Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Life-Long Impact

Authors

Ami Rokach Psychology Department, York University, Toronto, Canada. Ami Rokach, Ph.D. A clinical psychologist, a member of the psychology dept. at York university in Toronto, and a researcher who has researched and published extensively on loneliness, intimate partner violence, sexuality and sexual abuse, bullying and victimization, the homeless, drug abuse, and criminality. Ami worked at the Ontario Correctional Inst. for 28 years with 'garden variety' criminals, sex offenders, and violent, abusive and dangerous criminals, all - or most - of whom experienced ACEs, and continue to inflict it on their children. Additionally, in his private practice, Ami treats people who have undergone ACE and traumatic upheavals in their childhood. Shauna Clayton Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Kinesiology, York University, Toronto, Canada. Shauna Spirling, M.A.-A Master of Arts graduate from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada where she specialized in developmental psychology. Shauna has researched a variety of topics including psychosocial development, regret, older adult development, loneliness, drug and alcohol abuse, and childhood trauma including the effects on experiences in school and adulthood.