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ACEs & Trauma: ACEs Score

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ACEs Test

Find out your ACE score

Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often… Swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you? or Act in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt?*
- No
- Yes
Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often… Push, grab, slap, or throw something at you? or Ever hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured?*
- No
- Yes
Did an adult or person at least 5 years older than you ever… Touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way? or Attempt or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse with you?*
- No
- Yes
Did you often or very often feel that … No one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special? or Your family didn’t look out for each other, feel close to each other, or support each other?*
- No
- Yes
Did you often or very often feel that … You didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you? or Your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you needed it?*
- No
- Yes
Were your parents ever separated or divorced?*
- No
- Yes
Was your mother or stepmother: Often or very often pushed, grabbed, slapped, or had something thrown at her? or Sometimes, often, or very often kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, or hit with something hard? or Ever repeatedly hit over at least a few minutes or threatened with a gun or knife?*
- No
- Yes
Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic, or who used street drugs?*
- No
- Yes
Was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a household member attempt suicide?*
- No
- Yes
Did a household member go to prison?*
- No
- Yes

Source: ACEsTooHigh.com. This ACEs Quiz is a variation on the questions asked in the original ACEs study conducted by CDC researchers.

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