St. Mary's Co. SMCHD Launches New Data Dashboard on Adverse Childhood Experiences

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LEONARDTOWN, MD (January 24, 2022) – The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) has launched a new local data dashboard about adverse childhood experiences impacting community members. Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood, such as experiencing or witnessing violence, abuse, or neglect. A history of multiple ACEs has been linked to chronic health problems later in life, including mental illness and substance use, though protective factors such as youth mentoring may mitigate this risk.

The new ACEs dashboard will provide key data about the occurrence of ACEs in St. Mary’s County, including data related to household substance use, sexual abuse, household mental illness, incarcerated household members, parental separation or divorce, intimate partner violence, and emotional and/or physical abuse. The dashboard will also provide related community and provider resources.

“Two out of three adults in St. Mary’s County report that their lives have been impacted by adverse childhood experiences,” said Dr. Meena Brewster, St. Mary’s County Health Officer. “We hope the new data dashboard will raise awareness of this public health issue and help our community work together to prevent ACEs and build resiliency.”

To access the SMCHD ACEs Data Dashboard, please visit: smchd.org/aces-data. To learn more about ACEs, visit: smchd.org/aces

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You are kidding right? Someone have extra 'rona money to burn? My mommy spanked me one time when I was 9 because I didn't make my bed. I made my bed after that. Shall I report this to my favorite doctor so she can put it on her "dashboard"? What about all the kids who have been forced to wear masks wherever they go-can this be counted as an adverse childhood experience? Tell me what I'm missing here. How is this dashboard going to prevent future ACEs? You kept kids out of school for a year, after telling us that teachers were the eyes and ears to keeping some kids safe. You are now forcing kids to wear masks and get a vaccine that isn't proven. Some school systems are teaching kids to be queer or to think that everyone is a racist. But yeah, we need a "dashboard" to fix it all. Give me a F^cking break.