993, he was Commissioner for Children, Youth and Families and Chief of the Children's Bureau. Dr. Horn also served as a Presidential appointee to the National Commission on Children from 1990-1993. |
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