A Crisis of Parenting and Family Relationships. There is a devastating effect of family instability on ACEs. Mental health and drug issues in the household have increased over time. Physical violence against the child has decreased over time. The more ACEs, the more that certain medical conditions increase. Ideas for prevention..

Thinking about root causes, how do we successfully engage one of these groups; future parents, parents, caregivers in PREVENTING ACEs in the first place, in a cost-effective way? There will be up to 5 prizes for highly promising ideas.

A look at strands of policy in the areas of 'Collecting evidence of the extent of adverse childhood experiences' and 'Innovating new models'.

A look at six policy strands in the legislative theme of 'Building capability and capacity in services and communities for trauma-informed best practice'.

A look at policy strands in first legislative theme; Building knowledge and expertise of trauma-informed best practice by creating a cross-government, multi-agency group of practitioners to establish and promote.

As countries increasingly become ACE-aware through various initiatives, there are policies that have been enacted in USA and Canada since 2014. Analysis of such legislation reveals a great awareness of the effect of ACEs.