And as we speak about children experiencing ACEs in the moment, preventing them, preventing adversity and building positive experiences, but what happens if a caregiver or parent has a high ACE score? How would that potentially change things for the family, or even increase risk factors for needing interventions like Safe Babies Court?

Yeah.

So the likelihood that a parent with a high ACE score has experienced negative effects from those experiences, to include challenging patterns in adulthood, is typically increased.

And in that same breath, the ACE score could strongly be a contributing factor to their now child welfare involvement, especially if the family is participating in Sa- Safe Babies Court.

So a high ACE score does indicate that there is a need for interventions, however, I think a Safe Babies Court approaches that a little differently.

Again, rather than allowing the ACE score to label the family, Safe Babies Court really looks to the family's experiences to influence what supports may need to be in place.

Rather than asking what's wrong with this family, the goal in Safe Babies Court is to shift from judgment towards a trauma-informed lens that may instead ask What has this family experienced and what do they need to heal and thrive?

So what is one thing that gives you hope or reminds you that what you're doing inspires change?