What Are ACEs?
Discover exactly what are ACEs and why they matter to you.
Growing Stronger
Growing Stronger is designed to help people of all ages grow and recover from adversity. Together with the people of Liverpool, we developed the Growing Stronger Framework to support our professionals and our community take positive steps towards healthy relationships and wellbeing.
On this page you will be able to develop an understanding of ACEs, what they are and how they might impact you, and the people around you. You will learn ways to help yourself, and places locally in Liverpool where you can get help and support.
There’s also options for training, and opportunities to learn more.
Adverse Childhood Experiences are very stressful (traumatic) experiences that can happen in a child’s life. They can be a series of things that happen over time that put us into a state of fear and toxic stress, or they can be a single event.
These experiences or events are not our fault, and as children, we had no control over them happening. Every individual and family and community responds to these events differently, but we know that early exposure to these adverse experiences can have an effect on how we live, grow and learn that can last across throughout our life.
We also know that exposure to ACEs does not mean that you will experience negative effects. There are ways we can recover and overcome any adversity that may have happened to us. Support is available to help you with this.
This information on this page is the first step.
What I Can Do
Experiencing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can have an impact on how we think, learn, act and grow.
However, this does not mean that experiencing adversity will always lead to serious negative consequences. There are many ways to help ensure a positive outcome.
We worked with young people and adults in our community, to understand how we can help and support those Who have, or are, experiencing ACEs. This resulted in an ACEs framework that sets out the ways of addressing the impact of adversities that you or others may face.
Navigating ACEs
What I Can Do
Elements you can activate to address adversity you or others may be facing.
Professional Training
Effectively talk about ACEs in professional environments.
Your Stories
Stories from real people with lived experiences with ACEs.
ACE Aware Events
Host your own event to raise awareness and build connections.
Useful Resources
Helpful resources and local support links regarding ACEs.
Training Opportunities
We offer a range of training programmes for professionals across Liverpool to help deepen their understanding of ACEs and build ACE-informed organisations.